Vietnam War
Unit | Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235 |
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Rank | Major U.S. Marine Corps |
Entered Service From | Winchester Indiana |
Date of Death | November 25 1967 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Holdeman was a member of the Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235, Marine Attack Group 11, 1st Marine Air Wing. On November 25, 1967, he was flying a night strike mission in a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) over Haiphong, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on April 11, 1995 and identified on June 16, 1997. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.