Vietnam War
Unit | 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Los Angeles California |
Date of Death | April 11 1971 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Buerk was a member of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On April 11, 1971, he was the pilot of a North American Super Sabre Fighter (F-100D) on a mission over South Vietnam, when the aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.