Vietnam
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Air Force

Rank:
Captain

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans Vietnam Conflict 1964-1973, published 1981

Major Battle/Theatre:
Vietnam
Guam
Taiwan

Circumstances:

He died while in service in Guam when he was on a flight that crashed during some training work. They were doing a simulated engine-out ( power reduced ) approach was flown with a touch and go planned. All throttles were advanced for the T&G but one engine possibly lost power and the aircraft veered off runway and the wing tip made ground contact spinning the plane further out of control.