Vietnam War
Unit | 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Nokomis Florida |
Date of Death | February 5 1968 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Edgar was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn Airfield, Thailand. On February 5, 1968, he was the navigator of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C) on a mission two miles east Napank Village, Khammouan Province, Laos when his aircraft crashed and burned. His remains were recovered on May 27, 1997 and identified on April 28, 2009. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.