Corbitt, Gilland Wales, Col

POW/MIA
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1495Z-Air Operations Officer
Last AFSC Group
Air Operations
Primary Unit
1967-1978, 1495Z, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1943 - 1967
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Colonel

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Home State
Colorado
Colorado
 Year of Birth
1925
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Corbitt, Gilland Wales, Col.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Denver, Colorado		 Last Address
Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
MIA Date
Jul 27, 1967		  
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
24E 005

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2023, The National Gold Star Family Registry


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


He and his WSO were lost when their RF-4C was shot down 5 mi SW of Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. His remains were not recovered; he is memorialized in Honolulu.

This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii.
 
   
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Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Gilland+W+Corbitt&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=6679860

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93643473

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148286733 

https://www.abmc.gov/node/511584#.WXlCJMbGwUM 

http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/c/c060.htm
   
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  1967-1967, 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

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 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Details

16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
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Reconnaissance 		 
Parent Unit
Tactical Reconnaissance Units 		Strength
Squadron
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Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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17 Members Also There at Same Time
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16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Bors, Joseph Chester, Lt Col, (1958-1968) Captain
Kittle, Fredrick Martin, Capt, (1956-1968) Captain
Smith, Hallie William, Maj, (1963-1968) Captain
Bare, William Orlan, Maj, (1965-1967) 157 1575A First Lieutenant
Bifolchi, Charles Lawrence, Maj, (1965-1968) 155 1555D First Lieutenant
Killen, Jack, 1stSgt, (1963-1985) First Sergeant (E-7)
Beides, Allyn, Sgt, (1966-1970) 530 53050 Sergeant
Gibson, Randy, Sgt, (1966-1970) 431 43151C Sergeant
Gibson, Randy, Sgt, (1966-1970) 431 43151C Sergeant
Mayfield, Robert, Sgt, (1966-1970) 206 20650 Sergeant
Schmidt, David, Sgt, (1965-1968) 232 23250 Sergeant
Thomas, Allen, Sgt, (1965-1968) 431 43151C Sergeant
Trevino, Jose, Sgt, (1965-1969) 431 43151C Sergeant
Waldrop, James, Sgt, (1965-1968) 431 43151C Sergeant
French, Steven, A1C, (1963-1967) Airman 1st Class
Kirkland, Charles, Sgt, (1963-1967) 431 43151C Airman 1st Class
Vaillancourt, Gilbert, A1C, (1963-1967) 431 43151C Airman 1st Class
Bazel, Richard, A2C, (1965-1968) 431 43151C Airman 2nd Class

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