Bach, John Joseph, III, Capt

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1141A-Forward Air Controller

Last AFSC Group
Command and Control

Primary Unit
1968-1969, Detachment 1, 56th Special Operations Wing

Service Years
1961 - 1969

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Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1939

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Casualty Info

Home Town Petersburg, VA	Last Address Udorn RTAFB

Casualty Date Apr 20, 1969
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 26W 012 / Section 36 Site 1990

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2019, The National Gold Star Family Registry

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Last Updated: Nov 20, 2019

Comments
Captain John Joseph Bach III served out of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand as a Raven Forward Air Controller in Laos . He was assigned as a civilian to the Ambassador to Laos. He flew an O-1 aircraft to support General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. He was shot down over Laos. Comments/Citation Sources: http://www.ravens.org/history/history.htm http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/ravens.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_Forward_Air_Controllers http://www.fac-assoc.org/Ravens/TheRavens.htm http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Birddog/BirddogRavens/BirddogRavens.html

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