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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  1968-1969, 131X, CNO - OPNAV

Commander

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Rank
Commander
NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
 Patch
 CNO - OPNAV Details

CNO - OPNAV

Type
Shore Support 		 

Parent Unit
Major Commands
Strength
Center

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Sep 14, 2021
   
   
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CNO - OPNAV
Cauble, Lawrence, CAPT, (1942-1968) OFF 131X Captain
McKenzie, Robert Palmer, RADM, (1941-1982) OFF 131X Captain
Buchanan, E.O., CAPT, (1954-1984) OFF 131X Commander
Shepherd, Burton Hale, RADM, (1945-1978) OFF 131X Commander
Stafford, Ken, CAPT, (1953-1980) OFF 131X Commander
WHITE, Charles, CDR, (1949-1973) OFF 131X Commander
Batzler, John, RADM, (1955-1987) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Dellwo, Richard, CDR, (1953-1978) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Flatley, James H., RADM, (1954-1987) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Finney, Donald, LT, (1961-1972) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Lindahl, John Carl, LT, (1965-1973) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Mercer, Thomas, RADM, (1962-1996) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fry, Stephen Eugene, LT, (1966-1973) OFF 131X Ensign
Charbonnet, Pierre Numa, VADM, (1941-1978) OFF 00X Rear Admiral Upper Half
Crowe, William James, ADM, (1946-1989) OFF 112X Captain
Delano, Victor, CAPT, (1937-1969) OFF 111X Captain
Gadow, John, CAPT, (1954-1990) OFF 163X Captain
McNees, Richard Brown, CAPT, (1940-1972) OFF 9421 Captain
Morris, Robert, RADM, (1952-1977) OFF 111X Captain
Reed, Dale Calvin, CAPT, (1938-1972) OFF 110X Captain
Bucher, Lloyd, CDR, (1945-1973) OFF 112X Commander
Cassani, Henry, CAPT, (1948-1976) OFF 113X Commander
Colbus, Louis, CAPT, (1949-1983) OFF 111X Commander
Leahy, John Patrick, CAPT, (1947-1979) OFF 112X Commander
Raper, Albert, CDR, (1954-1974) OFF 112X Commander
Ryder, John, CAPT, (1948-1973) OFF 161X Commander
Bailey, Fred, CAPT, (1951-1987) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Black, Henry Clay, LCDR, (1954-1979) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Dunne, Gerald William, CAPT, (1964-1992) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Hood, Al, LCDR, (1965-1969) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Jacobs, Paul, CAPT, (1958-1984) OFF 116X Lieutenant Commander
Lasswell, Jim, CDR, (1959-1983) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Lodge, Charles, CDR, (1962-1984) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Maher, James, CAPT, (1958-1986) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Martin, Edward, LCDR, (1954-1974) OFF 112X Lieutenant Commander
Ryland, Charles, CAPT, (1957-1988) OFF 310X Lieutenant Commander
Sudholz, Herman, CDR, (1959-1985) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Sugg, Ross Edgar, CAPT, (1950-1986) OFF 144X Lieutenant Commander
Vahey, William, LCDR, (1959-1990) OFF 613X Lieutenant Commander
Walsh, Raymond, RDML, (1961-1992) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Bishop, Robert, LT, (1966-1969) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Blower, Robert, LCDR, (1964-1969) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Cleary, Francis, CDR, (1962-1982) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Drennan, Arthur, CAPT, (1964-1991) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Drew, Ken, LT, (1968-1970) OFF 165X Lieutenant
Griffiths, David J, CDR, (1954-1980) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Harris, Hubert, LT, (1949-1969) OFF 641X Lieutenant
Jenkins, Alan, CDR, (1959-1980) OFF 00X Lieutenant
Pazak, Jerry, LT, (1961-1969) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Smelley, Allan, LCDR, (1958-1972) OFF 118X Lieutenant
Womer, Norman, LT, (1966-1973) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Baldino, Anthony d, LCDR, (1966-1972) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bellew, John, LT, (1965-1971) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fuller, Dale, LT, (1950-1978) OFF 644X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hamlett, Robert, LTJG, (1966-1969) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hudson, Scottie, CDR, (1969-1971) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Walker, Thomas, LTJG, (1966-1970) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Engler, Brian, CDR, (1965-1989) OFF 110X Ensign
Norris, John Anthony, LCDR, (1963-1988) OFF 110X Ensign

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