William Edward Campbell

Vietnam War
Unit497th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankColonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromMcAllen Texas
Date of DeathJanuary 29 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes

Colonel Campbell was a member of the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Airfield, Thailand. On January 29, 1969, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over the Mu Gia Pass, Laos, when his aircraft was hit by hostile fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered at the time. In 2017, his remains were identified by the Department of Defense. His name is permanently 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.