Edward W. Lehnhoff Jr.

Vietnam War
UnitTactical Air Warfare Center
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromFt. Scott Kansas
Date of DeathNovember 18 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Lehnhoff was a member of the Tactical Air Warfare Center. On November 18, 1967, he was the co-pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105F) on a mission near Phy Tho, North Vietnam, where the aircraft was shot down by hostile fire. His remains were recovered on November 25, 1987 and identified on February 3, 1988. 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.