Nutter Jerome Wimbrow III
Major, U.S. Air Force
716th Bomber Squadron
Entered the Service From: Whaleysville, Maryland
Date of Birth: March 12, 1939
Date of Death: December 26, 1972
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Major Wimbrow was a member of the 716th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On December 26, 1972, he was a member of the crew of a Boeing Stratofortress Bomber (B-52D) on a bombing mission on Hanoi, North Vietnam, when his bomber was hit by hostile fire. He directed his crew to bail out. His remains were recovered on September 30, 1977 and identified on October 25, 1977. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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The Christmas Bombings, despite press accounts to the contrary, were of the most precise the world had seen. However, bombings were not conducted without exceedingly high loss of aircraft and personnel. During the month of December 1972, 62 crewmembers of B52 aircraft were shot down and captured or went missing. Of these 62, 33 men were
released in 1973. The others remained missing at the end of the war. Over half of these survived to eject safely. Hanoi denied any knowledge of the pilot, Robert J. Morris or his crew member, Nutter J. Wimbrow III. Then, in late September 1977, the Vietnamese "discovered" the remains of Morris and Wimbrow and returned them to U.S. control. For four years, the Vietnamese denied knowledge of the fate of Morris and Wimbrow, even though the U.S. believed there was a good possibility the two were captured.
Disturbing testimony was given to Congress in 1980 that the Vietnamese "stockpiled" the remains of Americans to return at politically advantageous times. Were Morris and Wimbrow waiting in a casket for just such a moment?
Even more disturbing are the nearly 10,000 reports received by the U.S. relating to Americans missing in Southeast Asia. Many authorities who have examined this information (largely classified), have reluctantly come to conclusion that many Americans are still alive in Southeast Asia. Were Morris and Wimbrow among these?
Major, U.S. Air Force
716th Bomber Squadron
Entered the Service From: Whaleysville, Maryland
Date of Birth: March 12, 1939
Date of Death: December 26, 1972
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Major Wimbrow was a member of the 716th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On December 26, 1972, he was a member of the crew of a Boeing Stratofortress Bomber (B-52D) on a bombing mission on Hanoi, North Vietnam, when his bomber was hit by hostile fire. He directed his crew to bail out. His remains were recovered on September 30, 1977 and identified on October 25, 1977. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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The Christmas Bombings, despite press accounts to the contrary, were of the most precise the world had seen. However, bombings were not conducted without exceedingly high loss of aircraft and personnel. During the month of December 1972, 62 crewmembers of B52 aircraft were shot down and captured or went missing. Of these 62, 33 men were
released in 1973. The others remained missing at the end of the war. Over half of these survived to eject safely. Hanoi denied any knowledge of the pilot, Robert J. Morris or his crew member, Nutter J. Wimbrow III. Then, in late September 1977, the Vietnamese "discovered" the remains of Morris and Wimbrow and returned them to U.S. control. For four years, the Vietnamese denied knowledge of the fate of Morris and Wimbrow, even though the U.S. believed there was a good possibility the two were captured.
Disturbing testimony was given to Congress in 1980 that the Vietnamese "stockpiled" the remains of Americans to return at politically advantageous times. Were Morris and Wimbrow waiting in a casket for just such a moment?
Even more disturbing are the nearly 10,000 reports received by the U.S. relating to Americans missing in Southeast Asia. Many authorities who have examined this information (largely classified), have reluctantly come to conclusion that many Americans are still alive in Southeast Asia. Were Morris and Wimbrow among these?
Nutter Jerome Wimbrow III
Major, U.S. Air Force
716th Bomber Squadron
Entered the Service From: Whaleysville, Maryland
Date of Birth: March 12, 1939
Date of Death: December 26, 1972
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Major Wimbrow was a member of the 716th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On December 26, 1972, he was a member of the crew of a Boeing Stratofortress Bomber (B-52D) on a bombing mission on Hanoi, North Vietnam, when his bomber was hit by hostile fire. He directed his crew to bail out. His remains were recovered on September 30, 1977 and identified on October 25, 1977. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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The Christmas Bombings, despite press accounts to the contrary, were of the most precise the world had seen. However, bombings were not conducted without exceedingly high loss of aircraft and personnel. During the month of December 1972, 62 crewmembers of B52 aircraft were shot down and captured or went missing. Of these 62, 33 men were
released in 1973. The others remained missing at the end of the war. Over half of these survived to eject safely. Hanoi denied any knowledge of the pilot, Robert J. Morris or his crew member, Nutter J. Wimbrow III. Then, in late September 1977, the Vietnamese "discovered" the remains of Morris and Wimbrow and returned them to U.S. control. For four years, the Vietnamese denied knowledge of the fate of Morris and Wimbrow, even though the U.S. believed there was a good possibility the two were captured.
Disturbing testimony was given to Congress in 1980 that the Vietnamese "stockpiled" the remains of Americans to return at politically advantageous times. Were Morris and Wimbrow waiting in a casket for just such a moment?
Even more disturbing are the nearly 10,000 reports received by the U.S. relating to Americans missing in Southeast Asia. Many authorities who have examined this information (largely classified), have reluctantly come to conclusion that many Americans are still alive in Southeast Asia. Were Morris and Wimbrow among these?
Major, U.S. Air Force
716th Bomber Squadron
Entered the Service From: Whaleysville, Maryland
Date of Birth: March 12, 1939
Date of Death: December 26, 1972
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Major Wimbrow was a member of the 716th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On December 26, 1972, he was a member of the crew of a Boeing Stratofortress Bomber (B-52D) on a bombing mission on Hanoi, North Vietnam, when his bomber was hit by hostile fire. He directed his crew to bail out. His remains were recovered on September 30, 1977 and identified on October 25, 1977. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
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The Christmas Bombings, despite press accounts to the contrary, were of the most precise the world had seen. However, bombings were not conducted without exceedingly high loss of aircraft and personnel. During the month of December 1972, 62 crewmembers of B52 aircraft were shot down and captured or went missing. Of these 62, 33 men were
released in 1973. The others remained missing at the end of the war. Over half of these survived to eject safely. Hanoi denied any knowledge of the pilot, Robert J. Morris or his crew member, Nutter J. Wimbrow III. Then, in late September 1977, the Vietnamese "discovered" the remains of Morris and Wimbrow and returned them to U.S. control. For four years, the Vietnamese denied knowledge of the fate of Morris and Wimbrow, even though the U.S. believed there was a good possibility the two were captured.
Disturbing testimony was given to Congress in 1980 that the Vietnamese "stockpiled" the remains of Americans to return at politically advantageous times. Were Morris and Wimbrow waiting in a casket for just such a moment?
Even more disturbing are the nearly 10,000 reports received by the U.S. relating to Americans missing in Southeast Asia. Many authorities who have examined this information (largely classified), have reluctantly come to conclusion that many Americans are still alive in Southeast Asia. Were Morris and Wimbrow among these?
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