AIR COMMANDO 2 Mower, John Wayne

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Mower ​

• FORENAME

John Wayne ​

• UNIT

21 Tactical Air Support Squadron (504 T.A.S. Group)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

3148408​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th March 1967 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park,Fort Worth,Tarrant County,Texas​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Wichita Falls,Texas​

born 4.12.1940 Wichita Falls,Texas​

son of Noble Wayne and Jewel Chloe (nee Hanna) Mower​

married​

graduated Jacksboro High School 1959​

attended North Texas State University 1960-64 (BS)​

entered service 1964 (3 years service)​

3 Military Airlift Squadron (pilot C-141 Starlifter) 1964-67​

21 TASS 1967​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal with oak leaf cluster​

pilot (Elliot Forward Air Controller)​

O-1E 56-2509​

KIA Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 17E Line 46 ​

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also killed in aircraft​

Files,Albert Clifton​

Sergeant​

see GREEN BERETS Roll of Honour ​