Van Vliet, Howard Elmer, Lt Col

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1968-1968, 6250th Combat Support Group

Service Years
1952 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Clifton	Last Address Clifton

Casualty Date Oct 21, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Darlac (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park Cemetery - Winter Park, Florida	Wall/Plot Coordinates 40W 016

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1968-1968, 6250th Support Squadron
	1968-1968, 6250th Combat Support Group

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1953-1953, F-84 Thunderjet
	1968-1968, C-47 Skytrain/Dakota

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Lt. Col Howard Van Vliet served in the Korean War as an F-84 fighter pilot.

Col. Van Vliet was killed in the crash of a C-47D (#45-0934) en route from Saigon to Hong Kong with an en route stop at Da Nang AB. The aircraft crashed 20 miles south of Ban Me Thuot when its number 2 engine failed, and unable to feather the prop, the crew attempted to make it to Ban Me Thuot, crashing in bad weather. A total of 23 crew and passengers were killed.

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