Robert John Zukowski

Vietnam War
Unit34th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromChicago Illinois
Date of DeathFebruary 11 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Captain Zukowski was a member of the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Takhli Air Base, Thailand. On February 11, 1969, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission over Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on April 1, 1996 and identified on October 18, 1996. 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.