serial number 54-1625

Rowley, Charles Stoddard
Air Force Colonel

Charles Stoddard Rowley, age 38, from Riverton, Connecticut.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Colonel Charles Stoddard Rowley, missing from the Vietnam War.

Colonel Rowley joined the U.S. Air Force from Florida and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a navigator aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and Col Rowley was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate his body immediately following the incident. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Col Rowley.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fisher, Donald Garth
Air Force Colonel

Donald Garth Fisher, age 19, from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Colonel Donald Garth Fisher, missing from the Vietnam War.
Colonel Fisher joined the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a crew member aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and Col Fisher was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate Col Fisher’s body immediately following the incident. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Col Fisher.

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

Towle, John Cline
Air Force Captain

John Cline Towle, age 22, from Harrisburg, Illinois, Saline county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain John Cline Towle, missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Towle joined the U.S. Air Force from Illinois and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was the co-pilot of an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and Capt Towle was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate his body immediately following the incident. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Capt Towle.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Lint, Donald Michael Air Force senior master sergeant

Donald Michael Lint, age 21, from Des Moines, Iowa.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Senior Master Sergeant Donald Michael Lint, missing from the Vietnam War.

Senior Master Sergeant Lint joined the U.S. Air Force from Iowa and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was the flight engineer aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and SMSgt Lint was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate his body immediately following the incident. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of SMSgt Lint.

Senior Master Sergeant Lint is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Harris, Stephen Warren
Air Force tsgt

Stephen Warren Harris, age 20, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Technical Sergeant Stephen Warren Harris, missing from the Vietnam War.

Technical Sergeant Stephen Warren Harris joined the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a crew member aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and TSgt Harris was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts launched following the incident were unable to locate his body. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of TSgt Harris.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Ireland, Robert Newell Air Force chief master sergeant

Robert Newell Ireland, age 23, from Theodosia, Missouri, Ozark county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Chief Master Sergeant Robert Newell Ireland, missing from the Vietnam War.

Chief Master Sergeant Ireland joined the U.S. Air Force from California and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a crew member aboard an AC-130 Spectre (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and CMSgt Ireland was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate his remains at the time. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of CMSgt Ireland.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Davis, Charlie Brown Jr.
Air Force Colonel

Charlie Brown Davis Jr., age 41, from Daysboro, Kentucky, Wolfe county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970

Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Colonel Charlie Brown Davis Jr., missing from the Vietnam War.

Colonel Davis joined the U.S. Air Force from Kentucky and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a navigator aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and Col Davis was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts failed to locate his body immediately following the incident. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Col Davis.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Hensley, Ronnie Lee Air Force chief master sergeant

Ronnie Lee Hensley, age 21, from Richwood, West Virginia, Nicholas county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970

Death details: On September 1, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Chief Master Sergeant Ronnie Lee Hensley, missing from the Vietnam War.

Chief Master Sergeant Hensley joined the U.S. Air Force from Kentucky and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he was a crew member aboard an AC-130 gunship (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The AC-130 was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and CMSgt Hensley was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts were unable to locate his body at the time. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of CMSgt Hensley.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Adachi, Thomas Yuji
Air Force

Thomas Yuji Adachi, age 24, from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Death details: On September 1, 1995, Central Identification Laboratory–Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Senior Master Sergeant Thomas Yuji Adachi, missing from the Vietnam War.

Senior Master Sergeant Adachi joined the U.S. Air Force from California and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On April 22, 1970, he a gunner aboard an AC-130 Hercules (serial number 54-1625) on an armed reconnaissance mission over enemy targets in Saravane Province, Laos. The gunship was downed by anti-aircraft fire during the mission, and SMSgt Adachi was killed in the crash, but search efforts could not locate his body at the time. In November 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian investigative team recovered remains from a crash site associated with this AC-130. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of SMSgt Adachi.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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