John Francis O'Grady

Vietnam War
Unit357th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankColonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromNew Hyde Park New York
Date of DeathApril 10 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Colonel O'Grady was a member of the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Airfield, Thailand. On April 10, 1967, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on an armed reconnaissance near Mu Gia Pass, North Vietnam. After releasing his bombs on target, his aircraft was hit by enemy fire and he ejected safely but could not be contacted. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.