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Capt Carey Allen Cunningham

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Capt Carey Allen Cunningham

Birth
Death
2 Aug 1967 (aged 29)
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section MG Site 322
Memorial ID
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Carey's remains were recovered in Vietnam in 1989. Originally misidentified as a crewmate, improved DNA testing in 1998 found the remains belonged to Carey. He was returned to his family and buried in his hometown of Collinsville, AL on 25 April 1998.

Crewmate: Col. Wallace G. Hynds, Jr., 1925-1967
www.findagrave.com/memorial/138598828/wallace-gourley-hynds

On August 2, 1967, Capt. Cunningham was the navigator of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C), piloted by Col. Wallace G. Hynds, Jr.. They were on a mission near Vinh, North Vietnam, when the plane was hit by enemy fire, crashed and exploded. Remains recovered in 1989 were identified in 1998 as belonging to Cap. Cunningham and were interned at Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, Alabama.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/53033855/carey-allen-cunningham
Carey's remains were recovered in Vietnam in 1989. Originally misidentified as a crewmate, improved DNA testing in 1998 found the remains belonged to Carey. He was returned to his family and buried in his hometown of Collinsville, AL on 25 April 1998.

Crewmate: Col. Wallace G. Hynds, Jr., 1925-1967
www.findagrave.com/memorial/138598828/wallace-gourley-hynds

On August 2, 1967, Capt. Cunningham was the navigator of a McDonnell Phantom II Reconnaissance Fighter (RF-4C), piloted by Col. Wallace G. Hynds, Jr.. They were on a mission near Vinh, North Vietnam, when the plane was hit by enemy fire, crashed and exploded. Remains recovered in 1989 were identified in 1998 as belonging to Cap. Cunningham and were interned at Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, Alabama.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/53033855/carey-allen-cunningham

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  • Created by: Hope
  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24242369/carey_allen-cunningham: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Carey Allen Cunningham (18 Mar 1938–2 Aug 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24242369, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).