# List of United States servicemembers and civilians missing in action during the Vietnam War (1966–67)

This article is a list of US MIAs of the Vietnam War in the period 1966–67. In 1973, the United States listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for from the entire Vietnam War. By October 2022, 1,582 Americans remained unaccounted for, of which 1,004 were classified as further pursuit, 488 as non-recoverable and 90 as deferred.

## 1966

| Date missing | Surname, First name(s) | Rank | Service | Unit | Operation/Battle Name | Location | Circumstances of loss | Recovery status |
| January 1 | Kirksey, Robert L | Private First Class | US Army | 46th Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, Vũng Tàu | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 2 | MacLaughlin, Donald C | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-76, USS Enterprise | | South Vietnam, Duc Pho District | His A-4C #147704 hit the ground while making an attack in low cloud and fog, his body was later seen in the wreckage but could not be recovered due to enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 7 | Callanan, Richard J | Captain | USAF | 774th Troop Carrier Squadron | | South Vietnam, Pleiku | Pilot of C-130B #61-0972, shot down while delivering ammunition to An Khê | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 7 | Greenley, Jon A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 774th Troop Carrier Squadron | | South Vietnam | Copilot of C-130B #61-0972, shot down while delivering ammunition to An Khe | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 11 | Godfrey, Johnny H | Captain | USAF | 1131st Special Activities Squadron | | South Vietnam, Sóc Trăng | His A-1H was shot down on a strafing run, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 16 | Schoonover, Charles D | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | RVAH-9, USS Ranger | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of RA-5C #149312 which failed to catch the arrester wire while landing, he applied power, an engine exploded and the aircraft crashed into the sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 16 | Hollingsworth, Hal T | Ensign | US Navy | RVAH-9, USS Ranger | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Navigator on RA-5C #149312 which failed to catch the arrester wire while landing, the aircraft crashed into the sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 16 | Neth, Fred A | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-24, USS Hancock | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | His F-8C crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 16 | Wood, Don C | Captain | USAF | 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Plain of Jars | His F-105D #59–171 was shot down while conducting a bomb damage assessment mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 21 | Egan, James T | Captain | USMC | 3rd Battalion 12th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Missing in an ambush while acting as forward observer on a reconnaissance patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 22 | Forman, William S | Captain | US Navy | VS-35, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of S-2D which disappeared while on a night patrol, a liferaft and flight helmet were later found at sea | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 22 | Frenyea, Edmund H | Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman | US Navy | VS-35, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on an S-2D which disappeared while on a night patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 22 | Sennett, Robert R | Senior Chief Aviation Machinist | US Navy | VS-35, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on an S-2D which disappeared while on a night patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 22 | Templin, Erwin B | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VS-35, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot on an S-2D which disappeared while on a night patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 24 | Booze, Delmar G | 2nd Lieutenant | USMC | VMFA-314 | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Bombardier/navigator on an F-4B that disappeared south of Huế | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 24 | Sprick, Doyle R | Captain | USMC | VMFA-314 | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Pilot of an F-4B that disappeared south of Huế | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 24 | Helber, Lawrence N | 2nd Lieutenant | USMC | VMFA-314 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Bombardier/navigator on an F-4B that disappeared south of Huế | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 24 | Pitt, Albert | Major | USMC | VMFA-314 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Pilot of an F-4B that disappeared south of Huế | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 29 | McPherson, Fred L | Major | USAF | 602d Special Operations Squadron | | South Vietnam, Hậu Nghĩa Province | His A-1E crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 29 | Badolati, Frank N | Staff Sergeant | US Army | RT Roadrunner, Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group | Operation Masher | South Vietnam, An Lão District, Bình Định Province | Killed during a reconnaissance patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 29 | Hodgson, Cecil J | Master Sergeant | US Army | RT Roadrunner, Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group | Operation Masher | South Vietnam, An Lão District, Bình Định Province | Killed during a reconnaissance patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 29 | Terry, Ronald T | Staff Sergeant | US Army | RT Roadrunner, Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group | Operation Masher | South Vietnam, An Lão District | Killed during a reconnaissance patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Alm, Richard A | Major | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot on a KC-130F #149809 hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Coates, Donald L | Staff Sergeant | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on a KC-130F hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Humphrey, Galen F | Gunnery Sergeant | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on a KC-130F hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Luker, Russell B | Staff Sergeant | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on a KC-130F hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Prevost, Albert M | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of a KC-130F hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 1 | Vlahakos, Peter G | Staff Sergeant | USMC | VMGR-152 | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crew Chief on a KC-130F hit by ground fire while on a refueling mission near Hon Co Island | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 5 | Asmussen, Glenn E | Shipfitter First Class | US Navy | USS Navasota | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on an SH-3A #149926 that crashed at sea during a crew transfer to the USS Ranger (CV-61) | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 5 | McConnaughhay, Dan D | Shipfitter, Second Class | US Navy | USS Navasota | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on an SH-3A that crashed at sea during a crew transfer to the USS Ranger (CV-61) | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 5 | Sparenberg, Bernard J | Chief Shipfitter | US Navy | USS Navasota | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on an SH-3A that crashed at sea during a crew transfer to the USS Ranger (CV-61) | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 10 | Hopps, Gary D | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-145, USS Ranger | | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His A-1H #137627 was hit by ground fire during a bombing run and crashed, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 10 | Hunter, Russell P | Captain | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Ban Vangthon | Pilot of a B-57B #52-1575 lost on a night strike mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Search and rescue forces located the wreckage, but could find no sign of the crew | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 10 | Kiefel, Ernst P | Captain | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Ban Vangthon | Bombardier/navigator on a B-57B lost on a night strike mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Search and rescue forces located the wreckage, but could find no sign of the crew | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 14 | Hills, John R | Major | USAF | | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Saravane Province | His A-1E was hit by ground fire and crashed into a mountain northeast of Chavane | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 15 | Mauterer, Oscar | Major | USAF | 602d Special Operations Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Mụ Giạ Pass | His A-1E #52-133885 was hit by ground fire, he ejected and his parachute was seen to deploy and a rescue operation commenced but was driven off due to strong ground fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 18 | Murray, Joseph V | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of A-6A, #151797 which failed to pull up from a bombing run and hit the ground, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 18 | Schroeffel, Thomas A | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Bombardier/navigator on an A-6A which failed to pull up from a bombing run and hit the ground, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 25 | Causey, John B | Captain | USAF | 41st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of RB-66C #0457 which was hit by an SA-2 near Vinh and crashed at sea, all other crewmembers were rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 26 | Newton, Donald S | Sergeant First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Tuy Hòa | Disappeared on a long range reconnaissance patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 26 | Wills, Francis D | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Tuy Hòa | Disappeared on a long range reconnaissance patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 1 | Christensen, William M | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-143, USS Ranger | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar Intercept Officer on an F-4B that crashed at sea during low-level manoevuring | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 1 | Frawley, William D | Lieutenant | US Navy | VF-143, USS Ranger | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of an F-4B that crashed at sea during low-level manoevuring | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 1 | Woloszyk, Donald J | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-55, USS Ranger | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province | His A-4E became separated from his flight and he said he was joining another flight but was not seen again | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 2 | Worst, Karl E | Captain | USAF | 23d Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos | His O-1E collided with an F-105 during a forward air control mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 4 | Andrews, Stuart M | Captain | USAF | 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | His O-1E was shot down on a visual reconnaissance mission. The remains of the passenger, 1st Lieutenant John F Conlon were identified in 2006 | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 9 | Collins, Willard M | Captain | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | South Vietnam, A Shau Valley | Pilot of an AC-47D #44-76290 that was hit by ground fire and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 9 | Foster, Robert E | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | South Vietnam, A Shau Valley | Crewman on an AC-47D that was hit by ground fire and crashed. | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 9 | Peterson, Delbert R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | South Vietnam, A Shau Valley | Copilot of an AC-47D that was hit by ground fire and crashed. He was reported to be engaging the enemy while the other surviving crewmen were rescued by an HH-43 | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 10 | Taylor, James L | Sergeant | US Army | Detachment 503, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, A Shau Valley | Died from wounds received at the A Shau Special Forces Camp, his body was left behind during the evacuation | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 10 | Xavier, Augusto M | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMA-311 | | South Vietnam, A Shau Valley | His A-4C #148518 was shot down while on a close air support mission near the A Shau Special Forces Camp | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 13 | Davis, Gene E | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Crewman on an AC-47 Spooky 73 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Duvall, Dean A | Sergeant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Gunner on an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Henninger, Howard W | Captain | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Pilot of an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Morgan, Edwin E | Technical Sergeant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Loadmaster on an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death until 17 June 2015 when he was accounted for |
| March 13 | Olson, Gerald E | Captain | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Navigator on an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Pasekoff, Robert E | Captain | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Copilot on an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Pauley, Marshall I | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 4th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Gunner on an AC-47 lost on a nighttime air support mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 13 | Parker, Udon | Specialist | US Army | 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry | | South Vietnam, Phú Yên Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 14 | Hilton, Robert L | Airman First Class | USAF | 33d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on an HU-16 hit by ground fire while on a rescue mission. The remains of another missing crewman Robert Pleiman were returned in 1988 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 14 | Klute, Karl E | Captain | USAF | 90th TacticalFighter Squadron | | South Vietnam | His F-100D #3793 crashed on a close air support mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 15 | Holmes, David H | Captain | USAF | 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Savannakhet Province | His O-1E #56-2530 was shot down on a forward air control mission and he was seen in the cockpit of his crashed aircraft. When SAR forces arrived the following day the cockpit was empty | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 15 | Scott, Martin R | Captain | USAF | HQ Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu | Pilot of an F-4C shot down on an armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death until 18 August 2017 when he was accounted for |
| March 15 | Stewart, Peter J | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | HQ Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu | Bombardier/navigator on an F-4C shot down on an armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death until 6 April 2018 when he was accounted for |
