United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Navy · United States

Donald C Maclaughlin Jr.

Lieutenant Junior Grade

1941 – 1966

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Lieutenant Junior Grade Donald C Maclaughlin Jr. served in the U.S. Navy. Donald served aboard VA 76 USS ENTERPRISE CVAN 65. Donald served in the Vietnam War. Donald was 24 years old.

How They Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Injury, unspecified

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Quang Ngai

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Navy

VA-76, CVW-9, USS ENTERPRISE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET

1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)

LTJG

URL PILOT

QUANG NGAI

1966

Pay grade O02. DCAS record DCAS-VN-031820.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 04E · Line 51 cut as DONALD C MAC LAUGHLIN Jr

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Donald C Maclaughlin Jr.

Lieutenant Junior Grade

U.S. Navy

- 1966

Attack Squadron 76

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