THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. It remains my fervent hope you will be returned hoe after all these years.

Never forget.

Semper Fortis.

LT Joseph G. Greenleaf and LT Clemie McKinney served with Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114), Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11), embarked aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). On April 14, 1972, pilot Greenleaf and Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) McKinney were crew members in a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II aircraft (#157252), call sign Linfield 203, on a strike mission in the vicinity of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam. During the bomb run, their jet was hit in the cockpit area by anti-aircraft artillery and crashed. The Phantom was observed throughout the dive bomb run and impact by the Forward Air Controller (FAC). The FAC reported seeing no ejections and stated that the aircraft impacted and exploded with canopies in place one mile south of Cam Lo village. On August 14, 1985, the Vietnamese government returned remains they associated with McKinney to U.S. custody. Although McKinney's family disputed the finding, the Navy determined in February 1988 the remains were McKinney's. Greenleaf’s remains have not been accounted for. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and pownetwork.org]

Lieutenant Joseph Gales Greenleaf, Served with Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114), Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11), USS Kitty Hawk, Task Force 77 (TF-77), 7th Fleet.

We were all six college roommates. Four of us were fellow NROTC students and Princeton Navy Drill Team members. Joe was a dear friend to all of us.
His MIA status was a shock. At our 50th Reunion memorial service a number of us sat together in the campus chapel and shared his memory as his name was read. A letter from his then Commanding Officer was shared outlining what a fine officer he was.
We honor the memory of Joseph Gales Greenleaf. A fine man and a friend.