| Unit | USS Oriskany (CV-34) |
|---|---|
| Rank | Journalist Third Class U.S. Navy |
| Entered Service From | Los Angeles California |
| Date of Death | October 8 1967 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Journalist Third Class Guerra, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a crew member of Early Warning Squadron 111, Detachment 34 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On October 8, 1967, he was a passenger in a Grumman Tracer Electronic Surveillance Aircraft (E-1B). After completing its mission the aircraft refueled at Chu Lai, South Vietnam and proceeded to the carrier. Because of bad weather the aircraft crashed into Monkey Mountain near Da Nang.
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Journalist Third Class Raul A. Guerra were accounted for in 2019. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
