Donald George Green

Captain
469TH TFS, 6234TH TFW, KORAT RTAFB, 13TH AF
United States Air Force
27 July 1932 - 16 November 1965
Baldwin Park, CA
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13TH AF

F-105D THUNDERCHIEF

469TH TFS
Donald G Green

USAF PILOT

Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Donald George Green

05 Oct 2001

REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS


To our father, and all the other fighter pilots who did not return,
your heroism, skill, dedication, and sacrifice will not be forgotten.

From his children,

Donna Green Lewis
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Christine Green Easterling

Daniel Green
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09 Dec 2003

I have Proudly possessed Captain Green's POW Bracelet since the mid-60's and will hold this item in the highest Memory and Honor to him for His Ultimate Sacrifice. God be with you, Captain.

Paul
Rochester, NY
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A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 355th Tactical Fighter Wing moved from McConnell AFB in Kansas to Takhli RTAFB in Thailand in early November 1965. One of its squadrons, the 469th TFS, was assigned to Korat RTAFB, closing on 15 November and flying its first combat sorties on 16 November.

One mission on 16 Nov consisted of a flight of F-105s conducting armed reconnaissance in northeastern North Vietnam, between Hanoi and the sea. Captain Green, in F-105D tail number 62-4332, was hit by fragments from a near-miss by an SA-2 Guideline missile detonation. He managed to fly his aircraft some 40 miles over water, hoping to make it to Danang or to eject near a US warship. Instead, he was killed when the aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin. His body was not recovered.



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his children,
Donna,
Christine,
and
Daniel
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05 Oct 2001



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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