AIR COMMANDO 2 Scarborough, Griffin Eli

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Scarborough ​

• FORENAME

Griffin Eli ​

• UNIT

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

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

2223788​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th May 1968 ​

• AGE

41 ​

• GRAVESITE

Greenmount Cemetery,Wendell,Wake County,North Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Greenville,North Carolina​

born 25.3.1927 Greenville,North Carolina​

single​

graduated University of Mississippi 1947-51​

22 years service​

entered service 16.4.1945​

served in WW2 and Korean War​

awards Silver Star,D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster,Bronze Star,Air Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters​

pilot (Helix Forward Air Controller)​

O-2A 67-21336​

KIA near Ngoc Tavak,Quang Ngai Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 59E Line 15 ​

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also killed in crash​

Jones,Omar David​

First Lieutenant​

US Army (82 Airborne Division ?)​

from Bloomington,Illinois​

born 22.12.1943​

married​

2 years service​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 59E Line 6 ​