Remains of Vietnam War Pilot Capt. Ronald W. Forrester Identified After 50 Years

Sep 26, 2024, 04:09 AM

The remains of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, a Vietnam War pilot, have been identified more than 50 years after his plane vanished over northern Vietnam in 1972. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced the identification in a statement on Wednesday. Capt. Forrester, 25, of Odessa, Texas, was piloting an A-6A Intruder when his aircraft disappeared. This identification brings closure to a decades-long mystery surrounding his fate.