More than 50 years after disappearing during the Vietnam War, a Marine Corps captain’s remains have been discovered and identified by authorities.
According to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), officials recovered the remains of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester of Odessa, Texas in December of last year and just confirmed his identity. The 25-year-old pilot went missing while flying over the jungles of northern Vietnam in 1972 and has been missing ever since.
“In the winter of 1972, Forrester was assigned to Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 533, Marine Attack Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On Dec. 27, Forrester was piloting an A-6A Intruder, along with his co-pilot, during a nighttime combat mission over the northern part of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam,” the agency said. “After entering the target area, Forrester’s aircraft ceased radio communications and never returned to base. Search and rescue teams could not locate any trace of the aircraft or the crew in the Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province.”…