Killian, Melvin Joseph, Col

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1024D-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1965-1973, Status - POW/MIA

Service Years
1940 - 1965

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Personal Details

Home State

Iowa

Year of Birth
1922

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Casualty Info

Home Town Council Bluffs, Iowa	Last Address Takhli RTAFB, Thailand

Casualty Date Sep 30, 1965
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, North (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 02E 099

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1965, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1946-1948, 317th Troop Carrier Group

From Month/Year - / 1946	To Month/Year - / 1948
Unit 317th Troop Carrier Group Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Tachikawa AB	State/Country Japan

Patch	317th Troop Carrier Group Details

	Type Airlift
	Parent Unit Troop Carrier Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

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