Thomas Yuji Adachi
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
16th Special Operations Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: April 03, 1946
Date of Death: April 22, 1970
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Adachi was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
On April 22, 1970, he was the gunner of a Lockheed Attack Aircraft Gunship II (AC-130A "Spectre") on a commando hunt mission over the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos.
During its fourth strike his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and began burning. He parachuted to the ground and was declared missing.
His remains were recovered on November 15, 1993 and identified on September 1, 1995. His remains are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA (FAG Memorial #26474495).
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
16th Special Operations Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: April 03, 1946
Date of Death: April 22, 1970
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Adachi was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
On April 22, 1970, he was the gunner of a Lockheed Attack Aircraft Gunship II (AC-130A "Spectre") on a commando hunt mission over the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos.
During its fourth strike his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and began burning. He parachuted to the ground and was declared missing.
His remains were recovered on November 15, 1993 and identified on September 1, 1995. His remains are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA (FAG Memorial #26474495).
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Thomas Yuji Adachi
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
16th Special Operations Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: April 03, 1946
Date of Death: April 22, 1970
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Adachi was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
On April 22, 1970, he was the gunner of a Lockheed Attack Aircraft Gunship II (AC-130A "Spectre") on a commando hunt mission over the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos.
During its fourth strike his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and began burning. He parachuted to the ground and was declared missing.
His remains were recovered on November 15, 1993 and identified on September 1, 1995. His remains are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA (FAG Memorial #26474495).
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
16th Special Operations Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: April 03, 1946
Date of Death: April 22, 1970
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Adachi was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
On April 22, 1970, he was the gunner of a Lockheed Attack Aircraft Gunship II (AC-130A "Spectre") on a commando hunt mission over the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos.
During its fourth strike his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and began burning. He parachuted to the ground and was declared missing.
His remains were recovered on November 15, 1993 and identified on September 1, 1995. His remains are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA (FAG Memorial #26474495).
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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