Timeline
Birth- Jan 15, 1937
1955 - 1975Vietnam War- Age: 31 years
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate J (Jet Engine Mechanic) Second Class (Navy)
Years Served
12
Squadron
VO-67
Major Command
Pac Fleet
Grade
E5
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Branch
Navy
Gold Star
Enlistment
1956
Casualty- Jan 11, 1968-Age: 31 years
Type
Hostile, Died While Missing
Body Recovered
Not recovered
Cause
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Enlistment
Type
Regular
Memorial Wall Location: Line
28
Religion
Roman Catholic
Hometown
Detroit, MI
Memorial Wall Location: Panel
34E
Gender
Male
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Recovery: Initial Joint Investigation
May 1193
Recovery: Identified
May 20, 2003
Recovery: JTFFA/CILHI Investigation
Mar 2000
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI), Hawaii
Recovery: Repatriated
Jul 10, 2001
Recovery: JTFFA Investigation
Apr 1996
Vietnam War Service: Crew Position
Flight Engineer
Vietnam War Service: Final Mission
Sensor Seeding
Vietnam War Service: Finding of Death
Feb 23, 1968
Vietnam War Service: Decorations
Air Medal & Purple Heart
Vietnam War Service: Squadron
Observation Squadron 67
Vietnam War Service: Aircraft
Lockheed OP-2E Neptune "Crew 2"
Vietnam War Service: Casualty Date
Jan 11, 1968
Vietnam War Service: Base
Nakhon Phantom Airfield, Nakhon, Thailand
Death- Jan 11, 1968-Age: 31 years
Age at Death
30
Khammouane Province, Laos
Burial- Jun 18, 2003
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Marriage
Marital Status
Married
Full Name
Donald Nellis Thoresen
