In Memoriam

OMAR R FORD

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Ford, Omar Ray
Cambridge, NE
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LCDR

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4/3/1934

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Panel 011E Line 114
Panel 03 Line 16

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10/26/1966
10/26/1966

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North Vietnam
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CVA-34 - USS Oriskany

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1310 = Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
VA-25, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
Air Medal
Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA (IMO)
Casualty codes: C1-J-8
C1 = Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes
J = Drowned or suffocated
8 = Casualty at sea
Recovered.
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USS Oriskany Fire, Gulf Of Tonkin 26Oct66.

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