Monte Larue Moorberg

Vietnam War
Unit469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromGrand Island Nebraska
Date of DeathDecember 2 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Notes
Captain Moorberg was a member of the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 2, 1966, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on August 14, 1985 and identified on October 7, 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.