In Memoriam

RONALD D STAFFORD

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Stafford, Ronald Dean

Oxford, NE

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1/3/1943

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11/21/1972

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North Vietnam

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48QXE650540

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F-111A 67-0092

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1115 = Pilot

430TH TAC FTR SQDN, 6280TH CBT SPT GROUP, 474TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
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Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, NE (IMO)

Casualty codes: A3-A-1
A3 = Hostile, died while missing
A = Air loss or crash at sea
1 = Fixed Wing - Pilot

MIA - Body not recovered.

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Apparent Water Impact 25 Km North-Northwest Of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam 21Nov72.

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