Aldern, Donald Deane, CAPT

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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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  1965-1966, 131X, Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers

Lieutenant Commander

From Month/Year
- / 1965
To Month/Year
- / 1966

Unit
Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant Commander
NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers Details

Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers

Type
Aviation Fixed Wing 		 

Parent Unit
Fixed Wing
Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 2, 2012
   
   
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56 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) Red Rippers
Fraley, Richard, CPO, (1952-1971) AD AD-6422 Chief Petty Officer
Lucus, John, PO1, (1964-1970) AQ AQ-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Duncan, William, PO2, (1965-1971) ATR ATR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McNelis, Frank Charles, PO2, (1963-1967) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Mynes, Armister, CPO, (1961-1982) AB ABH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Smith, Wayne, PO2, (1965-1969) AZ AZ-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Wagner, Jack, PO2, (1962-1966) ADJ ADJ-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Duncan, William, PO2, (1965-1971) ATR ATR-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Campeau, Francis, PO3, (1965-1967) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Chyle, Thomas, PO3, (1960-1965) AD AD-8243 Petty Officer Third Class
Elmer, George, PO3, (1963-1967) AQ AQ-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Greene, David, PO3, (1962-1966) AMS AMS-8351 Petty Officer Third Class
Jones, Philip O., PO3, (1965-1969) AQF AQF-8324 Petty Officer Third Class
Michelfelder, Timothy, PO3, (1966-1969) AD ADJ-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Middelkoop, Ronald, PO3, (1964-1967) AME AME-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Collins, William Daniel, SN, (1965-1967) SN SN-0000 Seaman
Patane, Joseph, AN, (1965-1971) AZ AZ-0000 Airman
Carter, Harry, LT, (1964-1974) AW Lieutenant
Byars, Jerry Dan, PO1, (1955-1967) Petty Officer First Class
Adkins, Marvin Jarrell, PO2, (1953-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Bennett, Robert Lewis, PO2, (1960-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Bishop, Mark Ronald, PO2, (1961-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Edwards, John Thomas, PO2, (1961-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Howison, Calvin Daniel, PO2, (1960-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Polston, Ernest Elijah, PO2, (1955-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Ross, Dale Ray, PO2, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Second Class
Ardeneaux, Gary James, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Despard, Jerold Virgil, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Dugas, Joseph Gerald, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Gilroy, William Thomas, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Holley, Larry Douglas, PO3, (1966-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Hughes, Julius Bradley, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Jedlicka, Donald William, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
LaBarr, Edward Lynn, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Lohse, Arnold Edwin Henry, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Lozier, Kenneth Wayne, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
McQuade, William Victor, PO3, (1963-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Morgan, Hubert Harrol, PO3, (1961-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Moser, Leroy, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Newby, Gary Eugene, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Pinta, Richard Thomas, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Priviech, Robert Michael, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Rodgers, Jerry Paul, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Shields, William John, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Wells, Judson Arthur, PO3, (1965-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Wescott, Richard Lee, PO3, (1964-1967) Petty Officer Third Class
Duplaga, John Stanley, SN, (1965-1967) Seaman
Lannom, Wade Andrew, SN, (1966-1967) Seaman
Hinckley, William K, AN, (1965-1967) Airman
Kosik, Joseph, AN, (1965-1967) Airman
Lilla, John Thomas, AN, (1966-1967) Airman
Long, Charles Edward, AN, (1966-1967) Airman
Runnels, James Mikel, AN, (1966-1967) Airman
Scofield, Harvey Drew, AN, (1965-1967) Airman
Smith, David Wayne, AN, (1965-1967) Airman
Terry, Delton Eugene, AN, (1966-1967) Airman
Greer, James, PO1, (1962-1971) Petty Officer Second Class

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