Vietnam War
Unit | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Kansas City Kansas |
Date of Death | July 27 1967 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Claflin was a member of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On July 26, 1967, he was the weapons systems officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.