AIR COMMANDO 2 Reese, Gomer David III

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Reese ​

• FORENAME

Gomer David III ​

• UNIT

56 Special Operations Wing (Det 1)​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

116345671​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th April 1970 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 60 Site 8987 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Scarsdale,New York​

born 24.7.1942 Scarsdale,New York​

son of Gomer David,Jr and Ann (nee Clifton) Reese​

father (1912-2000) served US Army (Inf) in WW2 (Bronze Star)​

single​

attended Buena Vista University 1963-66​

entered service 1966​

awards D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters​

Steve Canyon Project​

pilot (Raven Forward Air Controller)​

U-17B Skywagon​

KIA Xiangkhoang Province,Laos​

remains not recovered at time​

remains repatriated 9.4.2007​

remains identified 23.3.2009​

buried 23.4.2009​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11W Line 47 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 60 Site 8986 (group mingled remains with Captain James Emory Cross) (buried 24.4.2009)​

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