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FRANK ALTON ARMSTRONG III
Major · U.S. Air Force
March 7, 1930 – October 6, 1967
Service recordFrank Alton Armstrong III, of Shreveport, Louisiana, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on October 6, 1967, in Laos, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 27E, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27E · Line 58
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 ACO SQ
- Born
- March 7, 1930
- Home of record
- Shreveport, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 6, 1967
- Age
- 37
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date October 6, 1967. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 27E, Line 58
- PETER BROWN COOK JRCorporal · October 6, 1967
- CHARLES WILLIAM DAVISFirst Lieutenant · October 6, 1967
- EARL DINGLESpecialist Four · October 6, 1967
- ROBERT LEE DUNCANCorporal · October 6, 1967
From Shreveport
- DONALD FREDERICK DAVIDSONLance Corporal · October 8, 1963
- ROBERT LEE WOMACKStaff Sergeant · October 11, 1965
- WILLIAM WESLEY BROWNLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- BILLY MARCUS EDWARDSSergeant · May 11, 1966
- THOMAS C GARRETT IIIPrivate · May 22, 1966
- BILLY RAY MOFFETTStaff Sergeant · May 27, 1966
- DAVID WILLIS TERRELLCorporal · July 4, 1966
- DALTON EARL JACKSONLance Corporal · October 17, 1966
- ALLAN EUGENE SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 17, 1966
- RAMON ALLEN COPPLELieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.