Tablets of the Missing -- LTC James Maurice McGarvey
James McGarvey (MIA, Vietnam)
On April 17, 1967, Major James M. McGarvey, pilot, and Capt. James E. Carlton, Jr., systems operator, were assigned a mission against a well defended target located approximately twenty miles southeast of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam. At 11:12 p.m., during McGarvey's attack run, the aircraft trailing McGarvey's by approximately eight miles reported seeing a brilliant orange flash mushrooming from the area of the lead aircraft, after which no radio contact could be established with the aircraft. Search and rescue operations were initiated and lasted until April 26, 1967, with negative results. Both McGarvey and Carlton were declared Missing in Action.
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Age: 40
Home City: Valparaiso
Home State: Indiana
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Casualty Country: North Vietnam
Tour Start Date: 17 Apr 1967
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Military Grade: Lieutenant Colonel
Pay Grade: Lieutenant Coloniel (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Commander (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: EMBASSY MARDET
Province: NZ
Decoration: Not Available
CN: North Vietnam
Service Occupation: Pilot VMA (A W) A-6 (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Enlistment Branch: M
Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1955
Page number: 1
*LTC James McGarvey was declared Missing-In-Action on April 17, 1967. His date of death is shown as April 22, 1967 on both the indexes shared above. His body was never recovered.*
James McGarvey (MIA, Vietnam)
On April 17, 1967, Major James M. McGarvey, pilot, and Capt. James E. Carlton, Jr., systems operator, were assigned a mission against a well defended target located approximately twenty miles southeast of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam. At 11:12 p.m., during McGarvey's attack run, the aircraft trailing McGarvey's by approximately eight miles reported seeing a brilliant orange flash mushrooming from the area of the lead aircraft, after which no radio contact could be established with the aircraft. Search and rescue operations were initiated and lasted until April 26, 1967, with negative results. Both McGarvey and Carlton were declared Missing in Action.
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Age: 40
Home City: Valparaiso
Home State: Indiana
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Casualty Country: North Vietnam
Tour Start Date: 17 Apr 1967
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Military Grade: Lieutenant Colonel
Pay Grade: Lieutenant Coloniel (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Commander (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: EMBASSY MARDET
Province: NZ
Decoration: Not Available
CN: North Vietnam
Service Occupation: Pilot VMA (A W) A-6 (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Enlistment Branch: M
Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1955
Page number: 1
*LTC James McGarvey was declared Missing-In-Action on April 17, 1967. His date of death is shown as April 22, 1967 on both the indexes shared above. His body was never recovered.*
Tablets of the Missing -- LTC James Maurice McGarvey
James McGarvey (MIA, Vietnam)
On April 17, 1967, Major James M. McGarvey, pilot, and Capt. James E. Carlton, Jr., systems operator, were assigned a mission against a well defended target located approximately twenty miles southeast of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam. At 11:12 p.m., during McGarvey's attack run, the aircraft trailing McGarvey's by approximately eight miles reported seeing a brilliant orange flash mushrooming from the area of the lead aircraft, after which no radio contact could be established with the aircraft. Search and rescue operations were initiated and lasted until April 26, 1967, with negative results. Both McGarvey and Carlton were declared Missing in Action.
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Age: 40
Home City: Valparaiso
Home State: Indiana
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Casualty Country: North Vietnam
Tour Start Date: 17 Apr 1967
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Military Grade: Lieutenant Colonel
Pay Grade: Lieutenant Coloniel (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Commander (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: EMBASSY MARDET
Province: NZ
Decoration: Not Available
CN: North Vietnam
Service Occupation: Pilot VMA (A W) A-6 (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Enlistment Branch: M
Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1955
Page number: 1
*LTC James McGarvey was declared Missing-In-Action on April 17, 1967. His date of death is shown as April 22, 1967 on both the indexes shared above. His body was never recovered.*
James McGarvey (MIA, Vietnam)
On April 17, 1967, Major James M. McGarvey, pilot, and Capt. James E. Carlton, Jr., systems operator, were assigned a mission against a well defended target located approximately twenty miles southeast of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam. At 11:12 p.m., during McGarvey's attack run, the aircraft trailing McGarvey's by approximately eight miles reported seeing a brilliant orange flash mushrooming from the area of the lead aircraft, after which no radio contact could be established with the aircraft. Search and rescue operations were initiated and lasted until April 26, 1967, with negative results. Both McGarvey and Carlton were declared Missing in Action.
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Age: 40
Home City: Valparaiso
Home State: Indiana
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Casualty Country: North Vietnam
Tour Start Date: 17 Apr 1967
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Military Grade: Lieutenant Colonel
Pay Grade: Lieutenant Coloniel (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Commander (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Regiment: EMBASSY MARDET
Province: NZ
Decoration: Not Available
CN: North Vietnam
Service Occupation: Pilot VMA (A W) A-6 (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Maurice McGarvey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933
Death Date: 22 Apr 1974
Enlistment Branch: M
Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1955
Page number: 1
*LTC James McGarvey was declared Missing-In-Action on April 17, 1967. His date of death is shown as April 22, 1967 on both the indexes shared above. His body was never recovered.*
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