Widdis, James Wesley, Jr., Lt Col

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1043L-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1968-1969, 56th Special Operations Wing

Service Years
1961 - 1969

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Rhode Island

Year of Birth
1939

This Military Service Page was created/owned by SMSgt R. Hensel (Bob / Ole Buck) to remember Widdis, James Wesley, Jr. (Jim), Lt Col.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Newark, New Jersey	Last Address Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand

Casualty Date Mar 23, 1969
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment United States Air Force Academy Cemetery (VLM) - Colorado Springs, Colorado	Wall/Plot Coordinates 28W 022

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1969, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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In Service

1968-1969, 1225Z, 609th Special Operations Squadron

From Month/Year - / 1968	To Month/Year - / 1969
Unit 609th Special Operations Squadron Unit Page
Rank Captain	AFSC/MOS 1225Z-Pilot
Base, Station or City NaKhon Phenom RTAFB	State/Country Thailand

Patch	609th Special Operations Squadron Details

	Type Special Operations
	Parent Unit Special Operations Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2014

Memories For This Unit
Best Friends Navigator on flight was Maj. Robert C. Davis

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

No Available Photos

9 Members Also There at Same Time

609th Special Operations Squadron

Andre, Howard Vincient, Maj, (1957-1969)	153	1535Z	Major
Sizemore, James Elmo, Maj, (1948-1969)	111	1115B	Major
Davis, Robert Charles, Maj, (1960-1969)	153	1535Z	Captain
Wheeler, Richard, SSgt, (1962-1970)	431	43151A	Staff Sergeant
Arrowsmith, Kenneth, Sgt, (1966-1970)	431	43151A	Sergeant
Turner, James, MSgt, (1966-1988)	431	43151A	Sergeant
Jacoby, James, Sgt, (1967-1971)	430		Sergeant
Callanan, John Vincent, Maj, (1953-1969)			Major
Monette, Neal E., Capt, (1962-1969)			Captain