

On October 26, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, VMFA 115 was performing combat operations against hostile forces. First Lieutenant William R. Gendebien was performing his assigned duty as Air Traffic Controller from an aircraft with the assigned crew in support of VMFA 115 in their combat operations. During these operations, hostile actions downed the aircraft with its crew and it made a crash landing. First Lieutenant William R. Gendebien died in the crash of the aircraft.






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