| March 18 | McPherson, Everett A | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMCJ-1 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | Pilot of an EF-10B #127041 hit by an SA-2. The remains of Lt Brent Davis, the electronic warfare officer, were identified in 1997 | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 20 | Beach, Arthur J | Captain | USMC | HMM-163 | | South Vietnam, Da Nang | Copilot of a UH-34D #149351 which crashed on a night medevac mission. The wreckage and remains of the other four crewmembers were discovered at sea the following month | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 21 | Compton, Frank R | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-94, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of A-4C #149515 that exploded and crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 21 | Tiderman, John M | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-94, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of an A-4C #148499 that exploded and crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 23 | Tapp, John B | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-93, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4C crashed at sea during a night landing | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 1 | Grayson, William R | Commander | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of an A-3B(T) that crashed after launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 1 | Krech, Melvin T | Petty Officer First Class | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on an A-3B(T) that crashed after launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 3 | Laws, Richard L | Lieutenant | US Navy | VF-24, USS Hancock | | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | His F-8 was hit by ground fire and crashed | Listed as killed in action, body not recovered until January 2013 when his remains were identified |
| April 5 | Brown, James W | Private | USMC | 1st Battalion 5th Marines | | South Vietnam, Biên Hòa Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 6 | Cook, Dennis P | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-212, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E ditched after launch and he did not exit the aircraft | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 6 | Gates, James W | Captain | US Army | 20th Aviation Detachment | | Laos, Saravane Province | Pilot of an OV-1A #63-1377 shot down on a visual reconnaissance mission. Both crewmen ejected successfully and their last radio transmissions said they were surrounded by enemy troops | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 6 | Lafayette, John W | Captain | US Army | Operations Directorate (J-3), HQ, MACV | | Laos, Saravane Province | Observer on an OV-1A #63-1377 shot down on a visual reconnaissance mission. Both crewmen ejected successfully and their last radio transmissions said they were surrounded by enemy troops | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 7 | Barnett, Robert R | Captain | USAF | 8th Bombardment Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Pilot of a B-57B #52-1530 lost on a daytime bombing mission | Listed as killed in action, body not recovered until March 2017 when his remains were identified |
| April 7 | Walker, Thomas T | Captain | USAF | 8th Bombardment Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Navigator of a B-57B lost on a daytime bombing mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 12 | Conway, James B | Captain | US Army | Detachment A253, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Missing after the reconnaissance patrol he was leading was ambushed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 12 | Glasson, William A | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | | China, Leizhou Peninsula | Pilot of a KA-3B shot down by the Chinese while flying from Naval Air Station Cubi Point to the USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf of Tonkin. On 16 December 1975, the Chinese returned ashes they said were those of the fourth crewmember PRCS Kenneth Pugh | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 12 | Harris, Rueben B | ATCS | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | | China, Leizhou Peninsula | Crewman on a KA-3B shot down by the Chinese while flying from Naval Air Station Cubi Point to the USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf of Tonkin | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 12 | Jordan, Larry M | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | | China, Leizhou Peninsula | Copilot of a KA-3B shot down by the Chinese while flying from Naval Air Station Cubi Point to the USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf of Tonkin | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 15 | Zerbe, Michael R | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | HC-1 Detachment Charlie, USS Kitty Hawk | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of UH-2B #150162 that crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 17 | Tromp, William L | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-115, USS Kitty Hawk | | North Vietnam, Vinh | His A-1H crashed on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Austin, Ellis E | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Bombardier/navigator on an A-6A that crashed on a bombing run | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Keller, Jack E | Commander | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of an A-6A that crashed on a bombing run | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 22 | Nickerson, William B | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Vinh | Bombardier/navigator on an A-6A that crashed into the sea following a bombing run, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 22 | Weimorts, Robert F | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Vinh | Pilot of an A-6A that crashed into the sea following a bombing run, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 24 | Cooper, William E | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His F-105D was hit by an SA-2 and the cockpit section broke off and was seen falling towards the ground, no ejection was observed | Presumptive finding of death until 22 December 2014 when he was accounted for |
| April 26 | Anderson, Warren L | Captain | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of an RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 26 | Tucker, James H | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thinder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Copilot of an RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 29 | Brown, Thomas E | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VFA-211, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Cat Ba Island | His F-8E #150867 hit a rock outcrop while attacking a vessel, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 29 | Bruch, Donald W | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His F-105D #62-4304 was hit by ground fire, entered a steep dive and crashed, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 29 | Mullen, William F | Captain | USMC | MWHS-1 | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Ban Karai Pass | His A-4E #151057 was lost on an attack mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 2 | Wood, Walter S | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-55, USS Ranger | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E #15103 crashed at sea, he ejected successfully but drowned before SAR forces could arrive | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 4 | Malone, Jimmy M | Private | US Army | 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Believed to have been captured by Vietcong while collecting mail from another platoon's position | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 5 | Dawes, John J | Sergeant First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam | Passenger on a CH-47 that crashed at sea on a medevac flight, all other passengers and crew escaped. | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 9 | Dexter, Bennie L | Airman | USAF | 633rd Combat Support Group | | South Vietnam, Darlac province | Believed to have been captured by Vietcong while driving a Jeep from Pleiku to Buôn Ma Thuột city, the abandoned Jeep was found 2 days later | Died in captivity, remains not returned |
| May 11 | Feneley, Francis J | Captain | USAF | 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His F-105D was hit by ground fire and crashed at sea, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 11 | Villeponteaux, James H | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMA-311 | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Saravane | His A-4E #151995 collided with another aircraft from his squadron and crashed on a night bombing mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 14 | King, Donald L | Captain | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of an F-4C #64-0760 hit by enemy fire on a night bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 14 | Ralston, Frank D | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Bombardier/navigator of an F-4C hit by enemy fire on a night bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 15 | Balcom, Ralph C | Captain | USAF | 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His F-105D #61-0174 disappeared following a bombing mission near Đồng Hới | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 17 | Deere, Donald T | Specialist | US Army | Detachment A-302, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam | His MIKE Force patrol was ambushed near the Cambodian border, he was shot several times and his body was unable to be retrieved | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 18 | Guillet, Andre R | Airman First Class | USAF | 606th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos | Observer on an O-1E shot down on a visual reconnaissance mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 18 | Harley, Lee D | Captain | USAF | Detachment 3, 505th Tactical Control Group | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos | Pilot of an O-1E shot down on a visual reconnaissance mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 18 | Moore, William J | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 310th Air Commando Squadron | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Crewman on a C-123B shot down on a night flareship mission east of Pleiku | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 18 | Wall, Jerry M | Airman First Class | USAF | 310th Air Commando Squadron | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Crewman on a C-123B shot down on a night flareship mission east of Pleiku | Killed in action, body not recovered. On 30 August 2012 the DPMO announced that his remains had been identified |
| May 21 | Buckley, Louis | Sergeant | US Army | 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, An Khe | His mortar platoon was ambushed and overrun while awaiting helicopter pickup and he was seen to be wounded by survivors of the platoon | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 21 | Thackerson, Walter A | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam | His platoon was amushed on a search and destroy mission, the platoon withdrew and he was found to be missing, the platoon returned to the ambush site but was unable to recover his body due to enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 25 | Glandon, Gary A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Weapons Systems Officer on an F-4C #64-0722 that was seen to burst into flames and explode in midair, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 26 | Griffey, Terrence H | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Pilot of an F-4C #64-0722 that was seen to burst into flames and explode in middair, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 31 | Alberton, Bobby J | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 61st Troop Carrier Squadron | Operation Carolina Moon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on a C-130E #64-0511 shot down while dropping a mine on the Song Ma river. An empty liferaft and aircraft wreckage were later seen by SAR forces. The remains of 3 of the crew were returned in 1986, and 2 other crewmen in 1998 | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 31 | Edmondson, William R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 61st Troop Carrier Squadron | Operation Carolina Moon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on a C-130E #64-0511 shot down while dropping a mine on the Song Ma river | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 31 | McDonald, Emmett R | Captain | USAF | 61st Troop Carrier Squadron | Operation Carolina Moon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on a C-130E #64-0511 shot down while dropping a mine on the Song Ma river | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 31 | Herrold, Ned R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Carolina Moon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of an F-4C #63-7664 shot down while flying a diversionary mission for the mine-laying mission. Aircraft crashed at sea, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 31 | Ragland, Dayton W | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Carolina Moon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Aircraft commander of an F-4C #63-7664 shot down while flying a diversionary mission for the mine-laying mission. Aircraft crashed at sea, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 31 | Steen, Martin W | Captain | USAF | 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Yên Bái Province | His F-105D was hit by enemy fire and he ejected. Search and rescue forces later located his empty parachute in a tree. | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 2 | Rosato, Joseph F | Captain | USAF | 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | His F-4C #0744 was hit by enemy fire but he filed to eject from the aircraft. | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 9 | Bush, Robert I | Captain | USAF | 602nd Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of A-1E #52-133899 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 9 | Shorack, Theodore J | Major | USAF | 602nd Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình province | Pilot of A-1E #52-133899 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 12 | Harris, Gregory J | Corporal | USMC | 3rd Battalion 11th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Radioman assigned to the 5th Battalion, Republic of Vietnam Marine Division, missing in an ambush while on a search and destroy mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 13 | Burkart, Charles W | Captain | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Pilot of a B-57 lost on a nighttime bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 13 | Kerr, Everett O | Captain | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Navigator on a B-57 lost on a nighttime bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 13 | Gierak, George G | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAP-61, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province | Copilot of an RA-3B shot down on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 13 | Glanville, John T | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAP-61, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province | Pilot of an RA-3B shot down on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 13 | Lambton, Bennie R | Chief Petty Officer | US Navy | VAP-61, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province | Photo-intelligenceman on an RA-3B shot down on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Adams, Oley N | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 12th Armament Electronic Maintenance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-130E #63-7785 that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base. USS Fortify arrived at the wreckage field shortly after the crash and recovered the bodies of two crewmen | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Cairns, Robert A | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 51st Field Maintenance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Cobbs, Ralph B | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Collette, Curtis D | Aviation Machinist, 2nd Class | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Flight mechanic on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Dempsey, Jack I | Yeoman, 2nd Class | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Radio operator on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Freng, Stanley J | Aviation Machinist 2nd Class | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Flight Mechanic on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Gravitte, Connie M | Captain | USAF | 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Hess, Gene K | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 51st Field Maintenance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Romig, Edward L | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Navigator