Gilchrist, Robert Michael, Maj

POW/MIA
 
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Last Rank
Major
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115R-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1966-1966, 1115F, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing - Wolf Pack
Service Years
1963 - 1966
Other Languages
Spanish
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Major

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Home State
Colorado
Colorado
 Year of Birth
1940
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Gilchrist, Robert Michael (Gilly), Maj.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Littleton, Colorado		 Last Address
Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
MIA Date
Oct 07, 1966		  
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
11E 056

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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:


Lt Gilchrist and his backseater, 1st Lt Eugene Matthew Pabst were sent out on a reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam near the city of Ba Don. During the mission, their aircraft was hit by ground fire as it pulled up from an attack on a truck park near Tu Loan, 25 miles northwest of Doug Hoi, It crashed almost immediately killing both crewmen. Both men were listed as being Missing In Action and were promoted to the rank of Major while on that status. He was declared dead Mar 6, 1978.

This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver Colorado.
   
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Sources:

http://memwall.usafalibrary.com/person.asp?id=39



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141454765



http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/g/g015.htm



http://www.abmc.gov/node/511699#.V_cPrWWBdos
   
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  1958-1959, University of Colorado
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  8 Also There at This College:
 
  • Betts, Richard A., Lt Col, (1961-1981)
  • Hughey, Kenneth, Col, (1949-1979)
  • Mathis, Harry, Lt Col, (1964-1985)
  • Smith, Henry, A1C, (1950-1953)
  24 Also There at This College From Other Sites:
 
  • Akers, John, CAPT USN(Ret), (1961 - 1989)
  • Beck, Howard, FT3, (1953 - 1955)
  • Chamberlin, William D (Doc), PO3, (1950 - 1954)
  • Coleman, Townsend (Towney), PFC, (1946 - 1948)
  • Dawson, Richard, LT, (1963 - 1968)
  • Green, Ken, JO3, (1956 - 1959)
  • Keilwitz, William (Bill), SSgt, (1952 - 1958)
  • Lewis, David, Capt, (1966 - 1973)
  • Mead, Theodore, Cpl, (1954 - 1956)
  • Morrison, John (Jack Morrison), AN, (1951 - 1954)
  • O'Leary, Lynwood (Leo), AT3, (1950 - 1954)
  • Sandoe, John, MCPO, (1966 - 1997)
  • Schreiber, Jerry, SSgt, (1952 - 1955)
  • Shuman, Mort (Kai), PH3, (1956 - 1957)
  • Shuter, David, BGen, (1959 - 1990)
  • Smith, Robert, PO2, (1951 - 1954)
  • Wyrick, Jack, Capt, (1960 - 1969)
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