Geoffrey Raymond Shumway

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 22
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromKaneateles New York
Date of DeathJune 25 1972
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes

Lieutenant Commander Shumway was a member of Attack Squadron 22, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43). On June 25, 1972, he was the pilot of a Vought Attack Aircraft Attack Corsair II (A-7E) over North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down at Xom Bau, Nghe An Province. His remains were recovered on August 3, 1993 and identified on June 12, 2002. 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.