Virgil King Cameron

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 155
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromMcAllen Texas
Date of DeathJuly 29 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Cameron was a member of Attack Squadron 155, Carrier Air Wing 15, U.S. Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On July 29, 1966, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on September 13, 1990 and identified on August 4, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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.