MCCAMMON JOHN F

LTC John F. McCammon was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/05/1986 at the age of 46.4 (Exact date not known.) from Mid-air
Date of Birth 10/15/1939
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-163 in 65
This information was provided by Bill Beardall

More detail on this person: VMO-2 for Flight International as a radar target in Navy exercise. Mid-air collision off coast of California. John Frank McCammon Inscription John Frank McCammon 15 Oct 1939 - 5 Mar 1986. LT Col USMC RET. Raised in Decatur, Ill. 23 yrs USMC, Naval aviator two terms Vietnam. Killed in civilian mid air crash and lost at sea. Beloved husband, father, son, brother, and my friend. 4 Pilots Killed in Crash Identified March 07, 1986 CARLSBAD - Flight International Inc. on Thursday identified the firm's four pilots who were killed Wednesday morning when two twin-engine Learjets collided near San Clemente Island. The two executive jets were among the planes the firm contracts to the Navy. The planes collided while taking part in a routine Navy training exercise. Killed in the crash were Capt. Robert L. Punches of San Diego, Capt. Arthur V. Carranza of Chula Vista, 1st Officer Mickey Vann of Carlsbad and 1st Officer John F. McCammon of Fallbrook. At the time of the collision, the planes were taking part in a radar exercise in which they were simulating an attack on the guided-missile cruiser Gridley, according to Chief Petty Officer Paul Versailles, a Navy spokesman.

Burial information: Pine Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, TX

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024