Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk was born on November 14, 1938 and was the Son of Felix and Emily Woloszyk. LCDR Woloszyk was an Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot) in the U.S. Navy arriving in Vietnam waters assigned to Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55), Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14), USS Ranger (CV- 61), Task Force 77 (TF-77), 7th Fleet.
On March 1, 1966 LTJG Donald Woloszyk was the pilot of an A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 152057, call sign "Garfish 401") when it launched from the USS Ranger (CV 61) as second in a flight of four aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. In his last communication and miles inland from the coast, LTJG Woloszyk reported losing sight of his flight leader because of cloud cover, but that he still had visual contact with of one of the other aircraft and would continue to follow it. LTJG Woloszyk's last known position was (GC) XF 180 143. He failed to arrive at a prearranged rendezvous point and was reported missing. Extensive aerial searches were conducted but a crash site was not found, and he remains unaccounted-for. While carried in the missing in action status, the U.S. Navy promoted LTJG Woloszyk to the rank of Lieutenant, then Lieutenant Commander and on October 31, 1977 his status was changed to Killed in Action.
Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 5E, Line 94.
This memorial is the military issue headstone. It is a cenotaph, an empty grave since his body was not recovered.
On March 1, 1966 LTJG Donald Woloszyk was the pilot of an A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 152057, call sign "Garfish 401") when it launched from the USS Ranger (CV 61) as second in a flight of four aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. In his last communication and miles inland from the coast, LTJG Woloszyk reported losing sight of his flight leader because of cloud cover, but that he still had visual contact with of one of the other aircraft and would continue to follow it. LTJG Woloszyk's last known position was (GC) XF 180 143. He failed to arrive at a prearranged rendezvous point and was reported missing. Extensive aerial searches were conducted but a crash site was not found, and he remains unaccounted-for. While carried in the missing in action status, the U.S. Navy promoted LTJG Woloszyk to the rank of Lieutenant, then Lieutenant Commander and on October 31, 1977 his status was changed to Killed in Action.
Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 5E, Line 94.
This memorial is the military issue headstone. It is a cenotaph, an empty grave since his body was not recovered.
Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk was born on November 14, 1938 and was the Son of Felix and Emily Woloszyk. LCDR Woloszyk was an Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot) in the U.S. Navy arriving in Vietnam waters assigned to Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55), Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14), USS Ranger (CV- 61), Task Force 77 (TF-77), 7th Fleet.
On March 1, 1966 LTJG Donald Woloszyk was the pilot of an A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 152057, call sign "Garfish 401") when it launched from the USS Ranger (CV 61) as second in a flight of four aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. In his last communication and miles inland from the coast, LTJG Woloszyk reported losing sight of his flight leader because of cloud cover, but that he still had visual contact with of one of the other aircraft and would continue to follow it. LTJG Woloszyk's last known position was (GC) XF 180 143. He failed to arrive at a prearranged rendezvous point and was reported missing. Extensive aerial searches were conducted but a crash site was not found, and he remains unaccounted-for. While carried in the missing in action status, the U.S. Navy promoted LTJG Woloszyk to the rank of Lieutenant, then Lieutenant Commander and on October 31, 1977 his status was changed to Killed in Action.
Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 5E, Line 94.
This memorial is the military issue headstone. It is a cenotaph, an empty grave since his body was not recovered.
On March 1, 1966 LTJG Donald Woloszyk was the pilot of an A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 152057, call sign "Garfish 401") when it launched from the USS Ranger (CV 61) as second in a flight of four aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. In his last communication and miles inland from the coast, LTJG Woloszyk reported losing sight of his flight leader because of cloud cover, but that he still had visual contact with of one of the other aircraft and would continue to follow it. LTJG Woloszyk's last known position was (GC) XF 180 143. He failed to arrive at a prearranged rendezvous point and was reported missing. Extensive aerial searches were conducted but a crash site was not found, and he remains unaccounted-for. While carried in the missing in action status, the U.S. Navy promoted LTJG Woloszyk to the rank of Lieutenant, then Lieutenant Commander and on October 31, 1977 his status was changed to Killed in Action.
Lieutenant Commander Donald Joseph Woloszyk is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 5E, Line 94.
This memorial is the military issue headstone. It is a cenotaph, an empty grave since his body was not recovered.
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