Golz, John Bryan
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)

John Bryan Golz, age 24, from Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Death details: Lieutenant Junior Grade John Bryan Golz entered the U.S. Navy from Illinois and served in Attack Squadron 172, embarked aboard the USS Shangri-La (CVS 38). On April 22, 1970, he piloted a single-seat A-4C Skyhawk (bureau number 148484, call sign “Holloway 305”) on a night strike mission against enemy targets in Laos. During the mission, his aircraft crashed in the target area near (GC) XC 79986780, close to an enemy 37mm anti-aircraft artillery position. No parachutes were observed nor rescue beepers detected following the crash, and searches of the area revealed no signs of LTJG Golz. Further attempts to locate him were unsuccessful.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency