In Memoriam

HAROLD KAHLER

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Kahler, Harold
Lincoln, NE
USAF
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1/27/1923

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4/14/1969
6/14/1969
6/14/1969

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Laos
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UH865317
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Not Listed
F-105D 60-5381

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1115E = Pilot
354TH TAC FTR SQDN, 355TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, NE (IMO)
Casualty codes: A3-B-1
A3 = Hostile, died while missing
B = Air loss or crash over land
1 = Fixed Wing - Pilot
MIA - Body not recovered.
https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000KZmjEAG
Down Near Ban Na Muong, Approx 7 Km South Of Ban Papek, Laos 14Jun69.

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