Keep the home fires burning |
Executive Office for the President of the United States
The White House mailing address is:
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ~~ Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414 ~~ Fax: (202) 456-2461
Electronic Mail to the President
Electronic Mail to the Vice President
Electronic Mail to the First Lady
Official E-Mail for your Senators
Official E-Mail for your Representatives
Name: Bernard Herbert Plassmeyer
Rank/Branch: O2/US Marine Corps
Unit: Marine Attack Squadron 311
Date of Birth: 05 May 1945
Home City of Record: Freeburg MO
Date of Loss: 11 September 1970
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 145228N 1084623E
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Category: 2
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: A4E
Other Personnel in Incident: None missing
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project (919/527-8079) 15 March 1991 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Copyright 1991 Homecoming II Project.
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: Bernard H. Plassmeyer was born May 5, 1945, the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Plassmeyer of Westphalia, Missouri. Bernie attended St. Joseph grade school, Fatima High School, and graduated from Parks College of Aeronautical Technology of St. Louis University in 1966.
In early 1967, Bernie joined the Marine Corps, receiving his commission as a Marine officer in June 1967, and the wings of a Naval Aviator March 21, 1969. He was selected to receive the Orville Wright Achievement Award for outstanding performance as a Marine Corps aviator on August 29, 1969.
In February 1970, Plassmeyer went to Vietnam and was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 311. He had completed approximately 100 missions with VMA-311 at Chu Lai and Da Nang when his A4E Skyhawk crashed during a support mission near the Laos/Vietnam border on September 11, 1970. He was classified Missing In Action until 1976, when he was declared dead for lack of evidence to the contrary.
Bernie Plassmeyer went missing 16 days before the birth of his only son. His family would like to know where he is, and what happened to him. Like nearly 2500 other Americans, he remains missing in Southeast Asia.
Were it not for thousands of reports of Americans still alive in captivity in Southeast Asia, it would be a simple matter to build a memorial and lay these missing men to rest. But as long as one man, whomever he may be, remains alive and in captivity, every family will wonder. And Bernie Plassmeyer's fate will remain uncertain.
This Operation Just Cause Web Ring site is owned by The Lincoln Family |
Home |
Sign Guestbook |
EMAIL US |
View Guestbook |
Visit Bobby |
See Sheila |
LaNae's Room |
Laci's Letters |
Military Life |
Meet our Best Friend |
Military Wife |
Directory of Stories |
In Honor of Vietnam Veterans |
Coming Soon |
Favorite Site Links |
Web Rings |
Banner Exchange |
Help Wanted! |
Photo Album |
Our Awards |
Christmas Pages |
Meet our Adopted |
Play a |
Apply for |
WALK with JESUS |
This page is sponsored by Geocities!
I do not necessarily agree with the banners below!