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Home Country
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Year of Birth
1933 |
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Fales, Philippe B., Maj.
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Home Town
Neulilly, France; Carmel, California |
Last Address
Bien Hoa AB
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Casualty Date
Nov 16, 1969 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Tay Ninh (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Not Specified |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
16W 083, Cemetery Unknown |
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Last Known Activity
After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1956, Major Fales attended primary pilot training at the Marana Air Base in Arizona in Class 57T (1956-7).
During the Vietnam War, then Captain Fales was a "Rash" Forward Air Controller assigned to Bien Hoa. He was flying OV-10A (# 67-14644) from Tay Ninh City supporting the 1st Air Cavalry Division. He was flying visual reconnaissance near Katum when he was shot down by ground fire eight miles southeast of Katum, Tay Ninh. An Army helicopter arrived at the crash site shortly after he crashed and recovered his body.
Note:
Born in Neulilly, France while his father was a military attache to the American Embassy in Paris, full name was Philippe Bunau-Varilla Fales. He was the son of U.S. Army Major General Eugene W. Fales (deceased 1963).
At one point, Major Fales served at Malmstrom AFB "in the first days of the Minuteman Missile System activation" according to vvmf.org source. He had received his primary training at Marana Air Base, Arizona (Class 57T from Spring 1956 - Summer 1957).
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