United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Navy · United States 
Lieutenant John Robert Painter Jr. served in the U.S. Navy. John served aboard VAQ130 USS ORISKANY CVA 34. John served in the Vietnam War. John was 26 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Accident in theatre
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Navy
VAQ-130, CVW-19, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
1315: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
URL PILOT
VINEYARD HAVEN, MA
1971
Pay grade O03.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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Permanent identifier
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John Robert Painter Jr.
Lieutenant
U.S. Navy
- 1971
USS Oriskany (CV-34)
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