Smith Swords III
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 17, 1929
Date of Death: December 30, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Colonel Swords was a member of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 30, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Ban Kok Nak, Khammouan Province, Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O4Home City of Record: L.A., CaliforniaCountry of Loss: LaosLoss Coordinates: 170100 North 1055700 EastStatus (in 1973): Missing in ActionAircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4CExtra: Witness stated in Feb. 1967, 10th BN shot down aircraft F-4H near Ban Kok Nak village. Crash destroyed aircraft and pilot's body. Battalion soldiers buried parts of pilot's body they were able to find at crash site. Info possibly correlates with case, based on aircraft type and location of loss.
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 17, 1929
Date of Death: December 30, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Colonel Swords was a member of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 30, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Ban Kok Nak, Khammouan Province, Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O4Home City of Record: L.A., CaliforniaCountry of Loss: LaosLoss Coordinates: 170100 North 1055700 EastStatus (in 1973): Missing in ActionAircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4CExtra: Witness stated in Feb. 1967, 10th BN shot down aircraft F-4H near Ban Kok Nak village. Crash destroyed aircraft and pilot's body. Battalion soldiers buried parts of pilot's body they were able to find at crash site. Info possibly correlates with case, based on aircraft type and location of loss.
Smith Swords III
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 17, 1929
Date of Death: December 30, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Colonel Swords was a member of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 30, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Ban Kok Nak, Khammouan Province, Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O4Home City of Record: L.A., CaliforniaCountry of Loss: LaosLoss Coordinates: 170100 North 1055700 EastStatus (in 1973): Missing in ActionAircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4CExtra: Witness stated in Feb. 1967, 10th BN shot down aircraft F-4H near Ban Kok Nak village. Crash destroyed aircraft and pilot's body. Battalion soldiers buried parts of pilot's body they were able to find at crash site. Info possibly correlates with case, based on aircraft type and location of loss.
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 17, 1929
Date of Death: December 30, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Colonel Swords was a member of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On December 30, 1967, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Ban Kok Nak, Khammouan Province, Laos, where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O4Home City of Record: L.A., CaliforniaCountry of Loss: LaosLoss Coordinates: 170100 North 1055700 EastStatus (in 1973): Missing in ActionAircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4CExtra: Witness stated in Feb. 1967, 10th BN shot down aircraft F-4H near Ban Kok Nak village. Crash destroyed aircraft and pilot's body. Battalion soldiers buried parts of pilot's body they were able to find at crash site. Info possibly correlates with case, based on aircraft type and location of loss.
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