Vietnam War
Unit | 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Portland Oregon |
Date of Death | January 28 1970 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Mallon was a member of the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Air Base, Thailand. On January 28, 1970, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105G) was sent as an escort to a reconnaissance aircraft on a mission about 20 miles northeast of Mu Gia Pass, North Vietnam, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on December 15, 1988 and identified on April 18, 1989. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.