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East, James Boyd,Jr (Jim)
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 26898" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>East </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Boyd,Jr (Jim) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>602 Special Operations Squadron (56 S.O. Wing) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>65633 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26th April 1969 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>35 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section 12 Site 178 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Oklahoma City,Oklahoma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 28.11.1933 Oklahoma City,Oklahoma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Fritzy (nee Palham) East,Austin,Texas (3 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Oklahoma State University 1956 (BS)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service November 1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3575 Pilot Training Squadron (instructor) 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4407 Combat Crew Training School 1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>602 S.O.S. February 1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards D.F.C.,Air Medal (dates ?)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A-1J Skyraider</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA - shot down by ground fire near Phonsaven,Plains de Jar,Laos</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>body not recovered</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>remains returned 3.6.1994</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>identified 28.7.1997</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 26W Line 53 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-east.14278/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/14/14278-9c4c96ec69783b65cb639c8e8ec5cd6d.jpg?1650969139" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-east-grave.14279/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14279-1a7aa5e36c2d9e1e0b606144f8ea9648.jpg?1591399117" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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