Virgil Grant Stewart

Vietnam War
Unit433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromBaton Rougue Louisiana
Date of DeathMay 17 1969
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Stewart was a member of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On May 17, 1969, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission near Mu Gia Pass, Khannouane Province, Laos, when his aircraft was badly damaged by hostile fire. He ejected to the ground, but died before he could be rescued. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.