Raymond Paul Salzarulo Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit557th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromFallanshee West Virginia
Date of DeathSeptember 4 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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557th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Notes
Captain Salzarulo was a member of the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 4, 1966, he was the bombardier/navigator of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission about 10 miles southwest of Thai Nguyen, Bac Thai Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on September 13, 1990 and identified on January 11, 1991. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.