Melvin Joseph Killian

Vietnam War
Unit334th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromCouncil Bluffs Iowa
Date of DeathSeptember 30 1965
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Killian was a member of the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 30, 1965, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on March 20, 1985 and identified on April 8, 1985. 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.