| "On March 18, 1966, First Lieutenant Everett A. McPherson was piloting his EF-10B along with First Lieutenant Brent E. Davis. They were flying an electronic counter-measures mission in support of an air strike approximately 10 miles west of Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province. Their flight received 85mm anti-aircraft fire during the mission. There was an explosion in their aircraft while at an altitude of 26,000 feet and over neighboring Nghe An Province. They were believed to have been hit and downed by an enemy surface to air missile. A SAR (search and rescue) mission over the area produced negative results. Both Marines were initially declared missing in action. Returning U.S. POWs had no information on their fate. Both Marines were initially declared dead/body not recovered, based on a presumptive finding of death. In December 1988, Vietnamese officials acknowledge having knowledge of their loss incident." |
