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Robert Edwin Holton
Captain
497TH TAC FTR SQDN, 8TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF United States Air Force Butte, Montana April 08, 1941 to January 09, 1974 (Incident Date January 29, 1969) ROBERT E HOLTON is on the Wall at Panel W33, Line 14 |
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REMEMBEREDby one who wore his MIA bracelet,Dean R. Harms D_tron1713@yahoo.com |
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I also wore the bracelet of Captain Robert Holton. I was given the bracelet by my uncle who also served in Vietnam. I have always wanted the family to know that I have thought of him often, and still do to this day, he may have been lost but not forgotten. I will always think of him with warmth in my heart. |
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I also wear the bracelet of this brave man and have worn it since 1969.
Cate |
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I too, have remembered Captain Holton since I recieved my bracelet in high school. He has always had a place in my heart.
Susan Gilmartin Long |
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I have worn Captain Holton's bracelet since 1989 and I just wanted to say thanks to his family. It is humbling to realize that they themselves have served every day since 29 Jan 69 -- nearly 40 years! Thank you for your service, your dedication, and your sacrifice. May God bless you.
Major Paul Kanning |
Notes from The Virtual WallOn 29 January 1969, Major William E. Campbell and Captain Robert E. Holton in F-4D 66-7474 were part of a flight of Phantoms prosecuting a truck convoy in the vicinity of Ban Xam Tai near the Mu Gia Pass area of Laos. The Mu Gia Pass was one of several passageways through the mountainous border of Vietnam and Laos leading to the "Ho Chi Minh Trail". The anti-aircraft sites in the area, which had brought down another Phantom the day before (F-4D 66-8690, 435th TFS), were active and Holton's aircraft was hit by 37mm AAA fire. Although no ejections were observed and SAR efforts failed to locate either man, the possibility existed that they both survived to be captured and they were classed as Missing in Action. However, Holton did not return with the US POWs in February 1973, and on 09 January 1974 the Secretary of the Air Force approved a Presumptive Finding of Death, changing his status to Died while Missing/Body not Recovered. His remains have not been repatriated. |
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