Vietnam War
Unit | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Hiddenite North Carolina |
Date of Death | October 13 1966 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Meadows was a member of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Danang, South Vietnam. On October 13, 1966, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on an armed reconnaissance about 10 miles north of the eastern side of the Demilitarized Zone in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. On the fourth pass at the target, his aircraft crashed and exploded. His remains were recovered on June 7, 1994 and identified on November 15, 1994. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.