THE WALL OF FACES

My loving father, I thank you for the service that you gave. You flew a b-66 bomber over the Leo's mountains and you lost your life protecting us. You're gone but never forgotten. You will always remain in my heart your loving daughter Cynthia man Allen

Never forget.

HOOAH

Captain Robert Lee Mann was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while engaged in aerial flight. He served as a Pilot and was assigned to the 9TH TRS (SAIGON DET), 6250TH CBT SPT GROUP, 363RD TAC RECON WING, 13TH AF.
See http://www.virtualwall.org/dm/MannRL01a.htm

Dear Cap Robert Mann, Thank you for your service as a Tactical Aircraft Pilot. You are still MIA. Please come home. You Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Time passes quickly, but it is an unusual time. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Be at peace.

On October 22, 1965, pilot CAPT Robert L. Mann, sensor system operator 1LT John Weger Jr., and navigator 1LT James A. McEwen comprised the crew of a U.S. Air Force Douglas RB-66 Destroyer (#53-0452) from the 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (Saigon Detachment) on a night reconnaissance mission. The mission was classified and scheduled to begin and end at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. Shortly after a radio transmission, the crew of another nearby aircraft observed a fireball reflection against the clouds to the north of the mission area assigned to CAPT Mann’s aircraft. They attempted radio contact with Mann but received no response. On October 23rd, search and rescue forces located a crash site on a mountain slope 200 feet below a 4600-fot peak. The point of impact was approximately 24 miles southwest of Kon Tum in Kon Tum Province, RVN. On December 4, 1965, a Graves Registration specialist searched the crash site but found no remains. On April 29, 1966, flying safety personnel visited the crash site and recovered a severely damaged parachute harness with embedded human remains. It was their opinion that the occupants of the aircraft did not parachute from the aircraft before the crash. The remains of the three airmen have not been recovered. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]