Vietnam War
Unit | 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | South River New Jersey |
Date of Death | September 10 1971 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
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.