Apodaca

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Victor Joe Apodaca, Jr

Apodaca was appointed to the Air Force Acadamy in 1957. He was the first Spanish/American/Navajo Indian to attend the Acadamy

75% of American Indians volunteer to fight in the wars of the United States. They are the smallest ethnic group in the US.

I.D. Disputed 3 stories to follow.
Name: Victor Joe Apodaca, Jr
Rank/Branch: 03/USAF
Unit: 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366 TFW Danang, South Vietnam
Date of Birth: 31 May 1937
Home City of Record: Englewood CO
Date of Loss 08 Jun 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 173900N 1061600E (XE343517)
Status: (in 1973) Missing In Action)
Category: 2
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C
Other Personnel in Incident: Jon T. Busch ( remains recovered)
Refno: 0727
Remarks: POSS DEAD FIR 3170909973
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U>S> Government Agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews, Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 2001 with information from the Naitonal Alliance of Families.
Synopsis:On the evening of June 8, 1967, two F4C Phantom Planes departed Da Nang Airbase on an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. Hambone 1 took the lead, followed about a mile behind by Hambone 2, commanded by Captain Victor Apodaca, Jr. and flown by Capt, Jon T. Busch. The two aircraft were flying at an altitude of about 4500 feet over a river valley with rolling to mountainous terrain about 22 miles northeast of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. Hambone 1 radioed Hambone 2 that he was encountering heavy and accurate ground fire. Fifteen seconds later, Apodaca acknoledged the warning and reported that his aircraft had been hit. Hambone 1 advised Apodaca to exit the area and head for the coast (where a safer at-sea rescue could occur). Moments later, Hambone 2 reported that he was experiencing control and hydraulic problems. The last message from Hambone 2 gave the direction of the aicraft and it's altitude which was 16,000 feet. Seconds later, emergency signals were received for about 25 seconds, but it was not possible to determine whether one or two radio signals were broadcasting, nor could the precise point of origination be determined. Hambone1, critically low on fuel, was forced to return to base.
An electronic search was conducted, but suspended due to darkness, bad weather and heavy anti-aircraft fire. During the search, no elctronic or visual contact was made and no evidence of the aircraft was found. The Air Force told the families they could not determine whether or not the men survived. Neither man was among the prisoners released in 1973 from Vietnam, and the Hanoi government denies any knowledge of them for twenty years. .

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