Crash landing 29 March 1966

Banks, John Lawrence III
Air Force 1st lieutenant

John Lawrence III Banks, age 24, from Saint Louis County Duluth, Minnesota .

Parents: John L. Banks Jr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 29, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam; died in the foggy crash landing of a four-engine transport plane.

Source: National Archives, Star Tribune (1966)

Tate, Lee Bernard
Air Force Lieutenant colonel

Lee Bernard Tate, age 42, from Saint Louis County Saint Louis, Missouri .

Spouse: Married
Children: Debbie, 13; Greg, 10; James 5

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: McBride High
Military history: World War II veteran

Date of death: Tuesday, March 29, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam; killed in the crash landing of his plane.

Source: National Archives, Saint Louis Post Dispatch (1966)

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