Vietnam War
Unit | 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Akron Ohio |
Date of Death | January 21 1967 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Conley was a member of the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On January 21, 1967, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission 5 miles from Thai Nguyen, Bac Thai Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by hostile ground fire, burst into flames and crashed. His remains were recovered on June 22, 1989 and identified on July 15, 2002. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.