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Melvin Carl Thompson
Petty Officer First Class
VP-26, TF 72, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Colquitt, Georgia May 24, 1935 to February 06, 1968 MELVIN C THOMPSON is on the Wall at Panel 37E, Line 72 |
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REMEMBEREDRay Davidsonray.davidson@usmc.mil |
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Happy Father's Day, Dad. I'm thinking about you. I miss you.
Love you,
Cindy Thompson |
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My name is HM3 Sarah L. Figueroa. I am currently the proud supporter of the AG1 Melvin C. Thompson/ USN 06 FEB 68 SVN MIA bracelet. I wear it proudly daily at the hospital I work at. When people ask about it, I tell them the story of a brave sailor who sacrificed his life, love, and family to serving his country. I also have the certificate of authenticity of the bracelet I wear. God Bless your family, AG1 Thompson.
Very Respectfully,
USHN Guam PSC 490 Box 7612, FPO AP 96538 |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn the morning of 05 Feb 1968, a P-3B aircraft (BuNo 153440) of Patrol Squadron 26 departed U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand for a 24-hour "Market Time" patrol over the Gulf of Thailand and the southern Vietnamese coastline. The aircraft was manned by VP-26's Crew Eight, normally based at NAS Brunswick, Maine, but on TDY to Southeast Asia. Shortly after midnight on the night of 5/6 Feb 68 the crew reported the first of a number of small surface contacts. Nothing was heard from Crew Eight after a final radio contact at 0300 06 Feb, and SAR efforts were begun after daybreak. Floating wreckage was located in the Gulf of Thailand about 65 miles southwest of Rach Gia, SVN. Salvage efforts began on 11 Feb and located the aircraft wreckage in about 100 feet of water, but divers were able to recover the bodies of only two of the twelve men aboard:
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