William August Ott

Vietnam War
Unit14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromLivermore California
Date of DeathOctober 8 1970
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Major Ott was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. On October 8, 1970, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C) on a mission in southern Laos. when his aircraft was shot down by hostile fire. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.