Roger Ernest Behnfeldt

Vietnam War
Unit14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromDefiance Ohio
Date of DeathAugust 19 1972
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Notes
Captain Behnfeldt was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. On August 19, 1972, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C) on a mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on September 24, 1987 and identified on December 4, 1987. 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.