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

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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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  1955-1958, 131X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA

Lieutenant Junior Grade

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Unit
Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA 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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 Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA Details

Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA

Type
Communications
 

Parent Unit
Naval Air Stations

Strength
Base

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 2, 2012
   
   
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34 Members Also There at Same Time
Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA

Kopfman, Theodore Frank, CAPT, (1951-1978) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Metzler, Charles David, CDR, (1953-1971) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bouchard, Joseph Samuel, CDR, (1944-1976) OFF 633X Ensign
Wright, George Arthur, CAPT, (1942-1974) OFF 410X Commander
Dougherty, JAMES, CWO4, (1947-1977) AD AD-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Henderson, Raymon, CPO, (1941-1961) AD AD-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Garrison, Bill, CWO3, (1947-1974) ET ET-1473 Petty Officer First Class
Shotwell, Joe, CPO, (1952-1971) RM RM-2304 Petty Officer First Class
Voorhees, James, AN, (1956-1960) AN AN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Blacow, Ernest, SCPO, (1955-1978) AC AC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hallenbeck, Elizabeth, PO2, (1951-1955) AG AG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hawthorne, Elliott R., PO2, (1952-1957) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hiltachk, Robert, PO2, (1956-1959) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Koscielski, Chuck, PO2, (1951-1956) 00 00E Petty Officer Second Class
Lowell, Robert, CPO, (1955-1974) TE TE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Basham, Fred, PO3, (1953-1957) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Havrilak, John jack, PO3, (1957-1959) AMH AM-8345 Petty Officer Third Class
Sipman, James, PO3, (1952-1956) AK AK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Stokes, Paul Amos, LCDR, (1949-1971) AT ATR-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Bradnick, Dot, S1c, (1951-1955) SN SN-0000 Seaman
Wolfe, Albert, LCDR, (1957-1979) MR MR-0000 Fireman
Carson, Ronald, PO3, (1955-1959) AN AN-0000 Airman
Carter, Donald, AN, (1954-1957) ATR ATR-0000 Airman
LeGrand, Lonny, AN, (1955-1959) 00 8245 Airman
Stueart, Garland, SCPO, (1956-1976) AN AN-0000 Airman
Duacsek, Ada Lou Reed, LT, (1949-1957) OFF Lieutenant Junior Grade
STELL, Ralph, CDR, (1944-1965) Lieutenant Commander
Hays, Ronald, ADM, (1950-1988) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Holland, William (Bill), PO2, (1955-1957) Petty Officer Second Class
Holland, William (Bill), PO2, (1955-1957) Petty Officer Second Class
Adams, Rocky, SCPO, (1953-Present) Petty Officer Third Class
Mansfield, Harry L., PO3, (1950-1959) Petty Officer Third Class
Neal, Lee, SN, (1957-1959) PN Seaman
Nicholson, Wendell, SCPO, (1957-1979) 00 Airman
Rash, Rebecca, SA, (1958-1960) Seaman Apprentice

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