Gary Lee Conaway

Vietnam War
UnitPatrol Squadron 1
RankAviation Machinist's Mate (Reciprocating) First Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromHarristown Illinois
Date of DeathOctober 24 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Patrol Squadron 1
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate (Reciprocating), First Class Conaway was a member of Patrol Squadron 1, U.S. Navy. On October 24, 1967, he was declared Missing in Action in South Vietnam. His remains were recovered on November 6, 1967 and identified on April 26, 1984. 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.