In Memory of ............ Col. Paul Wedlake Bannon.
*** Lieutenant Colonel Bannon was a member of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. On July 12, 1969, he was the weapons system officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over the northernmost point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos. During the flight his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PAUL WEDLAKE BANNON - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 34
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 15, 1934
From: HUEYTOWN, AL
Religion: EPISCOPAL, ANGLICAN
Marital Status: Married - Nancy S Bannon and now Smith (Now living in Ft. Walton Beach,FL.)Born June 17, 1933 and Son, Jeffrey (Jeff) Laurence Bannon, Born Aug. 4, 1959 and Died June 2, 2004 at the age of 45 yrs old from Lou Gehrig's disease, Buried in Cahaba United Methodist Church Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.
* Possible Relatives: Jodi Bannon, Jon R Bannon, Nancy Bannon Smith, Nancy S Bannon.
***** Jeff Bannon, Paul's son was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease over 2 years ago. He was young and he had a young child at the time. ~Ami Partin
~ Find A Grave Memorial# 34964604 Jeffrey Laurence Bannon
***** Paul, it was my honor to be your 433rd TFS Flight Surgeon from 1968-69. You were an outstanding fighter pilot and a natural leader.
I was transferred to Vietnam just six weeks before Paul, and his backseater 'GIB' Peter Pike, were lost over Laos. I'd flown many sorties over Laos, and knew well the hazards of bad weather in the area. When I returned to Ubon from Vietnam on a Special Ops crew, I learned the fate of my pals, Peter and Paul. A tragic loss to this country, and to their loved ones!
Paul and Peter remain strapped in their Phantom deep in an Asian jungle, but God knows where they rest, and so do I.
From his Flight Surgeon and friend,
Dr. Vernon P. Wagner
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
His tour began on Jul 12, 1969
Casualty was on Jan 22, 1979-Actual day is July 12, 1969.
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 21W - Line 105
Other Personnel In Incident: Peter X. Pike (missing)
On 12, July 1969, Maj. Paul W. Bannon, pilot and then, 1Lt. Peter X. Pike, weapons systems officer comprised the crew of an F4D, aircraft, call sign 'Wolf 04,' on a Forward Air Control visual reconnaissance mission.
Their mission accomplished, an air refueling and returned to his assigned area to continue their mission.
There was no indication of problems with the Phantom, however, during the last radio transmission the conversation ended abruptly and their image disappeared from the radar scope.
The aircraft was known to have gone down in a mountainous area south of Ban Nathon, but search and rescue efforts were severely hampered by bad weather.
The SAR forces were unable to locate the F-4's wreckage, nor was voice contact established with either crewman.
When the formal SAR effort was terminated both men were classed as Missing in Action since there was no firm evidence of their deaths.
The two men remained in MIA status (and were promoted while MIA) until the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for them, Colonel Bannon on 22 Jan 1979 and Captain Pike on 28 May 1974.
As of 29 June 2006 their remains have not been repatriated.
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*** Lieutenant Colonel Bannon was a member of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. On July 12, 1969, he was the weapons system officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over the northernmost point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos. During the flight his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PAUL WEDLAKE BANNON - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 34
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 15, 1934
From: HUEYTOWN, AL
Religion: EPISCOPAL, ANGLICAN
Marital Status: Married - Nancy S Bannon and now Smith (Now living in Ft. Walton Beach,FL.)Born June 17, 1933 and Son, Jeffrey (Jeff) Laurence Bannon, Born Aug. 4, 1959 and Died June 2, 2004 at the age of 45 yrs old from Lou Gehrig's disease, Buried in Cahaba United Methodist Church Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.
* Possible Relatives: Jodi Bannon, Jon R Bannon, Nancy Bannon Smith, Nancy S Bannon.
