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Home State
Oklahoma | |
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Year of Birth
1941 |
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A1C Michelle Upton
to remember
Allen, Thomas Ray, Maj.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Woodward, OK |
Last Address
Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam
Woodward
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Casualty Date
Jul 31, 1967 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
24E 053 |
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Last Known Activity
Captain Thomas R. Allen was the pilot, and 1st Lt. Ronald L. Packard the weapons/systems operator, in an F4C aircraft which departed Cam Ranh Bay on a route reconnaissance mission on 31 July 1967 over North Vietnam. Allen's aircraft was the lead aircraft in a flight of two. He rolled in to attack a target and the crew of the number two aircraft observed what appeared to be a secondary explosion on the ground.
Radio contact with Allen was unsuccessful. No parachutes were seen and no emergency radio beepers were heard. The flight was near the railroad tracks about 5 miles from the coast of Vietnam, 15 miles north of the city of Vinh Linh in Quang Binh Province.
Allen and Packard were declared Missing in Action.
On 3 November 1997, the remains of Captain Allen and 1st Lt. Packard were found and identified.
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Comments/Citation
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