Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 105 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Stone Mountain Georgia |
Date of Death | June 18 1972 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lt. Cmdr. Larry R. Kilpatrick, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Attack Squadron 105, Carrier Air Wing 3 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). On June 18, 1972, he was the pilot of a Vought Attack Aircraft Corsair II (A-7A) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered at the time. Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Lt. Cmdr. Kilpatrick were accounted for in 2018. His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.