Allen Sheldon Cherry | American Battle Monuments Commission

Vietnam War

Unit	602nd Fighter Squadron
Rank	Captain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service From	University City Missouri
Date of Death	August 9 1967
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court A Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

602nd Fighter Squadron

Notes

Captain Cherry was a member of the 602nd Fighter Squadron. On August 9, 1967, he was the pilot of a Douglas Skyraider Attack Aircraft (A1-E) on a mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on March 11, 1997 and identified on July 15, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.