THE WALL OF FACES

Information about the loss of an F-4C Phantom from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron piloted by MIA Lt. Col. John William Armstrong, USMA class of 1949, USAF, in Southeast Asia (SEA) (over Laos) on 9 November 1967 is available at this link/URL on the Vietnam Air Losses website:

https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=1450

While in MIA status, the U.S. Air Force promoted Lt. Col. Armstrong to Colonel along with his Air Force contemporaries.

I wore my POW Bracelet when i was 9 . I kept it until I was 50 when I visited the Wall, then I left it at the wall by Col. Armstrong's name.

You and your sacrifice will always be remembered. A tree was planted in your memory on Memorial Day 2018. It continues to grow strong and is marked with your name and service information with a "dog tag" made to ensure you are never forgotten.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. It is my fervent hope you will be returned home.

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) recently updated the link/URL on its website for MIA Colonel John William Armstrong, USMA class of 1949, USAF, at the Honolulu Memorial in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (the "Punchbowl") on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii.

The updated link/URL is:
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/armstrong%3Djohn-7