William Harry Bullard

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 164
RankLieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromElsinore California
Date of DeathAugust 25 1966
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Junior Grade Bullard, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Attack Squadron 164, Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) in the Gulf of Tonkin. On August 25, 1966, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a night combat mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft launched it developed mechanical problems and crashed near the carrier. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.