AIR COMMANDO 2 East, James Boyd,Jr (Jim)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

East ​

• FORENAME

James Boyd,Jr (Jim) ​

• UNIT

602 Special Operations Squadron (56 S.O. Wing) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

65633 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th April 1969 ​

• AGE

35 ​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section 12 Site 178 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Oklahoma City,Oklahoma​

born 28.11.1933 Oklahoma City,Oklahoma​

husband of Fritzy (nee Palham) East,Austin,Texas (3 children)​

graduated Oklahoma State University 1956 (BS)​

entered service November 1956​

3575 Pilot Training Squadron (instructor) 1965​

4407 Combat Crew Training School 1969​

602 S.O.S. February 1969​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal (dates ?)​

pilot​

A-1J Skyraider​

KIA - shot down by ground fire near Phonsaven,Plains de Jar,Laos​

body not recovered​

remains returned 3.6.1994​

identified 28.7.1997​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 26W Line 53 ​

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