In loving memory of... 1Lt. John Peter Skoro, Jr.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


JOHN PETER SKORO, JR. - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Feb 3, 1942
From: GARY, IN
Next of Kin - Betty Ann Burgess Skoro of Lubbock, Tx. Parents: Father, John P. Skoro and Mother, Lottie Skoro, both of Gary, Indiana.

***** "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997"
Name: John Peter Jr. Ii Skoro (3rd)
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Jan 1967
Event Place: Lubbock, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: John Peter Dec Skoro Jr.
Mother's Name: Betty Ann Burgess
**In 2008 was living in Euless, Texas.

***** Our family called him Junior, he was my favorite cousin. When I was 10 years old he used to come over and take my older brother Tony and I for rides in his Corvette Stingray. He loved that car! He was our heroe.
Cousin carolyn



MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Air Force
Grade at loss: O2
Rank: First Lieutenant
ID No: 70292
MOS: 1115: Pilot
Length Service: 03
Unit: 615TH TAC FTR SQDN, 366TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 09/13/1966
Age at Loss: 24
Location: Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died while missing
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Betty A. Skoro, Wife (Lubbock , Texas), John P. Skoro, Father, Lottie Skoro, Mother of Gary, Indiana.

1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
Length of service 3 years
Casualty was on Sep 13, 1966
In BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
PersonID - 19633085
Graduation - 1963
KIA Date - 9/13/1966
Squadron - CS 12
High School - Lew Wallace HS, Gary, IN
High School Activities - Track, cross country, swimming, National Honor Society
Academy Experiences - Fencing team captain, NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award, Cross country, Shooting
Academic Degree Major - B.S. - USAFA

Active Duty Assignments Pilot Training, F-100 Pilot
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - F-100D, 615 TFS, 366 TFW,Phan Rang SVN
Killed In Action Mission - During a strike on an automatic weapon position near Phu Xuan, 20 miles north of Phu Cat, the aircraft was hit by ground fire as it pulled up to 4,000 feet. The pilot may have been hit, as he apparently made no attempt to eject.
Burial Site - USAF Academy, CO, 09/27/1966
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Notable Decoration Awards - DFC, AM, PH
Comments - USAFA Most Valuable Fencer Award memorialized in his name


Body was recovered - This individual is held to have been in status of missing for period commencing 13 September 1966 and terminating 18 September 1966.
Panel 10E - Line 93


1Lt Skoro, John Peter Jr 13 September 1966
F-100D 56-3071 615 TFS, 366 TFW, USAF, Phan Rang
1Lt John Peter Skoro (KIA)



The 615th TFS lost its third Super Sabre during a strike on an automatic weapon position near Phu Xuan, 20 miles north of Phu Cat.

The aircraft was hit by ground fire as it pulled up to 4,000 feet and the pilot may have been hit, as he apparently made no attempt to eject.

After reporting to the area FAC, the F-100 aircraft he was piloting began an air to ground strike and subsequently shot down in Viet Cong territory.

His remains were subsequently recovered on 17 September by personnel of the 1st Cavalry Division.


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SKORO, John P., Jr.
Class of 1963
First Lieutenant
- killed on 13 September 1966 when his F-100 crashed during an air-to-ground combat strike
- member of the 389th TFS at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam at the time
- as a cadet, made the Dean's List several times
- selected to be on the NCAA All American team, won the 1963 NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award
- winner of the AF Academy's Most Valuable Fencer Award in 1967
- earned 1 NDSM, 1 Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1 Vietnam Service Medal and posthumously 1 DFC, 1 PH, a number of AM, and 1 Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
- name is on the USAFA War Memorial

Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005

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JOHN P. SKORO JR., '63, 1LT 389'h Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang Air Base,Vietnam
3 February 1942 - 13 September 1966
Lt Skoro died when his F-100 crashed during an air-to-ground strike.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and a number of Air Medals.
Assistant Information Officer: Flight Commander
Squadron: 12th
Activities: Fencing, Track, Cross-Country, Shooting; Fencing Team Captain
Honors: NCAA All American Fencing Team; NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award
In 1967, LT Skoro's name was added to those whom the Academy's Most Valuable Fencer Award memorializes

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In loving memory of... 1Lt. John Peter Skoro, Jr.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


JOHN PETER SKORO, JR. - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Feb 3, 1942
From: GARY, IN
Next of Kin - Betty Ann Burgess Skoro of Lubbock, Tx. Parents: Father, John P. Skoro and Mother, Lottie Skoro, both of Gary, Indiana.

