Lee Aaron Adams

Vietnam War
Unit33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromWillits California
Date of DeathApril 19 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
First Lieutenant Adams was a member of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On April 19, 1966, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a bombing mission 20 miles south of Quang Ke, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. His aircraft crashed and no ejection was seen. His remains were recovered on October 6, 1993 and identified on March 17, 2005. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.