Andrew Ivan Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit13th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromSouth River New Jersey
Date of DeathSeptember 10 1971
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Ivan was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn Air base, Thailand. On September 10, 1971, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a forward air control mission over the Plain of Jars, Laos, near Ban Ban in Xiangkhoang, where his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on August 31, 1994 and identified on March 7, 1996. 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.