Aldern, Donald Deane, CAPT

POW/MIA
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1969-1970, 131X, USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
Service Years
1952 - 1970
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Order of the Golden Dragon
Captain Captain

 Current Photo   Personal Details 

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Home State
South Dakota
South Dakota
Year of Birth
1930
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Sioux Falls
Last Address
Sioux Falls
MIA Date
Jun 29, 1970
 
Cause
KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Laos
Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
09W 101

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family RegistryUnited States Navy Memorial
  1970, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
  2023, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Commander Aldern was promoted to Captain while in a Missing in Action Status.

This Sailor has no Grave Marker with the United States per Family:

   
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Naval Aviator Wings
Command at Sea

 
 Unit Assignments
Naval Air Station (NAS) AlamedaVU-7USS Hornet (CVA-12)VF-94 Mighty Shrikes
Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CAAir Task Group 4 (ATG-4)USS Yorktown (CVA-10)United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)/Staff
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, FLVF-174 HellrazorsNaval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA
Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red RippersUSS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42)Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, CAVF-191 Satan's Kittens
USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)CNO - OPNAVUSS Oriskany (CVA-34)
  1954-1954, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda
  1954-1954, 131X, VU-7
  1954-1955, 131X, USS Hornet (CVA-12)
  1954-1958, 131X, VF-94 Mighty Shrikes
  1955-1958, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA
  1956-1956, 00X, Air Task Group 4 (ATG-4)
  1956-1956, 131X, USS Yorktown (CVA-10)
  1958-1961, 131X, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)/Staff
  1961-1964, 131X, USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
  1964-1965, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, FL
  1964-1965, 131X, VF-174 Hellrazors
  1965-1966, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA
  1965-1966, 131X, Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers
  1965-1966, 131X, USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVA-42)
  1966-1968, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, CA
  1966-1968, 131X, VF-191 Satan's Kittens
  1966-1968, 131X, USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)
  1968-1969, 131X, CNO - OPNAV
  1969-1970, 131X, USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1962-1962 Cold War Event - Cuban Blockade
  1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (66-67)
  1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (67-68)
  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)
  1969-1969 Training Exercise - UNITAS '69
  1970-1970 Vietnam War/Sanctuary Counteroffensive Campaign (70)
 Colleges Attended 
United States Naval Academy
  1948-1952, United States Naval Academy
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