Charles David Schoonover
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9
Entered the Service From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Birth: September 18, 1931
Date of Death: January 16, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Lieutenant Commander Schoonover was a member of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, he was the pilot of a North American Vigilante Fighter (RA-5C) about 100 miles southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea, when he had mechanical difficulties and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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LtCdr. Charles Schoonover was a pilot and Ensign Hal Hollingsworth a co-pilot of an RA5C Vigilante aircraft assigned to Reconnaissance/Attack Squadron 9 onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, the two were launched from the carrier on a routine mission.
While the aircraft was airborne, it had mechanical difficulties and crashed at sea. The accident is listed as having been non-battle related. The USS Ranger was stationed about 75-100 miles off the coast of South Vietnam,
south southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea.
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9
Entered the Service From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Birth: September 18, 1931
Date of Death: January 16, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Lieutenant Commander Schoonover was a member of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, he was the pilot of a North American Vigilante Fighter (RA-5C) about 100 miles southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea, when he had mechanical difficulties and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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LtCdr. Charles Schoonover was a pilot and Ensign Hal Hollingsworth a co-pilot of an RA5C Vigilante aircraft assigned to Reconnaissance/Attack Squadron 9 onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, the two were launched from the carrier on a routine mission.
While the aircraft was airborne, it had mechanical difficulties and crashed at sea. The accident is listed as having been non-battle related. The USS Ranger was stationed about 75-100 miles off the coast of South Vietnam,
south southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea.
Charles David Schoonover
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9
Entered the Service From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Birth: September 18, 1931
Date of Death: January 16, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Lieutenant Commander Schoonover was a member of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, he was the pilot of a North American Vigilante Fighter (RA-5C) about 100 miles southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea, when he had mechanical difficulties and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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LtCdr. Charles Schoonover was a pilot and Ensign Hal Hollingsworth a co-pilot of an RA5C Vigilante aircraft assigned to Reconnaissance/Attack Squadron 9 onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, the two were launched from the carrier on a routine mission.
While the aircraft was airborne, it had mechanical difficulties and crashed at sea. The accident is listed as having been non-battle related. The USS Ranger was stationed about 75-100 miles off the coast of South Vietnam,
south southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea.
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9
Entered the Service From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Birth: September 18, 1931
Date of Death: January 16, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Lieutenant Commander Schoonover was a member of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, he was the pilot of a North American Vigilante Fighter (RA-5C) about 100 miles southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea, when he had mechanical difficulties and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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LtCdr. Charles Schoonover was a pilot and Ensign Hal Hollingsworth a co-pilot of an RA5C Vigilante aircraft assigned to Reconnaissance/Attack Squadron 9 onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). On January 16, 1966, the two were launched from the carrier on a routine mission.
While the aircraft was airborne, it had mechanical difficulties and crashed at sea. The accident is listed as having been non-battle related. The USS Ranger was stationed about 75-100 miles off the coast of South Vietnam,
south southeast of Saigon in the South China Sea.
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U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975
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Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
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Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
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