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Case, Thomas Franklin, Col.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Thomson
Last Address Da Nang AB
Casualty Date May 31, 1966
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
Major Thomas Case was part of a specially selected and trained crew. They trained at Eglin AFB prior to departing for Danang, from which their final mission would take place.
On his last mission he flew C-130E (serial #64-0511) with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron. They were part of what was known as Operation Carolina Moon. Their mission, to drop a large magnetic mine on the Hom Rong Bridge northeast edge of Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam. His aircraft was shot down during the second attempt to blow the bridge.