on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Savoy, M J | Airman | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Crewman on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Siegwarth, Donald E | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VR-7 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Co-pilot of a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 17 | Washburn, Larry E | Airman | USAF | 51st Field Maintenance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-130E that exploded in middair shortly after takeoff from Cam Ranh Air Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 20 | McDonough, John R | Lieutenant | US Navy | VAW-13, USS Hancock | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His EA-1F ditched shortly after a night launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 20 | Tunnell, John W | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-145, USS Ranger | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 22 | Smith, Warren P | Captain | USAF | 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | His O-1F was shot down on a forward air control mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 23 | Belknap, Harry J | Ensign | US Navy | VF-151, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar Intercept Officer on F-4B #152324 that crashed at sea during a night carrier landing | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 23 | Nyman, Lawrence F | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-151, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4B #152324 that crashed at sea during a night carrier landing | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 24 | Ellis, William | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Pleiku Province | His Company was covering the withdrawal of a reconnaissance platoon and he disappeared during the evacuation | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 25 | Marik, Charles W | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-65, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Bombardier/navigator on an A-6A #151816 shot down near Vinh, both crewmen ejected successfully over water, but SAR forces were unable to locate him | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 28 | Cavalli, Anthony F | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 603rd Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Ban Karai Pass | Navigator on A-26A #44-17650 lost on a night attack mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 28 | Dudley, Charles G | Captain | USAF | 603rd Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Ban Karai Pass | Pilot of A-26A #44-17650 lost on a night attack mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 28 | Wolfe, Thomas H | Captain | USAF | 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos | Observer on A-26A #44-17650 lost on a night attack mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 3 | Gage, Robert H | Corporal | USMC | 1st Anti-Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Disappeared from Thanh Thuy Village | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 6 | Hestle, Roosevelt | Major | USAF | Detachment 1, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-105F hit by ground fire and crashed, no ejection observed. The remains of the other crewman, Captain Charles E Morgan were returned in 1989 | Presumptive finding of death until 22 June 2017 when he was accounted for |
| July 7 | Pharris, William V | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Phu Cat | Shot and killed while on a search and destroy mission, his body was left behind due to enemy activity and when the area was reoccuppied his body had disappeared | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 8 | Longanecker, Ronald L | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #151947 hit by enemy fire and crashed, he was unable to escape the burning aircraft | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 14 | Kipina, Marshall F | Private First Class | US Army | 131st Aviation Company, 14th Aviation Battalion | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Attapeu Province | Observer on an OV-1C aircraft #61-2675 lost on a night surveillance mission | Presumptive finding of death until 6 April 2018 when he was accounted for |
| July 14 | Nopp, Robert G | Captain | US Army | 131st Aviation Company, 14th Aviation Battalion | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Attapeu Province | Pilot of OV-1C aircraft #61-2675 lost on a night surveillance mission | Presumptive finding of death until 27 February 2018 when he was accounted for |
| July 19 | Winters, Darryl G | Airman First Class | USAF | Detachment 2, 600th Photo Squadron | | South Vietnam, Long An Province | Air Force photographer on F-100F #58-1217 that was hit by ground fire and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 20 | Dillon, David A | Specialist | US Army | 68th Assault Helicopter Company, 145th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, Long An Province | Crew chief on a UH-1B hit by ground fire and crashed on an air assault mission. The remains of the other 3 crewmembers were recovered | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 20 | Nobert, Craig R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Electronic warfare officer on an EB-66C hit by enemy fire, 2 crewmen ejected successfully and were captured | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 21 | Tiffin, Rainford | Captain | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Yên Bái Province | His F-105D #62-4227 was hit by enemy fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 22 | Wells, Robert J | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 23 | Smith, William W | Captain | USAF | 505th Tactical Air Control Group | Operation Hastings | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | His O-1E collided with a UH-34D and crashed while on a forward air control mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 29 | Bossio, Galileo F | Major | USAF | 388th Combat Support Group | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of RC-47D #43-48388 shot down while on an electronic intelligence mission. The remains of the other 5 crewmen were returned. | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 29 | Di Tommasso, Robert J | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 388th Combat Support Group | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Intelligence officer on RC-47D ~43-48388 shot down while on an electronic intelligence mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 29 | Hoskinson, Robert E | Captain | USAF | 6200th Combat Support Group | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Copilot of RC-47D #43-48388 shot down while on an electronic intelligence mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 29 | Laws, Delmer L | Staff Sergeant | US Army | CCN, MACV-SOG, 5th Special Forces Group | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Disappeared after his reconnaissance patrol was ambushed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 7 | Fryer, Charles W | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-152, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 7 | Moran, Richard A | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-15, USS Intrepid | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4B #145040 crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 11 | Allinson, David J | Captain | USAF | 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Yên Bái Province | His F-105D was hit by ground fire and he ejected successfully, but he did not contact SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 14 | Eaton, Curtis A | Major | USAF | 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thái Nguyên province | His F-105 #59-1763 was hit by ground fire and he radioed that he was ejecting, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 17 | Kemp, Freddie | Private | US Army | 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Pleiku Province | Drowned on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 18 | Rykoskey, Edward J | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | His long-range reconnaissance patrol was ambushed while awaiting extraction, he was shot and unable to be recovered | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 20 | Milikin, Richard M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Đồng Hới | Pilot of an RF-4C hit by ground fire on a night mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 21 | Johnson, James R | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Pleiku Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 28 | Babula, Robert L | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Member of a 4-man fire team that disappeared while moving to a night ambush position. The remains of 1 Marine, PFC Robert C Borton were returned in 1993 | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 28 | Bodenschatz, John E | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam | Member of a 4-man fire team that disappeared while moving to a night ambush position | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 28 | Carter, Dennis R | Corporal | USMC | 3rd Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam | Leader of a 4-man fire team that disappeared while moving to a night ambush position | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 28 | Bullard, William H | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-164, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E crashed into the sea after launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 1 | Nichols, Hubert C | Major | USAF | 602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His A-1E Sandy was hit by ground fire while on an SAR mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 6 | Bundy, Norman L | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VFP-62, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His RF-8A #144624 crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 9 | Fischer, John R | Captain | USMC | VMA-224 | | South Vietnam | His A-4E #150020 crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 10 | Tatum, Lawrence B | Major | USAF | 1st Air Commando Squadron | | North Vietnam | His A-1E #52-132675 was shot down, he ejected and landed within the DMZ but a rescue could not be attempted due to heavy enemy fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 14 | Stoddard, Clarence W | Commander | US Navy | VA-25, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H #139756 was hit by a SAM and he crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 16 | Robertson, John L | Major | USAF | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-4C hit by ground fire. The weapons systems operator 1LT Hubert E Buchanan ejected successfully and was captured | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 19 | Brown, Frank M | Lieutenant | US Navy | VF-151, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4B #152315 that crashed into the sea following a night launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 19 | Henry, David A | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-151, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #152315 that crashed into the sea following a night launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 19 | Parsons, Don B | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-154, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | Pilot of an F-4B #152985 hit by a SAM on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 19 | Pilkington, Thomas H | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-154, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | Radar intercept office on an F-4B #152985 hit by a SAM on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 20 | Bloom, Richard M | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMA-224 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | His A-4E #150054 was hit by ground fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 21 | Bauder, James R | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-21, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of an F-4B #152973 lost on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death until 12 September 2017 when he was accounted for |
| September 21 | Mills, James B | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-21, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | Quynh Luu District, North Vietnam | Radar intercept officer on an F-4B #152973 lost on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death until August 2018 when his remains recovered from an underwater crash site were identified |
| September 22 | Knochel, Charles A | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-176, USS Intrepid | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H was hit by enemy fire and he ejected over the water, he apparently lost consciousness and drowned before SAR forces could arrive | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 24 | Tice, Paul D | Lance Corporal | USMC | 2nd Battalion 7th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Killed by artillery fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 24 | Whittle, Junior L | Specialist | US Army | 630th Ordnance Company | | South Vietnam, Tuy Hòa | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 25 | Bossman, Peter R | Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class | US Navy | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Corpsman on a UH-34D #148776 of HMM-161 that was hit in mid-air by a friendly artillery shell on a night medevac mission. The UH-34 crashed and burned and rescue forces were only able to recover 2 bodies from the wreckage | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 25 | Ducat, Phillip A | Captain | USMC | HMM-161 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Pilot of UH-34D #148776 that was hit in mid-air by a friendly artillery shell on a night medevac mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 25 | Reiter, Dean W | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | HMM-161 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Copliot of UH-34D #148776 that was hit in mid-air by a friendly artillery shell on a night medevac mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 25 | Cushman, Clifton E | Captain | USAF | 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Lạng Sơn Province | His F-105D was hit by ground fire and broke up, he apparently ejected but no contact was made with SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 26 | Mosburg, Henry L | Captain | US Army | 114th Assault Helicopter Company | | South Vietnam, Vĩnh Bình province | Pilot of a UH-1B #64-13935 hit by enemy fire and crashed into the Son Co Chien river. The remains of the gunner SP4 Marvin F Phillips were returned in 2010 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 27 | Spilman, Dyke A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Weapons systems operator on an RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 27 | Stine, Joseph M | Major | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of an RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 28 | Taylor, Danny G | Staff Sergeant | US Army | FOB-1, CCN, MACV-SOG | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Shot and killed during an ambush while on a reconnaissance patrol, his body was left behind due to strong enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 29 | Brasher, Jimmy M | 1st Lieutenant | US Army | 131st Aviation Company | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of an OV-1C #64-14266 hit by a SAM on a night reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 29 | Pittman, Robert E | Private First Class | US Army | 131st Aviation Company | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Observer on OV-1C #64-14266 hit by a SAM on a night reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 3 | Echevarria, Raymond L | Sergeant First Class | US Army | RT Arizona, MACV-SOG | Operation Shining Brass | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Missing after his patrol was engaged by enemy forces and the patrol members chose to escape and evade the enemy | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 3 | Jones, James E | Sergeant First Class | US Army | RT Arizona, MACV-SOG | Operation Shining Brass | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Missing after his patrol was engaged by enemy forces and