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Pugh, Dennis Gerard, Maj.
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Then 1st Lt. Dennis Pugh served out of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand. On 19 March1970, Captain Richard A. Rash and First Lieutenant Pugh were assigned an FAC mission along the Laotian-North Vietnamese border (Khammouane Province).
When their F-4D was hit by hostile ground fire, they ejected in an area approximately 15 kilometers south of the Mu Gia Pass. Airborne SAR forces established contact with both men but were unable to recover them due to darkness. The next day, SAR forces reestablished contact with 1st Lt. Pugh, who reported that hostile forces were within ten meters of his position. He requested the SAR forces place ordnance on his position and he then held down the transmit key on his radio. Then, excited Asian voices were heard followed by 15 to 20 shots being fired, followed by silence. Ordnance was placed on his position as he requested and there was no further contact with him.
Captain Rash was rescued on 21 March. He reported hearing the sound of small arms fire from Lt.Pugh's location after which he lost radio contact with him. Further efforts to locate Lt. Pugh were unsuccessful and he was declared missing in action.
