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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  1954-1955, 131X, USS Hornet (CVA-12)

Lieutenant Junior Grade

From Month/Year
- / 1954
To Month/Year
- / 1955

Unit
USS Hornet (CVA-12) Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Hornet (CVA-12) Details

USS Hornet (CVA-12) 		Hull number CV-12

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Essex-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

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DP Chief Administrator, TWS, DP1 2813 
   

Last Updated: Jul 12, 2018
   
   
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USS Hornet (CVA-12)
Weise, John Wesley, CAPT, (1942-1965) OFF 410X Commander
Garrett, Francis Leonard, RADM, (1944-1975) OFF 410X Lieutenant Commander
Janowski, Leonard, PO1, (1951-1954) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Mellinger, Ben, PO1, (1952-1956) IC IC-4716 Petty Officer First Class
Mishler, Eugene, PO1, (1944-1964) HM HM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Davidson, Floyd, CPO, (1942-1966) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Evans, Gerald F., PO2, (1951-1955) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Fleming, Elvin, PO2, (1951-1955) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McGaughey, John, PO2, (1951-1955) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Skinner, Glenn, PO2, (1955-1959) FC FC-0001 Petty Officer Second Class
Wilson, Wayne, PO2, (1954-1958) RM RM-2304 Petty Officer Second Class
Carter, Charles, PO1, (1951-1977) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hays, John, PO3, (1953-1957) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kauffman, Kenneth, PO1, (1952-1956) FP FP-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lapierre, Maurice, PO3, (1953-1955) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
SPELLICY, JAMES, PO3, (1951-1954) DK DK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Buske, Donald, PO3, (1951-1959) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Estrada, Raymond, FN, (1955-1959) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Pickett, Merrill, PO2, (1955-1964) SF SF-0000 Fireman
Schaad, Philip, FN, (1953-1957) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Crouch, Leroy, AN, (1953-1955) AN AN-0000 Airman
Kolinchak, Charles, AN, (1955-1959) AN AN-0000 Airman
Parshall, Robert, PO2, (1952-1956) PH PH-0000 Airman
Steele Sr, Berwyn, PO1, (1954-1974) AO AO-0000 Airman
Stiffey, Dennie, AN, (1955-1957) AD AD-8257 Airman
McCarthy, Michael RD RD-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Munn, John, FA, (1954-1957) EM EM-0000 Fireman Apprentice
Stiffey, Dennis, AA, (1955-1957) AA AA-0000 Airman Apprentice
Vraciu, Alexander, CDR, (1941-1963) OFF Commander
Crowley, Stanley G, FORCM, (1951-1990) 00 Petty Officer Third Class
Fenty, Robert, PO1, (1944-1966) Petty Officer Third Class
Laite, Virgil, SCPO, (1954-1980) Petty Officer Third Class
Roth, John, PO3, (1951-1955) Petty Officer Third Class
Roth, John, PO3, (1951-1955) Petty Officer Third Class
Miller, Harold, PO2, (1954-1958) Seaman First Class
Freeman, Linus Walter, CAPT, (1954-1984) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Taylor, John Edward, CAPT, (1941-1980) Lieutenant Junior Grade

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