AIR COMMANDO 2 Fallon, Patrick Martin

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Fallon ​

• FORENAME

Patrick Martin ​

• UNIT

HQ Squadron - Vice Commander (56 Special Operations Wing) ​

• RANK

Colonel ​

• NUMBER

579185823 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

4th July 1969 ​

• AGE

47 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania​

born 12.11.1921 Turtle Creek,Allegheny County,Pennsylvania​

attended USMA,West Point (dropped out 1944)​

served WW2 and Korea​

forward air controller in Korea​

Vice Commander 56 SOW September 1968​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal​

pilot​

A-1​

shot down near Xiangkhoang,Laos​

probably KIA after bailing out (some reports as POW)​

body not recovered​

declared dead 20.8.1979​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section MK Site 232 (memorial)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 21W Line 59 ​

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