Monroe, Vincent Duncan, CAPT

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Captain

Last Designator
132X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Naval Flight Officer

Last Designator Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1968-1978, 132X, POW/MIA

Service Years
1958 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1934

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Casualty Info

Home Town Chicago	Last Address Oaklyn, NJ

Casualty Date May 18, 1968
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, North (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 11, Site 729-1

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2014, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2014, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2014, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2018, American Battle Monuments Commission

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Unit Assignments

Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron-11 (RVAH-11)


	1966-1967, 132X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford, FL
	1966-1967, 132X, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron-11 (RVAH-11)
	1967-1967, 132X, USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
	1967-1968, 132X, Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron-11 (RVAH-11)
	1967-1968, 132X, USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)
	1968-1978, 132X, POW/MIA

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (67-68)
	1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (67-68)/USS Forrestal (CVA-59) Fire
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)/ Yankee Station, North Vietnam
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (68)

Colleges Attended



	1953-1957, Grinnell College

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63)
CVW-11
RVAH-11
Navigator: RA-5C VIGILANTE

Comments/Citation:

LCDR Monroe was promoted to the rank of Captain while in a POW status.