James Richard Dennison
Commander
VAP-61, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
United States Navy
Rochester, New York
February 28, 1934 to May 24, 1973
(Incident Date January 01, 1968)
JAMES R DENNISON is on the Wall at Panel 33E, Line 12

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09 June 2005

From someone that wears his MIA Bracelet
Gone but never will be forgotten


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

During the early morning hours of New Year's Day 1968, an RA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 144847) of VAP-61 was hit by ground fire while conducting a night reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The pilot turned his damaged aircraft seaward and made it out to about 30 miles offshore before the aircraft crashed. Despite extensive searches, the three crewmen - LCDR James R. Dennison, pilot; LTJG Terrence H. Hanley, navigator; and PHCS Henry H. Herrin - were not found.

Contrary to some reports, this aircraft was part of the VAP-61 detachment aboard the aircraft carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) and the mission was launched from that carrier.


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