Vietnam War
Unit | 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | West Jordan Utah |
Date of Death | November 16 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Wiechert was a member of the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On November 16, 1968, he was the pilot of a North American Super Sabre Fighter (F-100D) on a mission in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down in the South China Sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.