Vietnam War
Unit | 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Kenyon Minnesota |
Date of Death | December 5 1969 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Danielson was a member of the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Can Ron Bay Airfield, South Vietnam. On December 5, 1969, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on an interdiction mission 2 miles northwest of Ban Senphan, Khammouan Province, Laos. As his aircraft dove on its target it was hit by hostile fire. He parachuted to the ground but was attacked by the enemy. His remains were recovered on November 12, 2003 and identified on August 6, 2004. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.