tail number 18065

Algaard, Harold Lowell
Army Warrant officer

Harold Lowell Algaard, age 22, from Fosston, Minnesota, Polk county.

Spouse: Judith A. Algaard

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Warrant Officer 1 Harold Lowell Algaard entered the U.S. Army from Minnesota and served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was the copilot of “Vanguard 216” when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Warrant Officer 1 Algaard is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Kingo in Fosston

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1971)

Hentz, Richard Jay
Army Specialist 5

Richard Jay Hentz, age 23, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Winnebago county.

Spouse: Debra H. Hentz

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Specialist 5 Richard Jay Hentz, who joined the U.S. Army from Wisconsin, served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was a crew member aboard the LEFT JAB when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Specialist 5 Hentz is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Riverside, Oshkosh

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1971)

Marker, Michael Wayne
Army Captain

Michael Wayne Marker, age 26, from Wichita Falls, Texas.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Captain Michael Wayne Marker, who joined the U.S. Army from Texas, served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was the pilot of the LEFT JAB when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Captain Marker is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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

Osborne, Rodney Dee
Army Specialist 5

Rodney Dee Osborne, age 21, from Kent, Washington, King county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Specialist 5 Rodney Dee Osborne, who joined the U.S. Army from Washington, served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was a crew member aboard the LEFT JAB when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Specialist 5 Osborne is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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

Strawn, John Thomas
Army Specialist 6

John Thomas Strawn, age 28, from Salem, Oregon, Marion county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Specialist 6 John Thomas Strawn, who joined the U.S. Army from Oregon, served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was a crew member aboard the LEFT JAB when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Specialist 6 Strawn is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Willamette National

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

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