AIR COMMANDO 2 McPherson, Fred Lawer

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McPherson ​

• FORENAME

Fred Lawer ​

• UNIT

602 Fighter Squadron (Commando) (34 Tactical Group)​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

1911669​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th January 1966 ​

• AGE

36 ​

• GRAVESITE

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Oakland,California​

born 11.2.1929​

single​

16 years service​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal with 8 oak leaf clusters​

served in Korean War​

639 Air Control and Warning Squadron (30 Air Division) 1962​

602 FS 1966​

pilot (forward air controller)​

A-1E Skyraider (52-132412)​

KIA 35 miles WNW of Saigon,Hau Nghia Province,South Vietnam​

body not recovered​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 04E Line 104 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial Section G​

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602 FS (Cdo) became 602 ACS 1966 and 602 SOS 1968​