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Koons, Dale Francis
Air Force Captain

Dale Francis Koons from Eaton, Ohio, Preble county. Their last known residence was in Eaton.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: December 26, 1971
Death details: On December 13, 1989, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILH, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Dale Francis Koons, missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Koons joined the U.S. Air Force from Indiana and was a member of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 26, 1971, he was the weapons systems operator aboard an F-4D Phantom II (serial number 66-8818) on a strike mission over enemy territory in Vietnam. The Phantom became separated from its flight and was shot down during the mission. Captain Koons was killed in the crash, and enemy presence in the area prevented search efforts for the missing plane and its crew. In April 1988, the Vietnamese government returned a set of remains that U.S. analysts were able to identify as those of Capt Koons.

Cemetery: Fairview in Gratis, Ohio

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Stolz, Lawrence Gene
Air Force Major

Lawrence Gene Stolz, age 26, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Vincent Stolz (December 12, 1917 – August 29, 1995) and Loreen K. Stolz (October 18, 1920 – August 30, 2009)
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Haubstadt High (1963), University of Evansville (1967)
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 26, 1971
Death details: Hostile, missing in North Vietnam; The F-4 Phantom jet flown by Stolz was shot down December 26, 1971 in Thanh Hoa Province. He was declared dead by the Air Force October 11, 1979. His remains were identified in January 1990.
Cemetery: St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Haubstadt

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, grave marker, memorial in Haubstadt, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 

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