the patrol members chose to escape and evade the enemy | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 3 | Williams, Eddie L | Sergeant First Class | US Army | RT Arizona, MACV-SOG | Operation Shining Brass | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Missing after his patrol was engaged by enemy forces and the patrol members chose to escape and evade the enemy | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 5 | Beene, James A | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-152, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H #137610 disappeared in cloud and an oil slick was later seen in the water | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 7 | Gilchrist, Robert M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Ba Đồn | Pilot of an RF-4C #63-7486 hit by enemy fire on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 7 | Pabst, Eugene M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Ba Đồn | Weapons systems operator on RF-4C #63-7486 hit by enemy fire on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 7 | Knight, Larry D | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Weapons systems operator on RF-4C #65-0885 that disappeared on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 7 | Treece, James A | Captain | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of RF-4C #65-0885 that disappeared on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 10 | Confer, Michael S | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-23, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Red River Delta | His A-4F #151150 failed to pull up from a strafing run and crashed into the water on a night armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 13 | Borden, Murray L | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of an F-4C #64-0654 that hit the ground on a bombing run during a night interdiction mission. The remains of the weapons systems operator 1LT Eugene T Meadows were identified in 1994 | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 14 | Thomas, Darwin J | Ensign | US Navy | VA-152, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Nghệ An Province | His A-1H #139731 hit the ground during an attack run on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 18 | Adams, Steven H | Airman First Class | USAF | 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (37th ARRS) | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pararescueman on HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Angstadt, Ralph H | Major | USAF | 37th ARRS | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Clark, Lawrence | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 37th ARRS | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radio operator on HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Hill, Robert L | Technical Sergeant | USAF | 37th ARRS | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Flight mechanic on HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Long, John H | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 37th ARRS | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Co-pilot of HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Rackley, Inzar W | Captain | USAF | 37th ARRS | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Navigator on HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Shoneck, John R | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Flight mechanic on HU-16 #51-7145 lost in poor weather on an afternoon search and rescue patrol | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 19 | Burke, Michael J | Lance Corporal | USMC | 1st Battalion 4th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Disappeared while swimming in the Cua Viet River | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 19 | Lewandowski, Leonard J | Private First Class | USMC | 1st Battalion 4th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Disappeared while swimming in the Cua Viet River | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 19 | Mishuk, Richard E | Private First Class | USMC | 1st Battalion 4th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Disappeared while swimming in the Cua Viet River | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 21 | Earll, David J | Captain | USAF | 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His F-105D exploded while on an attack run, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 22 | Harris, Harold L | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 22 | McBride, Earl P | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-161, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4B #151009 that crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 25 | Green, Robert B | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 432nd Field Maintenance Squadron | | Laos | Passenger on a Royal Lao Air Force C-47 RLAF # 0398 that crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 25 | Levan, Alvin L | Seaman 3rd Class | US Navy | Coastal Division 13, Task Force 115 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Gunner's mate on PCF-87, he suffered a seizure, fell overboard and drowned offshore Bình Định Province | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 26 | Morrison, Glenn R | Captain | USAF | 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Tây Ninh Province | His F-100D #3167 crashed | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 27 | Johnson, Dale A | Major | USAF | 355th Tactical Fighter Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quang Khe | His F-105D was making a bombing run when it burst into flames and broke up, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 1 | Weaver, George R | Petty Officer Second Class | US Navy | Mine Squadron 11, Task Force 116 | | South Vietnam, Ngha Be | Engineman on MSB-54, he was below deck when it hit a mine and sank | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 2 | Kline, Robert E | Major | USAF | 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Yên Bái Province | His F-105D #60-0469 was hit by ground fire and crashed | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 4 | Hunt, William B | Staff Sergeant | US Army | Detachment A-302, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Tây Ninh Province | Platoon leader of a MIKE Force that was ambushed, he was mortally wounded and stayed behind while the rest of his unit moved to an evacuation zone | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 4 | Scungio, Vincent A | Captain | USAF | 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Bac Ha District | Co-pilot of an F-105F #63-8273 shot down on a Wild Weasel mission. In 1989 the remains of the pilot Major Robert E Brinckmann were returned. | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 10 | Carter, William T | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VS-21, USS Kearsarge | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Co-pilot of S-2E lost on a night surveillance flight | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 10 | McAteer, Thomas J | Lieutenant | US Navy | VS-21, USS Kearsarge | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of S-2E lost on a night surveillance flight | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 10 | Riordan, John M | Aviation Structural Mechanic, 3rd Class | US Navy | VS-21, USS Kearsarge | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Anti-submarine warfare technician on an S-2E lost on a night surveillance flight | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 10 | Schoderer, Eric J | Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician 3rd Class | US Navy | VS-21, USS Kearsarge | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Anti-submarine warfare technician on an S-2E lost on a night surveillance flight | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 10 | O'Brien, John L | Captain | USAF | 1st Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | His A-1E was shot down | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 12 | Frosio, Robert C | Commander | US Navy | VA-12, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E #155048 collided with another A-4E and crashed on a night landing approach | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 12 | Jones, James G | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-12, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E #150051 collided with another A-4E and crashed on a night landing approach | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 15 | Keiper, John C | Corporal | USMC | Helicopter Attack Maintenance Squadron 16 | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on a US Army U-6A #54-1723 that disappeared in bad weather on a flight from Đông Hà Combat Base to Da Nang | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 15 | Ravenna, Harry M | Captain | US Army | 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Regiment (United States) | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Pilot of U-6A #54-1723 that disappeared in bad weather on a flight from Dong Ha to Da Nang | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 15 | Timmons, Bruce A | Radioman 3rd Class | US Navy | PCF Division 102, TF-115 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Crewman on PCF-77 which capsized and sank during a storm | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 16 | Piittmann, Alan D | Airman | USAF | 5th Air Commando Squadron | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Passenger on an A-1G hit by enemy fire on a flight from Nha Trang to Udorn Air Base in Thailand. The pilot and copilot both ejected and were later rescued and reported that Pittman had successfully escaped from the plane | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 18 | Arnold, William T | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-22, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4C #148496 disappeared in overcast weather while making an attack run | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 19 | Johnstone, James M | Captain | US Army | 131st Aviation Company | | Laos, Attapeu Province | Observer on an OV-1A #13115 that hit the ground on a low-level reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered. On 6 September 2012 the DPMO announced that his remains had been identified |
| November 19 | Whited, James L | Major | US Army | 20th Aviation Detachment | | Laos, Attapeu Province | Pilot of OV-1A #13115 that hit the ground on a low-level reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered. On 5 September 2012 the DPMO announced that his remains had been identified |
| November 25 | Gardner, Glenn V | Private | US Army | 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Jumped overboard from the USNS General Daniel I. Sultan while en route to South Vietnam | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 25 | Niehouse, Daniel L | Civilian | | | | South Vietnam, Long Khánh Province | Captured by Vietcong while driving by jeep from Saigon to Dalat. Last seen alive in January 1967 | Died in captivity, remains not returned |
| November 28 | Hoeffs, John H | Specialist | US Army | 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Phú Yên Province | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 2 | Bott, Russell P | Staff Sergeant | US Army | RT Viper, Detachment B-52 Delta, 5th Special Forces Group | | Laos | Member of a 6-man long range reconnaissance patrol ambushed by enemy forces. After a 2-day running battle the group was overrun. | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 2 | Stark, Willie E | Sergeant First Class | US Army | RT Viper, Detachment B-52 Delta, 5th Special Forces Group | | Laos | Leader of a 6-man long range reconnaissance patrol ambushed by enemy forces. After a 2-day running battle the group was overrun | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 2 | Dyer, Irby | Sergeant | US Army | Detachment B-52 Delta, 5th Special Forces Group | | Laos | Medic aboard UH-1D #65-10088 shot down while trying to recover the remains of Recon Team Viper | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 2 | Sulander, Daniel A | Warrant Officer | US Army | 281st Assault Helicopter Company | | Laos | Pilot of UH-1D #65-10088 shot down while trying to recover the remains of Recon Team Viper | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 2 | Nystrom, Bruce A | Commander | US Navy | VA-172, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Red River Delta | His A-4C #145143 was believed to have been hit by a SAM while on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 7 | Carlson, John W | Captain | USAF | 10th Fighter Commando Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing | | South Vietnam, Lai Khe | His F-5C #65-10520 was hit by ground fire and crashed into the ground, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 11 | Alfred, Gerald O | Lieutenant | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Weapons Systems Operator on an F-4C hit by enemy fire on an F4C on a night armed reconnaissance mission. The aircraft ditched near the USS Keppler and the crew were able to rescue the pilot Captain Jerry Woodcock | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 14 | Brigham, Albert | Lance Corporal | USMC | 2nd Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam | Drowned while investigating an ambush of Vietcong | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 14 | Holman, Gerald A | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAW-12, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Passenger on E-1B that suffered an engine failure and ditched, 2 crewmembers were rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 14 | Koenig, Edwin L | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAW-12, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of E-1B that suffered an engine failure and ditched, 2 crewmembers were rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 14 | Mowrey, Richard L | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAW-12, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot of E-1B that suffered an engine failure and ditched, 2 crewmembers were rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 20 | Lum, David A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of F-4C #0698 that entered an uncontrollable spin and crashed while on a ferry flight from Clark Air Base to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 23 | Kerns, Arthur W | Private | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Gia Định Province | Disappeared while cashing checks near Tan Son Nhut Air BaseUnaccounted for | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 23 | Reeves, John H | Lance Corporal | USMC | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Drowned | Killed in action, body not recovered |

## 1967

| Date missing | Surname, First name(s) | Rank | Service | Unit | Operation/Battle Name | Location | Circumstances of loss | Recovery status |
| January 1 | Bullock, Larry A | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Bình Định Province | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 10 | Gauley, James P | Captain | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Plain of Jars | His F-105D was hit by enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 10 | Stoves, Merritt | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Bình Dương Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 12 | Kemp, Clayton C | Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician 3rd Class | US Navy | HS-8, USS Bennington | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on SH-3A #149909 that crashed at sea on a night patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 12 | Reinecke, Wayne C | Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician 3rd Class | US Navy | HS-8, USS Bennington | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on SH-3A #149909 that crashed at sea on a night patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 14 | Canup, Franklin H | Electrician 2nd Class | US Navy | Mine Squadron 11 | | South Vietnam, Gia Định Province | Crewman on MSB-14 that was rammed and sunk by a merchant ship at night | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 16 | Welch, Robert J | Captain | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of RF-4C #65-0883 shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission. The weapons system operator 1LT Michael Scott Kerr ejected successfully and was captured | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 17 | Krogman, Alva R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | His O-1F #57-2789 was shot down on a FAC mission | Killed in action, body not recovered until 7 July 2020 when he was accounted for |
