Allen Sheldon Cherry

Vietnam War
Unit602nd Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromUniversity City Missouri
Date of DeathAugust 9 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Cherry was a member of the 602nd Fighter Squadron. On August 9, 1967, he was the pilot of a Douglas Skyraider Attack Aircraft (A1-E) on a mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on March 11, 1997 and identified on July 15, 1999. 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.