Laurent Lee Gourley

Vietnam War
Unit416th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromVillisca Iowa
Date of DeathAugust 9 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Gourley was a member of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam. On August 9, 1969, he was the co-pilot of a North American Super Sabre Fighter (F-100F) on a reconnaissance mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos. His aircraft was hit by hostile fire when it was near Sepone, Savannakhet Province, Laos. His remains were recovered on December 11, 2001 and identified on August 9, 2002. 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.