| January 17 | Wozniak, Frederick J | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | Weapons system operator on RF-4C #65-0888 shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 17 | Wright, Gary G | Major | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thanh Hóa Province | Pilot of RF-4C #65-0888 shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 18 | Madsen, Marlow E | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-52, USS Ticonderoga | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H #139748 overshot the flight deck while landing, stalled and crashed into the sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 19 | Ashby, Donald R | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of F-4B #153029 that crashed at sea after launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 19 | Ehrlich, Dennis M | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #153029 that crashed at sea after launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 24 | Simpson, Max C | Private First Class | US Army | 155th Transportation Company | | South Vietnam, Cam Ranh Bay | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 21 | Hogan, Jerry F | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-112, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Sơn La province | His A-4C #145144 crashed while on a bombing run during an armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| January 25 | Wallace, Arnold B | Private | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Division | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Jumped overboard from the USS General John Pope while en route to South Vietnam | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 28 | Thornton, William D | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Long An Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 31 | Barden, Howard L | Captain | USAF | 12th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Ranch Hand | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Navigator on UC-123B #54-0611 hit by enemy fire and crashed inverted on a low-level defoliation mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 31 | Kubley, Roy R | Captain | USAF | 12th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Ranch Hand | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Copliot of UC-123B #54-0611 hit by enemy fire on a low-level defoliation mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 31 | Miyazaki, Ronald K | Airman First Class | USAF | 12th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Ranch Hand | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Flight mechanic on UC-123B #54-0611 hit by enemy fire on a low-level defoliation mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 31 | Mulhauser, Harvey | Captain | USAF | 12th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Ranch Hand | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Navigator on UC-123B #54-0611 hit by enemy fire on a low-level defoliation mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| January 31 | Walker, Lloyd F | Major | USAF | 12th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Ranch Hand | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Pilot of UC-123B #54-0611 hit by enemy fire on a low-level defoliation mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 3 | Johnson, August D | Seaman | US Navy | PBR-113, River Division 52 | Operation Game Warden | South Vietnam, Mỹ Tho | Jumped overboard from his Patrol Boat, River to escape a Viecong grenade and drowned | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 6 | Heiskell, Lucius L | Captain | USAF | 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | North Vietnam, Mu Gia Pass | His O-1F was shot down while on a 2 aircraft FAC mission and he successfully parachuted from his aircraft. He was rescued by HH-3E #65-12779, callsign Jolly Green 05 which was then hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames into a karst peak | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 6 | Hall, Donald J | Staff Sergeant | USAF | Detachment 5, 38th ARRS | | North Vietnam, Mu Gia Pass | Flight mechanic on HH-3E #65-12779, callsign Jolly Green 05 which was hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames into a karst peak, the pararescueman A2C Dwayne Hackney was blown from the helicopter and rescued by SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 6 | Kibbey, Richard A | Captain | USAF | Detachment 5, 38th ARRS | | North Vietnam, Mu Gia Pass | Copilot of HH-3E #65-12779, callsign Jolly Green 05 which was hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames into a karst peak | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 6 | Wood, Patrick H | Major | USAF | Detachment 5, 38th ARRS | | North Vietnam, Mu Gia Pass | Pilot of HH-3E #65-12779, callsign Jolly Green 05 which was hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames into a karst peak | Presumptive finding of death until 27 May 2016 when he was accounted for |
| February 12 | Carlson, Paul V | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-96, USS Enterprise | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #152219 that crashed at sea during intercept training | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 12 | Sullivan, Martin J | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-96, USS Enterprise | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4B #152219 that crashed at sea during intercept training | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 12 | Weissmueller, Courtney E | Major | USAF | 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | Laos | His F-100D was shot down | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 14 | Marvin, Robert C | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-115, USS Hancock | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H had engine failure shortly after takeoff and crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 21 | Borja, Domingo R | Sergeant First Class | US Army | MACV-SOG | | Laos, Saravane Province | Shot and killed while on patrol, his body was left behind due to strong enemy presence | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 21 | Wright, Arthur | Specialist | US Army | 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery Regiment | | South Vietnam, Đông Hà | Disappeared at night while checking perimeter wire | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 25 | Hart, Joseph L | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 1st Air Commando Squadron | | Laos | Aircraft crash | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 27 | Alwan, Harold J | Major | USMC | VMA-121 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | His A-4E #152051 disappeared on a test flight | Presumptive finding of death |
| February 27 | Huie, Litchfield P | Lieutenant | US Navy | HC-1, USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of UH-2B that crashed shortly after takeoff | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 27 | Letchworth, Edward N | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | HC-1, USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot of UH-2B that crashed shortly after takeoff | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 27 | Sause, Bernard J | Airman | US Navy | HC-1, USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on UH-2B that crashed shortly after takeoff | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 27 | Zempel, Ronald L | Airman | US Navy | HC-1, USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Aircrew Survival Equipmentman on UH-2B that crashed shortly after takeoff | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| February 28 | Moore, James R | Corporal | USMC | A Company, 9th Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, Da Nang | Disappeared from his base near Da Nang | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 6 | Carpenter, Howard B | Sergeant | US Army | Detachment B-50, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Saravane Province | Shot and killed during an ambush while on a long range patrol, his body was left behind due to strong enemy presence | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 6 | Small, Burt C | Sergeant | US Army | Detachment A-108, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Wounded and disappeared when his CIDG patrol was ambushed. SAR forces were unable to locate his body the following day | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 7 | Miller, Robert L | Lieutenant | US Navy | VF-191, USS Ticonderoga | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His F-8E #150350 crashed at sea following a bombing mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 8 | Crain, Carroll O | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of RA-3B that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 8 | Galvin, Ronald E | Seaman Apprentice | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Aviation electronics technician on RA-3B that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 8 | Pawlish, George F | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot of RA-3B that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 12 | Adrian, Joseph D | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | His F-100 #55-3611 disappeared offshore from Phú Yên Province on a night combat mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 13 | Harris, Paul W | Private First Class | USMC | HMM-163 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Crew chief on UH-34D #150574 hit by enemy fire while extracting a reconnaissance team, crashed and burned. The copilot 2LT Robert Swete survived and the pilot Maj Peter Samaras later died from burns | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 13 | Terwilliger, Virgil B | Lance Corporal | USMC | HMM-163 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Gunner on UH-34D #150574 hit by enemy fire, crashed and burned | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 15 | Smith, Dean | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-24, USS Bon Homme Richard | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His F-8C #147027 crashed at sea offshore Nghệ An Province | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 17 | Goeden, Gene W | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-115, USS Hancock | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H #135225 crashed at sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| March 19 | Austin, Joseph C | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Ban Karai Pass | His F-105D crashed into ground on a bombing run, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 21 | Charvet, Paul C | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-215, USS Bon Homme Richard | Operation Sea Dragon | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H #137516 crashed in bad weather near Hon Me Island | Presumptive finding of death until 14 May 2021 when he was accounted for |
| March 24 | Ellison, John C | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-85, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Bắc Giang Province | Pilot of A-6A #151587 shot down on a strike mission. The remains of the bombardier/navigator LT (LTJG) James Plowman were recovered in 1996 and identified in September 2006 | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 24 | Hallberg, Roger C | Staff Sergeant | US Army | Detachment A-302, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Bù Đốp District | Advisor/platoon leader for a MIKE Force that was ambushed while on patrol, he was wounded and last seen providing covering fire as the unit was evacuated | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 24 | Stewart, Jack T | Captain | US Army | Detachment A-302, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Bù Đốp District | Advisor to a Strike Force Company that was ambushed while on patrol, he was wounded and last seen providing covering fire as the unit was evacuated | Presumptive finding of death |
| March 25 | Hise, James H | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-53, USS Hancock | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | His F-8E crashed at sea on a non-combat mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 1 | Govan, Robert A | Major | USAF | 606th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Pilot of a T-28D hit by enemy fire and crashed on a night armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 1 | Williams, David R | Major | USAF | 606th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Instructor-pilot of a T-28D hit by enemy fire and crashed on a night armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 1 | Jourdenais, George H | Major | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Pilot of F-4C #64-8746 that crashed during a bombing run | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 1 | Stanley, Robert W | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C #64-8746 that crashed during a bombing run | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 4 | Martin, David E | Ensign | US Navy | VF-92, USS Enterprise | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #152984, that crashed following a mid-air collision | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 4 | Szeyller, Edward P | Lieutenant | US Navy | VF-92, USS Enterprise | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4B #152984, that crashed following a mid-air collision | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 5 | Parker, Thomas A | Hospital Corpsman 1st Class | US Navy | MABS-36, MAG-36 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Corpsman on a UH-1E medevac helicopter, hit by enemy fire and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 9 | Schworer, Ronald P | Specialist | US Army | 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Kien Phong Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 10 | O'Grady, John F | Major | USAF | 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Mu Gia Pass | His F-105D #62-4357 was hit by enemy fire on a bombing run, he ejected successfully but no contact was made with SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 17 | Carlton, James E | Captain | USMC | VMA-242 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Nghệ An Province | Bombardier/navigator on A-6A shot down on a night bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 17 | McGarvey, James M | Major | USMC | VMA-242 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Nghệ An Province | Pilot of A-6A shot down on a night bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Hamilton, Roger D | Lance Corporal | USMC | 2nd Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | Wounded during an assault on a Vietcong held village, he disappeared when the Vietcong counter-attacked | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Hasenbeck, Paul A | Private First Class | US Army | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Disappeared while on river patrol in a sampan | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Mangino, Thomas A | Specialist | US Army | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Disappeared while on river patrol in a sampan | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Nidds, Daniel R | Private First Class | US Army | 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Disappeared while on river patrol in a sampan | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 21 | Winters, David M | Private First Class | US Army | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Disappeared while on river patrol in a sampan | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 24 | Austin, Charles D | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hanoi | Bombardier/navigator on F-4C #63-7641 hit by enemy fire and exploded, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 24 | Knapp, Herman L | Major | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-4C #63-7641 hit by enemy fire and exploded, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 26 | Estocin, Michael J | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-192, USS Ticonderoga | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His A-4E #151073 was hit by a SAM while