Lance Peter Sijan

memoriam, POW/MIA, vietnam

Captain Lance Peter Sijan 13 April 1942 – 22 January 1968 On the night of 09 Nov 1967, then LtCol John Armstrong, commander of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Da Nang, South Vietnam, and Weapons System Officer Capt Lance P. Sijan were tasked with a bombing mission in the Ho Chi Minh Trail…

John William Armstrong

memoriam, vietnam

Colonel John William Armstrong 5 December 1926 – ???? Then Lt. Col. John W. Armstrong was the Commander of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at DaNang Airbase, South Vietnam. On 9 November 1967, Lt. Col. Armstrong, pilot; and Capt. Lance P. Sijan, co-pilot; comprised the crew of an F4C, call sign “AWOL 01,” that…