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Subject: MIA Parsley, Edward Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:15:03 -0500 From: smfishbaugh@mikro
Subject:
MIA
Parsley, Edward
Date:
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:15:03 -0500
From:
Was updating one of my Khe Sanh related files. This link reflects he was
recovered on 6-7-2004
ttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134287985/edward-milton-parsley
Also found this:
The C-123
PROVIDER
was a short-range cargo aircraft used for a variety of missions in Vietnam. On
03 February 1966, a C-123B (tail number 55-4537) of the 311th
Air Cargo Squadron departed Da Nang on a round-robin combat airlift support
mission. The first leg of the trip took it to Khe Sanh, thence to Dong Hai and
back to Khe Sanh.
It departed Khe Sanh for another shuttle mission at about 4:55 in the afternoon.
During this leg radio
communications with the aircraft were lost. An extensive search was made without
results; neither the aircraft nor its crew could be located. Its flight
plan would have taken it over heavily jungled mountains. On 10 February, after
25 search sorties had been flown, the dedicated search effort was terminated and
the crew
was listed as Missing in Action.
Four Americans were aboard
the C-123:
Major James L. Carter,
pilot;
Captain Wilbur R. Brown,
co-pilot;
SGT Edward M. Parsley,
loadmaster; and
SGT Therman M. Waller,
flight mechanic.
On 09 January 1978, the Secretary of the Air Force
approved a Presumptive Finding of Death and Chief Master Sergeant Parlsey's
status was changed to Killed in Action/Body not Recovered. As of 28 May 2004, the remains of the four men have not been
repatriated; see our
PM-SEA pages
for current status.
The remains of Major Carter,
CMSgt Parsley, and Sgt Waller were repatriated on 19 May 2003, with
identification publicly announced on 07 June 2004. Burial information
for these three men follows:
Colonel James L. Carter,
Site 3795, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery.
CMSgt Edward M. Parsley, Site 46-A-15, Section MF, Arlington National
Cemetery.
CMSgt Therman M. Waller,
Site 016, Row 02, Section K, Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield,
Missouri.
Although one report has been
found indicating that Major Brown's remains also were recovered, as of 25 July
2005 the DoD PMSEA office has not made any official
announcement regarding his repatriation.