on a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| April 27 | Benton, James A | Lance Corporal | USMC | A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-34D #14871 of HMM-263 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 27 | Castro, Reinaldo A | Sergeant | USMC | A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-34D #14871 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 27 | Dallas, Richard H | Lance Corporal | USMC | HMM-263 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Crewman on UH-34D #14871 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 27 | Dyer, Blenn C | Lance Corporal | USMC | H&S Company, 1st Battalion 3rd Marines | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-34D #14871 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 27 | Osborne, Samuel W | Private First Class | USMC | A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-34D #14871 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 27 | Pennington, Ronald K | Lance Corporal | USMC | A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-34D #14871 that crashed at sea on takeoff from the USS Point Defiance | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| April 30 | McPhee, Randy N | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines | Battle of Hill 881S | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Killed by grenades, his body couldn't be recovered due to enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Bailey, John H | Sergeant | USMC | 3rd Battalion 5th Marines | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Wounded during Operation Union, medevac passenger on CH-46A #150268 of HMM-165 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Corfield, Stan L | Staff Sergeant | USMC | HMM-165 | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Gunner on CH-46A #150268 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Gaughan, Roger C | Corporal | USMC | 3rd Battalion 5th Marines | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Wounded during Operation Union, medevac passenger on CH-46A #150268 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Guajardo, Hilario H | Private First Class | USMC | 1st Battalion 5th Marines | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Wounded during Operation Union, medevac passenger on CH-46A #150268 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Smith, Carl A | Lance Corporal | USMC | B Company, 1st Shore Party Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Wounded during Operation Union, medevac passenger on CH-46A #150268 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 1 | Soulier, Duwayne | Private First Class | USMC | HQ Company, 7th Communication Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Wounded during Operation Union, medevac passenger on CH-46A #150268 that crashed at sea en route to the USS Sanctuary | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 3 | Moore, Ralph E | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam | Triggered a large land mine while on patrol, no recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 4 | Rogers, Charles E | Major | USAF | 1st Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Attapeu Province | His A-1E #52-132638 was shot down while making a bombing run, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 8 | Steimer, Thomas J | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #152997 that suffered engine failure on launch, both crewmen ejected successfully but he drowned before SAR forces could arrive | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 9 | Todd, Robert J | Private | USMC | 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines | The Hill Fights | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Killed during an engagement with a PAVN force, his body was left behind as his unit withdrew | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 12 | Ashlock, Carlos | Sergeant | USMC | 1st Battalion 5th Marines | Operation Union | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Wounded during a Vietcong attack, he disappeared when his unit withdrew at dusk | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 12 | Grenzebach, Earl W | Major | USAF | 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His F-105D #59-1728 was hit by enemy fire, he ejected but did not make contacted with SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 12 | Pitman, Peter P | Captain | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-105F lost on a night interdiction mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 12 | Stewart, Robert A | Major | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Electronic warfare officer on F-105F lost on a night interdiction mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 15 | Hill, Charles D | Seaman Apprentice | US Navy | USS Saint Paul | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Lost overboard | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 17 | Lewis, Charlie G | Sergeant First Class | US Army | D Company, 16th Armor, 173rd Airborne Brigade | | South Vietnam | Passenger in an M113 armored personnel carrier that hit a mine and caught fire, no recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 18 | Delong, Joe L | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment | | Cambodia, Ratanakiri Province | Captured after his platoon was overrun in a Vietcong ambush, other POWS report that he was shot while trying to escape on 6 November 1967 | Died in captivity, remains not returned |
| May 19 | Knight, Roy A | Major | USAF | 602nd Air Commando Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Houaphanh Province | His A-1E was hit by enemy fire on an SAR mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death until 4 June 2019 when he was accounted for |
| May 19 | Patterson, James K | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-35, USS Enterprise | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hải Dương Province | Bombardier/navigator on A-6A #152594 shot down on a night bombing mission, he ejected successfully but broke his leg on landing. He made contact with SAR forces and remained in contact for several days | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 20 | Keefe, Douglas O | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Battalion 9th Marines | Operation Hickory | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Killed in an encounter with a Company size PACN force | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 20 | Maddox, Notley G | Major | USAF | 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Hanoi | Pilot of RF-101 #56-0120 shot down on a bomb damage assessment mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 21 | Simpson, Walter S | Staff Sergeant | US Army | 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Long Khánh province | His armored vehicle was on convoy escort when it was hit by Vietcong recoilless rifle fire and the vehicle caught fire. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 21 | Wrobleski, Walter F | Warrant Officer | US Army | 281st Assault Helicopter Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Pilot on UH-1C gunship #65-09480 hit by enemy fire, crashed and burned. The other 3 crewmen were rescued | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 22 | Backus, Kenneth F | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Kép | Weapons system operator on F-4C #63-7692 hit by enemy fire and crashed. The remains of the pilot Capt Elton L Perrine were identified in May 2010 | Presumptive finding of death |
| May 23 | Homuth, Richard W | Lieutenant | US Navy | HS-2, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of SH-3A #148985 lost on an SAR mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 23 | Pettis, Thomas E | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | HS-2, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot of SH-3A #148985 lost on an SAR mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 23 | Schmittou, Eureka L | Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class | US Navy | HS-2, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on SH-3A #148985 lost on an SAR mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 23 | Soucy, Ronald P | Aviation Machinist 1st Class | US Navy | HS-2, USS Hornet | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Crewman on SH-3A #148985 lost on an SAR mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 25 | Graves, Richard C | Ensign | US Navy | VA-215, USS Bon Homme Richard | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H was shot down while on a coastal armed reconnasissance mission, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| May 29 | Garner, John H | Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class | US Navy | H&S Company, 1st Battalion 1st Marines | | South Vietnam | Passenger on a PBR returning from patrol, the PBR was hit by enemy fire and overturned and he is believed to have drowned | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 2 | Wood, Rex S | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VF-24, USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His F-8C #147031 crashed at sea on a non-combat flight | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 3 | Kearns, Joseph T | Captain | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Navigator on B-57B #53-3862 lost on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 3 | Springston, Theodore | Major | USAF | 13th Bomb Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of B-57B #53-3862 lost on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 5 | Ibanez, Di Reyes | Sergeant | USMC | Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | Operation Crockett | South Vietnam, Khe Sanh | Disappeared at night while on a reconnaissance patrol north of Khe Sanh | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 7 | Owens, Joy L | Major | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Xiangkhouang Province | Pilot of RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 7 | Sale, Harold R | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Xiangkhouang Province | Navigator on RF-4C lost on a night photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 8 | Myers, David G | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMO-3 | Hill Fights | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Aircraft commander of UH-1E, killed by enemy AAA fire, the helicopter crashed and his body was unable to be recovered due to strong enemy presence | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 10 | Platt, Robert L | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province | Wounded when his patrol was ambushed he was left behind when his unit withdrew | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Dexter, Ronald J | Sergeant First Class | US Army | FOB-1, CCN, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Saravane Province | Member of a Hatchet Force inserted to attack road traffic. The unit was ambushed and was being extracted by CH-46 #150955 when the helicopter was shot down and crashed. He was last seen wounded in the wreckage and was reported to have been captured but died of his wounds on 29 July 1967 | Died in captivity, remains not returned |
| June 11 | Beecher, Quentin R | Warrant Officer | US Army | B Company, 227th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on UH-1D #63-12958 lost at night in bad weather offshore of Bình Định Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Clinton, Dean E | Warrant Officer | US Army | C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Co-pilot of UH-1D #63-12958 lost at night in bad weather offshore of Bình Định Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Nelson, James R | Specialist 5 | US Army | C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Crew chief on UH-1D #63-12958 lost at night in bad weather offshore of Bình Định Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Riggs, Thomas F | Chief Warrant Officer | US Army | C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Pilot of UH-1D #63-12958 lost at night in bad weather offshore of Bình Định Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Uhlmansiek, Ralph E | Specialist | US Army | C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Gunner on UH-1D #63-12958 lost at night in bad weather offshore of Bình Định Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 11 | Bohlscheid, Curtis R | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Pilot of CH-46A #150270 shot down from a height of 4–600 ft while inserting a 7-man Marine Reconnaissance team in the DMZ. SAR forces were unable to approach the wreckage due to strong enemy presence. The remains of passengers PFC James E Widener were identified in 2006 and CPL Jim E Moshier were identified in 2007. | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Chomel, Charles D | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Christie, Dennis R | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Foley, John J | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Gonzalez, Jose J | Lance Corporal | USMC | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Gunner on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Hanratty, Thomas M | Private First Class | USMC | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Crew chief on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Havranek, Michael W | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Kooi, James W | Lance Corporal | USMC | 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Passenger on CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Oldham, John S | Major | USMC | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Copilot of CH-46A #150270 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| June 11 | Klemm, Donald M | Major | USAF | 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-4C #63-7706 that collided with F-4C #64-0786. The remains of the copilot 1LT Robert H Pearson were identified in 1988 | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 15 | Swanson, John W | Captain | USAF | 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His F-105D was hit by AAA fire on a bombing mission near Dong Khe, he headed out to see where he ejected successfully but disappeared before SAR forces could arrive | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 18 | Guillory, Edward J | Sergeant First Class | US Army | 3rd Battalion 16th Artillery Regiment | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | Passenger on an OH-23 that disappeared while on an artillery spotting mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 18 | Lemmons, William E | Lieutenant | US Army | HHC, 196th Infantry Brigade (United States) | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | Pilot of an OH-23 that disappeared while on an artillery spotting mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 18 | McKittrick, James C | Major | US Army | 3rd Battalion 16th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | Passenger on an OH-23 that disappeared while on an artillery spotting mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| June 30 | Allen, Merlin R | Lance Corporal | USMC | A Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on CH-46A #152515 hit by enemy fire, exploded and crashed | Listed as killed in action, body not recovered until February 2013 when his remains were identified |
| June 30 | House, John A | Captain | USMC | HMM-265 | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Pilot of CH-46A #152515 hit by enemy fire, exploded and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered until 10 April 2017 when his remains were identified |
| June 30 | Killen, John D | Lance Corporal | USMC | A Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on CH-46A #152515 hit by enemy fire, exploded and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered until 10 April 2017 when his remains were identified |
| June 30 | Judd, Michael B | Petty Officer Third Class | US Navy | A Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on CH-46A #152515 hit by enemy fire, exploded and crashed | Listed as killed in action, body not recovered until February 2013 when his remains were identified |
| June 30 | Runnels, Glyn L | Corporal | USMC | A Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on CH-46A #152515 hit by enemy fire, exploded and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered until 10 April 2017 when his remains were identified |
