Super Sabre crash 23 March 1966

Clark, Donald E. Jr.
Air Force Captain

Donald E. Jr. Clark, age 26, from Lynchburg County Lynchburg, Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 23, 1966
Death details: On October 25, 1977, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Donald E. Clark Jr., missing from the Vietnam War. Captain Clark entered the U.S. Air Force from Maryland and was a member of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On March 23, 1966, he was the pilot of an F-100F Super Sabre (serial number 58-1212) on a combat mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed and he was killed. In 1977, the Vietnamese government repatriated remains to the United States, which were identified as those of Capt Clark. Captain Clark is memorialized on Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

Source: National Archives, News and Advance (1966), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Dawson, Clyde Duane
Air Force Major

Clyde Duane Dawson, age 35, from Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac, Wisconsin .

Parents: Clyde E. Dawson
Spouse: Ellen E. (Samuelson)
Children: Edward, 10; Paul, 9; Patrick, 6

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sebeka High (1947)

Date of death: Wednesday, March 23, 1966
Death details: On October 25, 1977, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Major Clyde Duane Dawson, missing from the Vietnam War. Major Dawson entered the U.S. Air Force from Wisconsin and was a member of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On March 23, 1966, he was the pilot of an F-100F Super Sabre (serial number 58-1212) on a mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed and he was killed. He remains were not recovered at the time, but in 1977, the Vietnamese government repatriated a set of remains to the United States that were identified as those of Maj Dawson. Major Dawson is memorialized on Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

Source: National Archives, Wadena Pioneer Journal (1966), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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