Vietnam War
Unit | 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Colonel U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Alamosa Colorado |
Date of Death | December 24 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Colonel Brownlee was a member of the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 24, 1968, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission between Ban Phaphilang and Ban Karai Pass, Laos, where his aircraft was hit by hostile fire. He parachuted to the ground wounded and a helicopter tried unsuccessfully to rescue him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.