Vietnam War
Unit | Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 25 |
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Rank | Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Palmyra New Jersey |
Date of Death | March 17 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Commander Hubbs was a member of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 25, Anti-Submarine Air Carrier Group 55 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10). On March 17, 1968, he was the pilot of a Martin Tracker Anti-Submarine Aircraft (S-2E) on a night surveillance mission over North Vietnam coastal area of Vinh, when bad weather set in and contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.