Vietnam War
Unit | 13th Bomber Squadron |
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Belmont Massachusetts |
Date of Death | June 13 1966 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Kerr was a member of the 13th Bomber Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam. On June 13, 1966, he was the navigator of a Martin Canberra Bomber (B-57B) on a night strike mission 8 miles southeast of Ban Som Peng in the Ban Karai Pass region of Khammouane Province, Laos, when radio contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.