William Cornelius Ryan Jr.

Vietnam War
UnitMarine Attack Fighter Squadron 115
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromBogota New Jersey
Date of DeathMay 11 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes

First Lieutenant Ryan was a member of the Marine Attack Fighter Squadron 115, Marine Air Group 13, 1st Marine Air Wing. On May 11, 1969, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4B) flying over Quang Tin, Laos, when his aircraft crashed. His remains have been recovered and identified, but his name is permanently 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.