Vietnam War
Unit | 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Major U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Paris Tennessee |
Date of Death | September 2 1972 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Wood was a member of the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Air Base, Thailand. On September 2, 1972, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4E) on a combat mission 5 miles east of Ban Na Mai in the Plain of Jars region, Xiangkhoang Province, Laos, when his aircraft crashed, possible from a mid-air collision. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.