Vietnam War
Unit | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Shawnee Mission Kansas |
Date of Death | February 16 1971 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Hoskins was a member of the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Airfield, Thailand. On February 16, 1971, he was the weapons systems officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission near Ban Dakyon, Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.