THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from those who knew you and those who wore/wear your MIA bracelet are touching. It remains my fervent hope you will be returned home after the passage of so many years....

Fate--I was born in Shelby county, Memphis TN Then I inherit my father in laws keep sakes and he has a MIA Bracelet with Capt. John Baldridge Jr. It was honor to find this and if there is a family that would like it. Email me. Thank you for your family's service to country.

We were in a classroom during pilot training at Williams AFB in 1969. Butch strolled to the blackboard and began writing in large letters, MY WIFE IS PREGNANT. The class erupted in applause amid shouts of “atta boys”. Butch was so thrilled and excited that he was going to be a father, and everyone was happy for him. I’ll never forget that moment.

1LT John 'Butch' Baldridge, Pilot of O-2A 67-21301 on that ill-fated flight.

Captain John Robert Baldridge Jr., Served with the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, 504th Tactical Air Support Group, 7th Air Force.