AIR COMMANDO 2 Oberdier, Lyn Douglas (Obie)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Oberdier​

• FORENAME

Lyn Douglas (Obie)​

• UNIT

6 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing)​

• RANK

Captain​

• NUMBER

55569​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th May 1968​

• AGE

30​

• GRAVESITE

Resthaven Memorial Park,Lubbock,Lubbock County,Texas Section C Lot 243 Place 3​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Toledo,Ohio​

born 14.11.1937​

son of E. Virginia (nee McDaniel) and late Cecil Ray (died 1962) Oberdier,Perrysburg,Ohio​

husband of Carla Jean (nee Newson) Oberdier,Lubbock,Texas (2 children Carl and Laura)​

USAF Academy 1955-59​

3610 Navigator Training Squadron 1960-62​

4400 Combat Crew Training Squadron 1962​

308 Tactical Fighter Squadron 1962-64​

317 Air Commando Squadron (1 Special Ops Wing) 1964-65​

Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey,California 1965-67 (graduated MS in physics)​

319 Troop Carrier Squadron 1965-68​

6 Air Commando Squadron 1968​

awards Silver Star (posthumous),Air Medal​

pilot​

A-1H Skyraider​

KIA near Muang Buk,Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 55E Line 25​

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