John Eugene Bartocci

Vietnam War
UnitFighter Squadron 24
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromNew York New York
Date of DeathAugust 31 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Bartocci was a member of Fighter Squadron 24, Carrier Air Wing 21, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS HANCOCK (CVA-19). On August 31, 1968, he was the pilot of a Vought Crusader Fighter (F-8H) attempting a carrier night landing, when his aircraft crashed into the sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.