Russell Clemensen Goodman

Vietnam War
Unit4520th Administration Squadron
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromSalt Lake City Utah
Date of DeathFebruary 20 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Major Goodman was a member of the 4520th Administration Squadron. On February 20, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4B) on a mission against a railroad siding in North Vietnam. About 8 miles south of Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa Province, his aircraft was hit by a surface to air missile. His remains were recovered on December 15, 1993 and identified on September 14, 2009. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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.