| June 30 | Howard, Luther H | Specialist | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 35th Field Artillery Regiment | | South Vietnam, Long An Province | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 2 | Wilson, Wayne V | Sergeant | USMC | 1st Battalion 9th Marines | Operation Buffalo (1967) | South Vietnam, Con Thien | Disappeared when his unit was ambushed | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 3 | Seymour, Leo E | Staff Sergeant | US Army | RT Texas, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Attapeu Province | Team leader disappeared following an engagement with enemy forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 7 | Avolese, Paul A | Major | USAF | 2d Bombardment Squadron | Operation Arc Light | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Navigator on B-52D #56-0627 which collided in middair with another B-52D #56-0595 offshore of Vĩnh Bình Province while en route to a target. Both aircraft crashed at sea. | Killed in action, body not recovered until 25 September 2020 when he was accounted for |
| July 7 | Bittenbender, David F | Captain | USAF | 2d Bombardment Squadron | Operation Arc Light | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Electronic warfare officer on B-52D #56-0627 which collided in middair with B-52D #56-0595 offshore of Vĩnh Bình Province | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 7 | Crumm, William J | Major General | USAF | Commander, 3d Air Division | Operation Arc Light | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Observer on B-52D #56-0627 which collided in middair with B-52D #56-0595 offshore of Vĩnh Bình Province | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 7 | McLaughlin, Olen B | Master Sergeant | USAF | 736th Bombardment Squadron | Operation Arc Light | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Tail gunner on B-52D Tail #56-0595 that collided in midair with B-52D #56-0627 offshore of Vĩnh Bình Province | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 7 | Tritt, James F | Machinist 2nd Class | US Navy | USS Bon Homme Richard | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Lost overboard | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 12 | Almendariz, Samuel | Sergeant First Class | US Army | FOB-1, CCN, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Team leader mortally wounded when his reconnaissance team was ambushed and left behind as the team dispersed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 12 | Sullivan, Robert J | Sergeant First Class | US Army | FOB-1, CCN, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Assistant team leader mortally wounded when his reconnaissance team was ambushed and left behind as the team dispersed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 12 | Van Bendegom, James L | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Pleiku Province | Wounded during a patrol and captured when his position was overrun, he later died from his wounds at a PAVN hospital in Cambodia | Listed as died in captivity, remains not returned until 17 October 2014 when his remains were identified |
| July 15 | Cassell, Robin B | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-152, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-1H was hit by enemy fire while attacking vessels and crashed into the sea | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 25 | Jarvis, Jeremy M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Weapons system operator on F-4C shot down and crashed at sea offshore of Quảng Bình Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 25 | Lunsford, Herbert L | Major | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4C shot down and crashed at sea offshore of Quảng Bình Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 26 | Brazik, Richard A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C #64‑0848 that crashed after a premature ordnance explosion while on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 26 | Claflin, Richard A | Captain | USAF | 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C #64‑0848 that crashed after a premature ordnance explosion while on a night armed reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 27 | Bare, William O | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on RF-4C #64‑1042 shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 27 | Corbitt, Gilland W | Major | USAF | 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of RF-4C #64‑1042 shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| July 27 | Hardie, Charles D | Aviation Electrician 2nd Class | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Oriskany | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Crewman on KA-3H that suffered mechanical failure, all crewmen escaped the plane successfully but he disappeared before he could be rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 27 | Patterson, Bruce M | Ensign | US Navy | VAH-4, USS Oriskany | | South Vietnam | Crewman on KA-3H that suffered mechanical failure, all crewmen escaped the plane successfully but he disappeared before he could be rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 29 | Bennefield, Steven H | Private First Class | USMC | 2nd Battalion 9th Marines | Operation Kingfisher | South Vietnam, Con Thien | Shot and wounded during an engagement with PAVN forces, he was left behind as his unit withdrew | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| July 29 | Johnson, Richard H | Private First Class | USMC | 2nd Battalion 9th Marines | Operation Kingfisher | South Vietnam, Con Thien | Disappeared during an engagement with PAVN forces | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 1 | Prewitt, William R | Private First Class | USMC | CAP-6, HQ Battalion, 3rd Marine Division | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Shot and killed during an engagement with PAVN forces when he and two others were separated from their patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 2 | Hynds, Wallace G | Colonel | USAF | HQ Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of RF-4C that crashed on a two aircraft daytime photo-reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed. In 1998 the remains of the weapons system operator, Captain Carey Cunningham were identified | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 6 | Kemmerer, Donald R | Captain | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Weapons system operator of F-4C #64-0752 hit by enemy fire and crashed offshore Quảng Bình Province, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 6 | Page, Albert L | Captain | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4C #64-0752 hit by enemy fire and crashed offshore Quảng Bình Province, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 11 | Berube, Kenneth A | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMA-211 | | South Vietnam, Chu Lai | His A-4E #151088 was hit by enemy fire and crashed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 17 | Dion, Laurent N | Commander | US Navy | RVAH-12, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of RA-5C #149302 that crashed at sea on a coastal reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 17 | Hom, Charles D | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | RVAH-12, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Radar intercept officer on RA-5C #149302 that crashed at sea on a coastal reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 21 | Eby, Robert G | Civilian | | | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Passenger on a C-47 that crashed off the coast | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 21 | Scott, Dain V | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-196, USS Constellation | Operation Rolling Thunder | China | Bombardier/navigator on A-6A #152627 last seen being pursued by Migs towards the Chinese border. In 2005 the remains of the pilot LCDR Forrest Trembley were identified. | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 22 | Kerr, John C | Major | USAF | 606th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Barrel Roll | Laos, Plain of Jars | Pilot of A-26A that disappeared on an armed reconnaissance mission. The remains of the navigator Capt Burke Morgan were identified in 2006. | Killed in action, body not recovered until 24 April 2024 when he was accounted for |
| August 23 | Lane, Charles | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Thái Nguyên province | Weapons system operator on F-4D #66-0247 shot down by a VNAF MiG-21 on a daytime strike mission. The pilot Captain Larry Carrigan ejected successfully and was captured | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 23 | Midnight, Francis B | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4D 66-7517 hit by enemy fire and crashed. The weapons system operator 1LT A.M. Silva ejected successfully and was rescued | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 24 | Allard, Richard M | Specialist | US Army | 119th Assault Helicopter Company | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Crew chief on UH-1C #66-12526 that crashed into a river due to a downdraft His mother claimed to have visited him in a POW camp in Cambodia in January 1972 | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 24 | Goff, Kenneth B | 1st Lieutenant | US Army | 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Passenger on UH-1C #66-12526 that crashed into a river | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 24 | Holtzman, Ronald L | Specialist | US Army | 119th Assault Helicopter Company | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Door gunner on UH-1C #66-12526 that crashed into a river | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 24 | Schell, Richard J | Captain | US Army | HHC, 4th Infantry Division | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Passenger on UH-1C #66-12526 that crashed into a river | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 25 | Boisclaire, Ronald A | Aviation Machinist 2nd Class | US Navy | VAP-62 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | RA-3B #144835 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 25 | Jacobs, Edward J | Commander | US Navy | VAP-62 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of RA-3B #144835 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 25 | Zavocky, James J | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAP-62 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Copilot of RA-3B #144835 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 26 | Fuller, William O | Captain | USAF | 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-4C #64-0692 hit by enemy fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 26 | Kilcullen, Thomas M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Weapons system operator on F-4C #64-0692 hit by enemy fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 27 | Bacik, Vladimir H | Major | USMC | VMA-533 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of A-6A #152639 that disappeared while on a night strike mission offshore Quảng Ninh Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 27 | Boggs, Paschal G | Captain | USMC | VMA-533 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Bombardier/naviagtor of A-6A #152639 that disappeared while on a night strike mission offshore Quảng Ninh Province | Presumptive finding of death |
| August 28 | Wallace, Charles F | Major | USMC | VMA-121 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His A-4E #150038 was shot down north of the DMZ | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| August 29 | Newburn, Larry S | Private First Class | US Army | 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Biên Hòa Province | Drowned while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 1 | Johnson, Robert D | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | HAL-3 | | South Vietnam, Vĩnh Long Province | Pilot of UH-1H #63-8570 that crashed into the Bassac River after takeoff from the USS Garrett County | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 1 | Ott, Edward L | Aviation Machinist 1st Class | US Navy | HAL-3 | | South Vietnam, Vĩnh Long Province | Crewman on UH-1H #63-8570 that crashed into the Bassac River after takeoff from the USS Garrett County | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 2 | Bennett, William G | Major | USAF | 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His F-105D crashed into the ground on a strafing run, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 3 | Moore, Herbert W | Captain | USAF | 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | His F-105D #61-0078 was hit by enemy fire and he ejected successfully but failed to make contact with SAR forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 5 | Downing, Donald W | Captain | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C #63-7547 shot down on a bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death until 20 December 2024 when he was accounted for |
| September 5 | Raymond, Paul D | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C #63-7547 shot down on a bombing mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 5 | Hanson, Thomas P | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Weapons system operator on F-4C #65-0723 that failed to pull out of a rocket run | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 5 | Miller, Carl D | Major | USAF | 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of F-4C #65-0723 that failed to pull out of a rocket run | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 5 | Laporte, Michael L | Hospital Corpsman, 2nd Class | US Navy | 1st Force Reconnaissance Company | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Hospital corpsman in a 9-man reconnaissance team being inserted by parachute into Happy Valley, his parachute was blown away from the group and he disappeared | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 5 | Prather, Martin W | Private First Class | USMC | 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Shot and killed while ambushing a Vietcong unit, his body was left behind when his team evacuated | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 11 | Anspach, Robert A | Sergeant First Class | US Army | Detachment A-401, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Đồng Tháp Province | Killed when the airboat he was riding on was hit by enemy machine gun fire while patrolling near the Cambodian border | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 12 | Hawthorne, Richard W | Major | USMC | VMCJ-1 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Pilot of RF-4B #153104 | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 12 | Kane, Richard R | Captain | USMC | VMCJ-1 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Weapons system operator on RF-4B #153104 | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 17 | Grubb, Peter A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on RF-4C #64-1037 that disappeared on a night photo reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 17 | Nellans, William L | Captain | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of RF-4C #64-1037 that disappeared on a night photo reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 26 | Huddleston, Lynn R | 1st Lieutenant | US Army | 74th Aviation Company | | South Vietnam, Tây Ninh Province | Pilot of O-1D that disappeared on a daytime visual reconnasiisance mission along the Cambodian border | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 26 | Geist, Stephen J | Staff Sergeant | US Army | Detachment A-332, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam | Observer on an O-1D that disappeared on a daytime visual reconnasiisance mission along the Cambodian border | Presumptive finding of death |
