Thompson, David Mathew
Navy Lieutenant

David Mathew Thompson from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 1972
Death details: 

Lieutenant David Mathew Thompson, who joined the U.S. Navy from Pennsylvania, was a member of Fighter Squadron 24, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA 19). On August 12, 1972, LT Thompson piloted a single-seat F-8J Crusader (bureau number 150336) that was returning to the Hancock, located in the Gulf of Tonkin. His Crusader disappeared from radar eight miles from the ship, in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q YF 548 691. Extensive search efforts for the aircraft began immediately, but were unsuccessful. Lieutenant Thompson’s remains were not recovered, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Lieutenant Thompson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.

Source: National Archives., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency