Unger, Don Lee Hallman, Capt

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1972-1972, 1535C, 374th Airlift Wing

Service Years
1966 - 1972

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Florida

Year of Birth
1945

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Casualty Info

Home Town Lake Worth	Last Address Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan

Casualty Date May 03, 1972
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Lake Worth Memory Gardens - Lake Worth, Florida	Wall/Plot Coordinates 01W 013

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1972-1972, 1535C, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron
	1972-1972, 1535C, 374th Airlift Wing

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1965-1966 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1972-1972, C-130 Hercules

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Capt Unger served with the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, 13th Air Force.

On 3 May 1972, a C-130 (#62-1797) was shot down wy AAA while on a night drop aerial resupply mission at An Loc, SVN. Six crewmen were killed. The crew members were recovered after the battle was over,listed as died while missing. Their remains were individually identified two years later.

Crew lost:
Capt. Alexander McIver
Capt. Don L. Unger
1st Lt. Thomas C. Widerquist
SSgt Lester Bracey
SSgt Joseph C. Hopper
SSgt Freddie L. Slater