| September 26 | Moe, Harold J | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 | | South Vietnam, Chu Lai | Passenger on F-4B #148422 hit by ground fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 28 | Graham, Gilbert J | Seaman | US Navy | PBR-100, TF116 | Operation Game Warden | South Vietnam, Vĩnh Long | Crewman on PBR-100 hit by enemy rockets while on river patrol, the boat caught fire and exploded. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| September 28 | Musetti, Joseph T | Engineman 2nd Class | US Navy | PBR-100, TF-116 | Operation Game Warden | South Vietnam, Vĩnh Long | Crewman on PBR-100 hit by enemy rockets while on river patrol, the boat caught fire and exploded. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 2 | Ott, Patrick L | 1st Lieutenant | USMC | VMFA-235 | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | His F-8E #150912 crashed into a mountain | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 3 | King, Ronald R | Major | USAF | 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | His F-105D #59-01824 caught fire, he ejected successfully over water but drowned after becoming entangled in his parachute | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 4 | Lillund, William A | Captain | USAF | 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Vĩnh Phúc Province | Weapons system operator on F-105F that disappeared on a Wild Weasel mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 4 | McDaniel, Morris L | Major | USAF | 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam,Vĩnh Phúc Province | Pilot of F-105F that disappeared on a Wild Weasel mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 6 | Armstrong, Frank A | Major | USAF | 1st Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Attapeu Province | His A-1E #52-132663 was hit by enemy fire and crashed inverted, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 8 | Guerra, Raul A | Journalist 3rd Class | US Navy | VAW-111, USS Oriskany | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Passenger on E-1B #148132 that crashed into a mountain near Da Nang. In 2007 the remains of the other 4 crewmen were identified | Killed in action, body not recovered until 20 February 2019 when he was accounted for |
| October 12 | Derrickson, Thomas G | Captain | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C that crashed while attacking targets during an armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 12 | Hardy, John K | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C that crashed while attacking targets during an armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 14 | Vaughan, Robert R | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAP-61 | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of RA-3B hit by enemy fire while on a coastal reconnaissance mission, he flew out to sea and the other two crewmen bailed out successfully and were rescued | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 16 | Appelhans, Richard D | Captain | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Salavan Province | Pilot of RF-4C #65-0855 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 16 | Clarke, George W | Captain | USAF | 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Salavan Province | Weapons system operator on RF-4C #65-0855 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 17 | Cadwell, Anthony B | Private | US Army | 188th Maintenance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Quảng Tín Province | Drowned while swimming | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 17 | Fitzgerald, Paul L | Specialist | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Bình Long Province | Rifleman on a search and destroy mission disappeared when his unit withdrew after engaging enemy forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 17 | Hargrove, Olin | Privated First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Bình Long Province | Rifleman on a search and destroy mission, wounded and disappeared when his unit withdrew after engaging enemy forces | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 18 | Ogden, Howard | Lance Corporal | USMC | 2nd Battalion 7th Marines | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Mortally wounded and left behind as his unit assisted in extracting a reconnaissance team | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 21 | Hemmel, Clarence J | Captain | USAF | 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | His F-100 #56-2965 was hit by enemy fire on a close air support mission and crashed at sea east of Tam Ky | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| October 22 | Dooley, James E | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-163, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E #150116 was hit by a SAM and crashed at sea offshore of Haiphong, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 24 | Clark, Richard C | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VF-151, USS Coral Sea | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Phuc Yen | Radar intercept officer on F-4B #150421 hit by a SAM, both crewmen ejected successfully, the pilot Commander Charles R. Gillespie was captured | Presumptive finding of death |
| October 25 | Krommenhoek, Jeffrey M | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-163, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Haiphong | His A-4E #150086 was hit by enemy fire, no ejection observed | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 2 | Knapp, Frederic W | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VA-164, USS Oriskany | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Nghệ An Province | His A-4E #151985 was hit by enemy fire on an armed reconnaissance mission, no ejection observed | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 3 | Grauert, Hans H | Lieutenant (LTJG) | US Navy | VAH-8, USS Constellation | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Copilot of KA-3B that crashed into the sea after a night launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 3 | Krusi, Peter H | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VAH-8, USS Constellation | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of KA-3B that crashed into the sea after a night launch | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 8 | Adams, John R | Specialist 5 | US Army | 189th Assault Helicopter Company | | Laos, Attapeu Province | Crew chief on UH-1C #66-00695 that crash landed, the crew was engaged by enemy forces and he was left behind wounded as the crew evacuated. The crash site was subsequently bombed to destroy sensitive equipment | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 8 | Hines, Vaughn M | Private First Class | US Army | 244th Aviation Company | | South Vietnam, South China Sea | Observer on OV-1C #60-3746 that crashed at sea offshore of An Xuyen province on a low-level reconnaissance mission. The remains of the pilot Maj. Lawrence C. Suttlehan were recovered | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Armstrong, John W | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Pilot of F-4C #64-0751 that crashed due to exploding ordnance. The weapons system operator 1Lt Lance Sijan ejected successfully but died in captivity in January 1968 | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 9 | Baxter, Bruce R | Master Sergeant | US Army | FOB-1, CCC, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Member of a 12-man reconnaissance team evacuated by HH-3E #66-13279 when it was hit by enemy fire, crashed and caught fire. His remains were located by SAR forces but could not be removed due to enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Brower, Ralph W | Captain | USAF | 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Copilot of HH-3E #66-13279 hit by enemy fire, crashed and caught fire. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Clay, Eugene L | Staff Sergeant | USAF | 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Flight engineer on HH-3E #66-13279 hit by enemy fire, crashed and caught fire. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Kusick, Joseph G | Sergeant | US Army | CCC, MACV-SOG | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Member of a 12-man reconnaissance team evacuated by HH-3E #66-13279 when it was hit by enemy fire, crashed and caught fire. His remains were located by SAR forces but could not be removed due to enemy fire | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Maysey, Larry W | Sergeant | USAF | 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | | Laos, Savannakhet Province | Pararescueman on HH-3E #66-13279 hit by enemy fire, crashed and caught fire. No recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 9 | Rehn, Gary L | Corporal | USMC | D Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Shot while on patrol | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 10 | Cook, Kelly F | Lieutenant Colonel | USAF | 366th Tactical Fighter Wing | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C #64-0834 that crashed on a two aircraft night strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 10 | Crew, James A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C #64-0834 that crashed on a two aircraft night strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 10 | Morgan, James S | Major | USAF | 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C #64-0669 that crashed on a two aircraft night strike mission. The remains of the weapons system operator 1Lt Charles J. Huneycutt were returned in 1988 | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 11 | Martinez-Mercado, Edwin | Private First Class | US Army | 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by enemy fire while on patrol, his body was left behind as his unit was extracted by helicopter | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 11 | Shaw, Gary F | Private First Class | US Army | 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by enemy fire while on patrol, his body was left behind as his unit was extracted by helicopter | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 11 | Staton, Robert M | Specialist | US Army | 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by enemy fire while on patrol, his body was left behind as his unit was extracted by helicopter | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 11 | Stuckey, John S | Private | US Army | 1st Platoon, 173rd Engineering Company | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by enemy fire while on patrol, his body was left behind as his unit was extracted by helicopter | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 12 | Cayce, John D | Seaman | US Navy | USS William V. Pratt | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Lost overboard while on helicopter detail | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 12 | Roark, James D | Shipfitter 2nd Class | US Navy | USS William V. Pratt | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Lost overboard while on helicopter detail | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 14 | Kmetyk, Jonathan P | Lance Corporal | USMC | C Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion | | South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province | Shot and killed on a reconnaissance patrol, his body was left behind as his team evacuated | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 19 | Croxdale, Jack L | Specialist 4 | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by friendly fire when his position was bombed, his body later disappeared en route to a mortuary unit | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 19 | DeHerrera, Benjamin D | Private First Class | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by friendly fire, his body later disappeared en route to a mortuary unit | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 19 | Iandoli, Donald | Sergeant | US Army | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Killed by friendly fire, his body later disappeared en route to a mortuary unit | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 20 | Martin, John M | Captain | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Pilot of F-4C #63-7680 hit by enemy fire near Vinh and headed out to sea, he was not seen to eject from the aircraft. The weapons system operator 1Lt James Badley ejected successfully and was rescued | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 21 | Reynolds, David R | Private First Class | US Army | 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment | Battle of Dak To | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 24 | Foley, Brendan P | Major | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Pilot of RF-4C #65-0844 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 24 | Mayercik, Ronald M | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam | Weapons system operator on RF-4C #65-0844 that disappeared on a night reconnaissance mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 25 | Midgett, Dewey A | Private | US Army | 355th Assault Helicopter Company | | South Vietnam, Khánh Hòa Province | Disappeared while on a day pass | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 25 | Searfus, William H | Commander | US Navy | VA-155, USS Coral Sea | | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | His A-4E #150037 was blown off the carrier by jet blast from a taxiing F-4 | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| November 26 | Brennan, Herbert O | Colonel | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province | Pilot of F-4C #64-0697 downed by exploding ordnance on a daytime strike mission. The remains of the copilot 1Lt Douglas C. Condit were returned in June 1992 | Presumptive finding of death |
| November 29 | Millner, Michael | Staff Sergeant | US Army | Detachment A-341, 5th Special Forces Group | | South Vietnam, Phước Long Province | Disappeared when the CIDG patrol he was advising was ambushed | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 4 | Collins, Arnold | Corporal | USMC | 2nd Battalion 7th Marines | | South Vietnam, Thừa Thiên Province | Drowned | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 6 | Pastva, Michael J | Lance Corporal | USMC | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines | | South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province | Killed by friendly fire when a bomb hit his position, no recoverable remains | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 12 | Grzyb, Robert H | Civilian | | | | Cambodia | Captured while riding in a jeep near Pleiku, he subsequently died in a prisoner of war camp in Cambodia | Died in captivity, remains not returned |
| December 21 | Scurlock, Lee D | Staff Sergeant | US Army | MACV-SOG | | Laos, Attapeu Province | Radio operator in a 6-man reconnaissance team that was ambushed, his team was being extracted by helicopter when he fell from a ladder from a height of 50 ft as the helicopter evaded ground fire | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 22 | Fors, Gary H | Captain | USMC | VMFA-122 | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos | Pilot of F-4B #148388 that was hit by enemy fire. The radar intercept officer 1Lt Guy K Lashlee ejected successfully and was rescued | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 24 | Powers, Vernie H | Private First Class | US Army | 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment | | South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province | Shot and killed while on patrol near Dak To, his body was left behind as his platoon was forced to withdraw | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 25 | Koonce, Terry T | Captain | USAF | 606th Air Commando Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Pilot of a Royal Lao Air Force T-28 #49-1558 hit by ground fire and crashed | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 27 | Martin, Sammy A | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin | Weapons system operator on F-4C #63-7489 hit by enemy fire on armed reconnaissance mission over Quảng Bình Province, both crewmen ejected over water. He was located by a rescue helicopter, but fell from the rescue sling and drowned | Killed in action, body not recovered |
| December 30 | Swords, Smith | Major | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Pilot of F-4C #63-7658 that crashed on a night strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 30 | Wortham, Murray L | 1st Lieutenant | USAF | 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Operation Steel Tiger | Laos, Khammouane Province | Weapons system operator on F-4C #63-7658 that crashed on a night strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 31 | Peace, John D | Lieutenant Commander | US Navy | VA-75, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Vinh | Pilot of A-6A #152917 that disappeared on a daytime strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |
| December 31 | Perisho, Gordon S | Lieutenant | US Navy | VA-75, USS Kitty Hawk | Operation Rolling Thunder | North Vietnam, Vinh | Bombardier/Navigator on A-6A #152917 that disappeared on a daytime strike mission | Presumptive finding of death |