Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 66 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Meadville Pennsylvania |
Date of Death | August 1 1968 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Broms was a member of Attack Squadron 66, Carrier Air Wing 10, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS INTREPID (CVS-11). On August 1, 1968, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4C) on a strike mission on Dong Dun, Ha Tiny Province, North Vietnam. When he completed a pass, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and he crashed. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. LCDR Roms' remains have been recovered and identified.