United States Air Force Aircrew – 3 September 1964

SSGT Raphael Cruz
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth May 23, 1935
From: STOCKTON, CA
Religion:
Marital Status: Married
SSGT – E5 – Air Force – Regular
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Sep 2, 1963
Casualty was on Sep 3, 1964
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING – CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 01E – Line 28

1st Lieut. Neil B. McKinney
Air Force – 1LT – O2
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Sep 8, 1934
From: MUNCIE, IN
Religion:
Marital Status: Married
1LT – O2 – Air Force – Reserve
Length of service 4 years
His tour began on Sep 2, 1963
Casualty was on Sep 3, 1964
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING – CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 01E – Line 28

Captain Howard P. Purcell
Air Force – CAPT – O3
Age: 31
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Apr 13, 1933
From: LANSDOWNE, PA
Religion:
Marital Status: Married
CAPT – O3 – Air Force – Reserve
Length of service 12 years
His tour began on Sep 2, 1963
Casualty was on Sep 3, 1964
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING – PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 01E – Line 28

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard