ROSCOE H FOBAIR
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HONORED ON PANEL 2E, LINE 43 OF THE WALL

ROSCOE HENRY FOBAIR

WALL NAME

ROSCOE H FOBAIR

PANEL / LINE

2E/43

DATE OF BIRTH

09/30/1935

CASUALTY PROVINCE

NZ

DATE OF CASUALTY

07/24/1965

HOME OF RECORD

OXNARD

COUNTY OF RECORD

Ventura County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

AIR FORCE

RANK

LTC

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Contact Details

REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR ROSCOE HENRY FOBAIR
POSTED ON 5.30.2023
POSTED BY: James DeRuvo

Broken but not forgotten

I got Roscoe as my POW bracelet on the 80s, and wore it until it literally broke in two. But I remember him every year.
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POSTED ON 5.30.2023
POSTED BY: James DeRuvo

My bracelet is gone, but I still remember

I got Roscoe as my POW bracelet on the 80s, and wore it until it literally broke in two. But I remember him every year. Gone but not forgotten .
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POSTED ON 5.29.2023
POSTED BY: George Larson Jr

In our hearts forever

The story of Ross’s flight my father recounted will always be with me and how Ross mentored him through F4 transition and Ubon missions.
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POSTED ON 7.7.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. I am heartened you returned home though I wish it had been under very different circumstances. May you rest in eternal peace.
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POSTED ON 3.27.2022
POSTED BY: Clifford Heathcote

Details

Ross Fobair was my father’s squadron mate and friend. As such, some of the details regarding his loss should be cleared up. First, he was not in the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron but rather the 45th. The 45th was the first squadron of the 15th Wing to deploy to Southeast Asia and were due to be replaced by the 47th when Fobair was lost. The 47th arrived two days after the loss. This was the first loss of an aircraft to a North Vietnamese SAM and led to the creation of the Wild Weasel squadrons whose task was to hunt and kill SAMs. The squadron had watched the SAM site being constructed as they flew missions up north, but the rules of engagement kept them from taking any action against them for fear of harming Russian advisors (it has come to light since that the shoot down was conducted by Russian technicians). Second, Ross was not captured. The SAM detonated right beneath him and he was probably killed outright. There was no second parachute sighted. The aircraft commander, Richard Keirns, stated that he saw Fobair slumped in the cockpit before he ejected. Keirns was taken prisoner (for the second time as he had been a POW in WWII when his B-17 was shot down over Europe.

I still have the bracelet bearing his name on my dresser. His face looks down from the 45th Squadron photograph on my wall, kneeling just in front of my father. On his face a big smile. It was July, 1965. They were going home….
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