Edwin R. Goodrich Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromOlean New York
Date of DeathMarch 12 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Goodrich was a member of the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. On March 12, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C) on a mission over Hoa Binh Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were recovered on August 14, 1985 and identified on October 24, 1985. 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.