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Maj. William Fuller
Class of ’57
MIA: Aug. 25,1967
KIA: May 16,1973
Fuller attended pilot train
ing and was an instructor at
Laughlin Air Force Base. He
was an instructor in the First
class to fly T-38 aircraft.
In 1967 he was reassigned to
Cam Ranh Bay, South Viet
nam, Hying F-4C aircraft. On
Aug. 25, the pilot of another
aircraft saw Fuller’s aircraft ex
plode. No evidence has ever
been found. ★
Lt. Michael Dunn
Class of ’63
MIA: Jan. 26,1968
KIA: Nov. 26,1973
No other information is
available. ★
Capt. Ronald Forrester
Class of ’69
MIA: Dec. 27,1972
KIA: Sept. 8,1978
Forrester majored in civil
engineering.
Before being based at Royal
Air Base, Thailand, he was sta
tioned at Pensacola Naval Air
Station, Fla. and at Marine
Corps Air Station in Cherry
Point, N.C.
The report of his disappear
ance said Forrester’s plane was
hit while on a mission to take
out a bridge near Dong Hoi, an
industrialized North Vietnam
ese city. The report said one
pilot was killed and one was
captured, but it is not known
which of these was Forrester.
Forrester’s decorations in
clude the Purple Heart; Air
Medal, 3rd award; National
Defense Service Medal; and
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
with palm.A
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Maj. Murray Wortham
Class of ’65
MIA: Dec. 30,1967
KIA: May 13,1973
Wortham majored in ac
counting.
His F-4C jet aircraft went
down on Dec. 30, 1967 in Laos
during a night mission. It was
Wortham’s 33rd combat mis
sion.
Wortham’s decorations in
clude the Distinguished Flying
Cross, Air Medal with four oak
leaf clusters, a Bronze Star,
and the Purple Hearth
Capt. Dennis Graham
Class of ’63
MIA: March 28,1968
KIA: Feb. 15,1974
A business administration
major, Graham disappeared
while flying an F-l 11A aircraft
on his third mission in North
Vietnam. He had been at Royal
Thai Air Base, Thailand for
only three weeks.
He was previously stationed
at Reese Air Force Base, Elgin
Air Force Base, Fla. and Nellis
Air Force Base, Nev.
Graham’s decorations in
clude the Silver Star, the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, the
Air Medal and a Purple Heart
with three oak leaf clusters.★
Lt. John Baldridge Jr.
Class of ’68
MIA: Nov. 20,1969
KIA: July 1973
No other information is
available.★
ing school, he was an instructor
at Laredo Air Force Base.
Luna later was transferred to
Randolph Air Force Base.
In 1968 he volunteered for
service in Vietnam. He was sta
tioned at Ubon, Thailand.
Luna was flying a mission in
Laos when his radio quit work
ing. A pilot flying in different
territory asked Luna to re
spond to a series of questions
with three clicks of his trans
mitter. Luna signified he was
returning to base, but didn’t
show up by the appointed
time. A search was started, but
Luna was never found.
Luna’s decorations include
the Purple Heart, the Distin
guished Flying Cross, the Air
Medal with four oak leaf clus-
ters.A
Capt. Greg Hartness
Class of ’60
MIA: Nov. 26,1968
KIA: July 1,1980
Hartness attended Texas
A&M for one year and worked
toward an engineering degree.
Before going to Vietnam, he
was stationed at Hahn Air
Base, Germany.
Hartness’ CO-2 aircraft was
shot down during a night re
connaissance mission. The co
pilot bailed out of the plane
and said he thought Hartness
had followed him, but he could
not be sure because there was
no moon.
Hartness's decorations in
clude the Purple Heart, the
Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf
clusters.A
Col. Robert Wilke
Class of ’65
MIA: Jan. 17,1968
KIA: May 5,1978
Wilke attended Texas A&M
as a graduate student in com
puter science.
Wilke was assigned to the
602nd Fighter Commando
Squadron and flew an A-IE
aircraft. Wilke was shot down
47 miles southwest of Hanoi
while checking on a pilot who
was on the ground.
Wilke’s decorations include
the Air Force Cross, the Distin
guished Flying Cross, the Air
Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters,
the Purple Heart and two
Bronze Stars.★
Lt. Col. Donald Luna
Class of ’60
MIA: Feb. 1,1969
KIA: Nov. 29,1978
Luna attended Texas A&M
for one year.
After completing pilot train
Capt. Neal Ward
Class of ’67
MIA: June 13,1969
KIA: June 20,1978
Ward graduated with an an
imal science degree.
He earned his wings at
Webb Air Force Base, Tx. in
June 1968. Ward was stationed
at Nakhon Phanom, Thailand,
and flew 85 missions before his
A-IE aircraft was shot down
during combat near Ban-Ban,
Laos on June 13, 1969.
Ward’s decorations include
the Silver Star and the Distin
guished Flying Cross.A
Capt. Henry Mundt II
Class of ’64
MIA: May 8,1969
KIA: April 17,1979
Mundt earned an account
ing degree and was working on
his master’s. He trained at
Reese Air Force Base, Tx. and
at Davis-Montham Air Force
Base, Ariz.
A pilot of an F-4C Phantom
aircraft, he was shot down
while on a mission over Laos.
Mundt’s decorations include
the Purple Heart and the Air
Force Medal with an oak leaf
cluster.*
Col. William Campbell
Class of ’52
MIA: Jan. 29,1969
KIA: June 8,1978
Campbell majored in agri
cultural economics. Before be
ing sent overseas, his assign
ments in Texas included Reese
Air Force Base, James Conley
Air Force Base and Dyess Air
Force Base.
When he disappeared, he
was flying an F-4 Phantom air
craft out of Ubon, Thailand.
Another pilot saw Campbell’s
plane hit by anti-aircraft Fire
and crash into a mountain.The
pilot said he was not sure
whether anyone was able to
parachute out.
Campbell’s decorations in
clude the Purple Heart and the
Silver Star.*