United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Navy · United States 
Lieutenant John Richard McDonough served in the U.S. Navy. John served aboard VAW 13 USS HANCOCK CVA 19. John served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. John was 27 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Accident in theatre
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Navy
VAW-13, CVW-21, USS HANCOCK, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
1315: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
URL PILOT
1992
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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John Richard McDonough
Lieutenant
U.S. Navy
- 1992
USS Hancock (CVA-19)
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