Charles Glendon Dudley
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Military Service
- Rank: Captain
- Serial Number:
- Type: Pilot
- Squadron: 606th Air Commando Squadron
Missions
28 Jun 1966 - Cpt Thomas H. Wolfe was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, flying O-1 aircraft. His last mission on June 28, 1966 was flying in an A-26A (#64-17650), giving orientation to the A-26 crew in the Steel Tiger area of Laos. They were hit by ground fire 10 miles north of Ban Phakat. The aircraft exploded and there were no parachutes observed nor were there any rescue beeps transmitted. The other two lost crewmen included 1Lt Anthony F. Cavalli and Cpt Charles G. Dudley. All three airmen were designated Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered. This was the first daytime loss of an A-26 in Laos.
Citations & Awards
- Purple Heart
- Air Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Air Force Longevity Award (x2)
- Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Planes
Crew
Anthony Frank Cavalli
Thomas Hubert Wolfe
Disposition
- KIA 28 Jun 1966
He is listed on the Vietnam Wall, Panel 2E, Line 22.
Personal Life
Charles Glendon Dudley was born 30 Jun 1938 in Bozeman, MT.
Family
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Records and Personnel Information
Personnel Data on these pages came from the following sources:
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces (www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces)
- Honor States (www.honorstates.org)
- Together We Served (http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf)
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