Harry Lee Blackburn Jr. | American Battle Monuments Commission

Vietnam War

Unit	Fighter Squadron 92
Rank	Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service From	Highland Springs Virginia
Date of Death	May 10 1972
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court B Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

Fighter Squadron 92

Notes

Commander Blackburn was a member of Fighter Squadron 92 (Silver Kings), U.S. Navy. On May 10, 1972, he was flying in a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4J) over North Vietnam when he was shot down. His remains were recovered on April 10, 1986 and identified on November 7, 1986. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.