Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 106 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Windsor Vermont |
Date of Death | September 23 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Callahan was a member of Attack Squadron 106, Carrier Air Wing 10, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS INTREPID (CVS-11). On September 23, 1968, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a routine mission over North Vietnam when the aircraft's generator failed. On landing the aircraft crashed on the deck and fell into the ocean. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.