Danielson, Benjamin F.
Air Force Captain
Benjamin Franklin Danielson, age 26, from Kenyon, Minnesota, Goodhue county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: December 5, 1969
Death details: The Department of Defense in 2007 announced that the remains of Major Danielson were were identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
On Dec. 5, 1969, Danielson and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Woodrow J. Bergeron, Jr.,
were on a strike mission over Khammouan Province, Laos, when their F-4C was struck by enemy ground fire. Both ejected from the aircraft with minor injuries, landing safely on opposite sides of the Nam Ngo River.
Both men evaded capture the first night and maintained radio contact with search and rescue personnel. Bergeron was rescued on the third day; however, enemy forces apparently located Danielson soon after light on the second day. Bergeron said that he heard enemy activity, including gun shots, near Danielson’s position and presumed that the enemy located and shot Danielson.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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