Boyd Edwin Squire

Vietnam War
Unit606th Air Commando Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromSacramento California
Date of DeathJuly 12 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Squire was a member of the 606th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Airfield, Thailand. On July 12, 1967, he was the pilot of a North American Nomad Trainer (T-28D) on a night reconnaissance over Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on June 1, 1992 and identified on July 19, 1995. 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.