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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115R-Pilot
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Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
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Primary Unit
1967-1979, MIA Vietnam
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Service Years
1959 - 1967
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1936 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Derrickson, Thomas Gardner, II, Lt Col.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Los Altos, California |
Last Address
Cam Ranh AB, RVN
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Casualty Date
Oct 12, 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
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery - Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
27E 097 |
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Last Known Activity
Capt. Thomas G. Derrickson II and 1Lt. John K. Hardy Jr. comprised the crew
of an F4C Phantom jet assigned an armed reconnaissance mission over North
Vietnam on October 12, 1967. Derrickson and Hardy were in the lead aircraft
in a flight of two. Over Quang Binh Province, they sighted ground targets
and radioed to their wingman that they were "rolling in." Shortly
thereafter, the wingman saw a flash of yellow light followed by a fire and a
cloud of black smoke. Attempts to contact Derrickson and Hardy were
unsuccessful.
According to the Hardy family, many efforts were made to obtain information
concerning what happened to Hardy and Derrickson that day with no success.
It is known that their last known location was about 15 miles south of the
city of Dong Hoi, some 25 miles north of the Demilitarized Zone in North
Vietnam. Anti-aircraft resistance was heavy in this region.
Both men were declared Missing in Action, and the U.S. believed the enemy
probably knew their fates.
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