***** "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997"
Name: John Peter Jr. Ii Skoro (3rd)
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Jan 1967
Event Place: Lubbock, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: John Peter Dec Skoro Jr.
Mother's Name: Betty Ann Burgess
**In 2008 was living in Euless, Texas.

***** Our family called him Junior, he was my favorite cousin. When I was 10 years old he used to come over and take my older brother Tony and I for rides in his Corvette Stingray. He loved that car! He was our heroe.
Cousin carolyn



MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Air Force
Grade at loss: O2
Rank: First Lieutenant
ID No: 70292
MOS: 1115: Pilot
Length Service: 03
Unit: 615TH TAC FTR SQDN, 366TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 09/13/1966
Age at Loss: 24
Location: Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died while missing
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Betty A. Skoro, Wife (Lubbock , Texas), John P. Skoro, Father, Lottie Skoro, Mother of Gary, Indiana.

1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
Length of service 3 years
Casualty was on Sep 13, 1966
In BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
PersonID - 19633085
Graduation - 1963
KIA Date - 9/13/1966
Squadron - CS 12
High School - Lew Wallace HS, Gary, IN
High School Activities - Track, cross country, swimming, National Honor Society
Academy Experiences - Fencing team captain, NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award, Cross country, Shooting
Academic Degree Major - B.S. - USAFA

Active Duty Assignments Pilot Training, F-100 Pilot
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - F-100D, 615 TFS, 366 TFW,Phan Rang SVN
Killed In Action Mission - During a strike on an automatic weapon position near Phu Xuan, 20 miles north of Phu Cat, the aircraft was hit by ground fire as it pulled up to 4,000 feet. The pilot may have been hit, as he apparently made no attempt to eject.
Burial Site - USAF Academy, CO, 09/27/1966
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Notable Decoration Awards - DFC, AM, PH
Comments - USAFA Most Valuable Fencer Award memorialized in his name


Body was recovered - This individual is held to have been in status of missing for period commencing 13 September 1966 and terminating 18 September 1966.
Panel 10E - Line 93


1Lt Skoro, John Peter Jr 13 September 1966
F-100D 56-3071 615 TFS, 366 TFW, USAF, Phan Rang
1Lt John Peter Skoro (KIA)



The 615th TFS lost its third Super Sabre during a strike on an automatic weapon position near Phu Xuan, 20 miles north of Phu Cat.

The aircraft was hit by ground fire as it pulled up to 4,000 feet and the pilot may have been hit, as he apparently made no attempt to eject.

After reporting to the area FAC, the F-100 aircraft he was piloting began an air to ground strike and subsequently shot down in Viet Cong territory.

His remains were subsequently recovered on 17 September by personnel of the 1st Cavalry Division.


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SKORO, John P., Jr.
Class of 1963
First Lieutenant
- killed on 13 September 1966 when his F-100 crashed during an air-to-ground combat strike
- member of the 389th TFS at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam at the time
- as a cadet, made the Dean's List several times
- selected to be on the NCAA All American team, won the 1963 NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award
- winner of the AF Academy's Most Valuable Fencer Award in 1967
- earned 1 NDSM, 1 Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1 Vietnam Service Medal and posthumously 1 DFC, 1 PH, a number of AM, and 1 Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
- name is on the USAFA War Memorial

Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005

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JOHN P. SKORO JR., '63, 1LT 389'h Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang Air Base,Vietnam
3 February 1942 - 13 September 1966
Lt Skoro died when his F-100 crashed during an air-to-ground strike.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and a number of Air Medals.
Assistant Information Officer: Flight Commander
Squadron: 12th
Activities: Fencing, Track, Cross-Country, Shooting; Fencing Team Captain
Honors: NCAA All American Fencing Team; NCAA Outstanding Fencer Award
In 1967, LT Skoro's name was added to those whom the Academy's Most Valuable Fencer Award memorializes

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