***** Jeff Bannon, Paul's son was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease over 2 years ago. He was young and he had a young child at the time. ~Ami Partin
~ Find A Grave Memorial# 34964604 Jeffrey Laurence Bannon
***** Paul, it was my honor to be your 433rd TFS Flight Surgeon from 1968-69. You were an outstanding fighter pilot and a natural leader.
I was transferred to Vietnam just six weeks before Paul, and his backseater 'GIB' Peter Pike, were lost over Laos. I'd flown many sorties over Laos, and knew well the hazards of bad weather in the area. When I returned to Ubon from Vietnam on a Special Ops crew, I learned the fate of my pals, Peter and Paul. A tragic loss to this country, and to their loved ones!
Paul and Peter remain strapped in their Phantom deep in an Asian jungle, but God knows where they rest, and so do I.
From his Flight Surgeon and friend,
Dr. Vernon P. Wagner
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
His tour began on Jul 12, 1969
Casualty was on Jan 22, 1979-Actual day is July 12, 1969.
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 21W - Line 105
Other Personnel In Incident: Peter X. Pike (missing)
On 12, July 1969, Maj. Paul W. Bannon, pilot and then, 1Lt. Peter X. Pike, weapons systems officer comprised the crew of an F4D, aircraft, call sign 'Wolf 04,' on a Forward Air Control visual reconnaissance mission.
Their mission accomplished, an air refueling and returned to his assigned area to continue their mission.
There was no indication of problems with the Phantom, however, during the last radio transmission the conversation ended abruptly and their image disappeared from the radar scope.
The aircraft was known to have gone down in a mountainous area south of Ban Nathon, but search and rescue efforts were severely hampered by bad weather.
The SAR forces were unable to locate the F-4's wreckage, nor was voice contact established with either crewman.
When the formal SAR effort was terminated both men were classed as Missing in Action since there was no firm evidence of their deaths.
The two men remained in MIA status (and were promoted while MIA) until the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for them, Colonel Bannon on 22 Jan 1979 and Captain Pike on 28 May 1974.
As of 29 June 2006 their remains have not been repatriated.
.
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In Memory of ............ Col. Paul Wedlake Bannon.
*** Lieutenant Colonel Bannon was a member of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. On July 12, 1969, he was the weapons system officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over the northernmost point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos. During the flight his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PAUL WEDLAKE BANNON - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 34
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 15, 1934
From: HUEYTOWN, AL
Religion: EPISCOPAL, ANGLICAN
Marital Status: Married - Nancy S Bannon and now Smith (Now living in Ft. Walton Beach,FL.)Born June 17, 1933 and Son, Jeffrey (Jeff) Laurence Bannon, Born Aug. 4, 1959 and Died June 2, 2004 at the age of 45 yrs old from Lou Gehrig's disease, Buried in Cahaba United Methodist Church Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.
* Possible Relatives: Jodi Bannon, Jon R Bannon, Nancy Bannon Smith, Nancy S Bannon.
***** Jeff Bannon, Paul's son was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease over 2 years ago. He was young and he had a young child at the time. ~Ami Partin
~ Find A Grave Memorial# 34964604 Jeffrey Laurence Bannon
***** Paul, it was my honor to be your 433rd TFS Flight Surgeon from 1968-69. You were an outstanding fighter pilot and a natural leader.
I was transferred to Vietnam just six weeks before Paul, and his backseater 'GIB' Peter Pike, were lost over Laos. I'd flown many sorties over Laos, and knew well the hazards of bad weather in the area. When I returned to Ubon from Vietnam on a Special Ops crew, I learned the fate of my pals, Peter and Paul. A tragic loss to this country, and to their loved ones!
Paul and Peter remain strapped in their Phantom deep in an Asian jungle, but God knows where they rest, and so do I.
From his Flight Surgeon and friend,
Dr. Vernon P. Wagner
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
His tour began on Jul 12, 1969
Casualty was on Jan 22, 1979-Actual day is July 12, 1969.
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 21W - Line 105
Other Personnel In Incident: Peter X. Pike (missing)
On 12, July 1969, Maj. Paul W. Bannon, pilot and then, 1Lt. Peter X. Pike, weapons systems officer comprised the crew of an F4D, aircraft, call sign 'Wolf 04,' on a Forward Air Control visual reconnaissance mission.
Their mission accomplished, an air refueling and returned to his assigned area to continue their mission.
There was no indication of problems with the Phantom, however, during the last radio transmission the conversation ended abruptly and their image disappeared from the radar scope.
The aircraft was known to have gone down in a mountainous area south of Ban Nathon, but search and rescue efforts were severely hampered by bad weather.
The SAR forces were unable to locate the F-4's wreckage, nor was voice contact established with either crewman.
When the formal SAR effort was terminated both men were classed as Missing in Action since there was no firm evidence of their deaths.
The two men remained in MIA status (and were promoted while MIA) until the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for them, Colonel Bannon on 22 Jan 1979 and Captain Pike on 28 May 1974.
As of 29 June 2006 their remains have not been repatriated.
.
********************************
.
*** Lieutenant Colonel Bannon was a member of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. On July 12, 1969, he was the weapons system officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a mission over the northernmost point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos. During the flight his aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PAUL WEDLAKE BANNON - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 34
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 15, 1934
From: HUEYTOWN, AL
Religion: EPISCOPAL, ANGLICAN
Marital Status: Married - Nancy S Bannon and now Smith (Now living in Ft. Walton Beach,FL.)Born June 17, 1933 and Son, Jeffrey (Jeff) Laurence Bannon, Born Aug. 4, 1959 and Died June 2, 2004 at the age of 45 yrs old from Lou Gehrig's disease, Buried in Cahaba United Methodist Church Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.
* Possible Relatives: Jodi Bannon, Jon R Bannon, Nancy Bannon Smith, Nancy S Bannon.
***** Jeff Bannon, Paul's son was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease over 2 years ago. He was young and he had a young child at the time. ~Ami Partin
~ Find A Grave Memorial# 34964604 Jeffrey Laurence Bannon
***** Paul, it was my honor to be your 433rd TFS Flight Surgeon from 1968-69. You were an outstanding fighter pilot and a natural leader.
I was transferred to Vietnam just six weeks before Paul, and his backseater 'GIB' Peter Pike, were lost over Laos. I'd flown many sorties over Laos, and knew well the hazards of bad weather in the area. When I returned to Ubon from Vietnam on a Special Ops crew, I learned the fate of my pals, Peter and Paul. A tragic loss to this country, and to their loved ones!
Paul and Peter remain strapped in their Phantom deep in an Asian jungle, but God knows where they rest, and so do I.
From his Flight Surgeon and friend,
Dr. Vernon P. Wagner
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
His tour began on Jul 12, 1969
Casualty was on Jan 22, 1979-Actual day is July 12, 1969.
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 21W - Line 105
Other Personnel In Incident: Peter X. Pike (missing)
On 12, July 1969, Maj. Paul W. Bannon, pilot and then, 1Lt. Peter X. Pike, weapons systems officer comprised the crew of an F4D, aircraft, call sign 'Wolf 04,' on a Forward Air Control visual reconnaissance mission.
Their mission accomplished, an air refueling and returned to his assigned area to continue their mission.
There was no indication of problems with the Phantom, however, during the last radio transmission the conversation ended abruptly and their image disappeared from the radar scope.
The aircraft was known to have gone down in a mountainous area south of Ban Nathon, but search and rescue efforts were severely hampered by bad weather.
The SAR forces were unable to locate the F-4's wreckage, nor was voice contact established with either crewman.
When the formal SAR effort was terminated both men were classed as Missing in Action since there was no firm evidence of their deaths.
The two men remained in MIA status (and were promoted while MIA) until the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for them, Colonel Bannon on 22 Jan 1979 and Captain Pike on 28 May 1974.
As of 29 June 2006 their remains have not been repatriated.
.
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