Dale Francis Koons

Vietnam War
Unit433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromEaton Ohio
Date of DeathDecember 26 1971
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Notes
Captain Koons was a member of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Airfield, Thailand. On December 26, 1971, he was the navigator of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) over Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down and struck the Ham Rong Bridge. His remains were recovered on April 6, 1988 and identified on December 13, 1989. 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.