Gordon Byron Blackwood

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Then-Captain Gordon B. Blackwood was the pilot of an F-105D Thunderchief assigned a mission over North Vietnam on 27 May 1967. During the mission, near the city of Bac Giang in Ha Bac Province, North Vietnam, Blackwood's aircraft was shot down and he was classified Missing in Action. Intelligence sources later reported that Captain Blackwood was killed in the incident. On Monday, 11/29/1976, the Defense Department issued a "presumptive finding of death" and changed his status from MIA to "Died while Missing". On November 20, 1989, the U.S. Government announced that remains returned by the Vietnamese had been positively identified as being those of Cap tain Blackwood.

A memorial from one who wore his MIA bracelet bkoz@email.msn.com  7 Apr 2001

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)