In Memory of ........ CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne.
*** Commander Rawsthorne was the commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 92, Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). On December 29, 1965, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a combat mission through the Mu Gia Pass into Laos when his aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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!
EDGAR ARTHUR RAWSTHORNE - Navy - CDR - O5
Age: 40
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 3, 1925
From: MIRAMAR, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy
Unit: USS Enterprise
Date of Loss: 29 December 1965
Country of Loss: Laos
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Rank: Commander
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 18
Unit: VF-92, CVW-9, USS ENTERPRISE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA
Incident Date: 12/29/1965
Age at Loss: 40
Location: Laos
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Alta Louise Holmes Rawsthorne, Wife Born Oct. 22, 1926 and died Sept. 23 or 26, 1998 at the age of 71 in San Diego, CA., Sons, Danial Andrew Born March 29, 1953, Philip John, Born Sept. 7, 1956 and Charles Steven Rawsthorne born Nov. 10, 1958. Daughter, Ann Rawsthorne born Oct. 28, 1964.
Parents: Father, Ralph Arthur Rawsthorne, He was born March 25, 1900 in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and died February 24, 1994 in Eloy, Arizona and Mother, Catherine White Rawsthorne, born July 29, 1906 in Crab Orchard, KY, and died November 05, 1987 in Kern County, CA.
*** His mom and dad and wife were all cremated. no headstone for dad, just the memorial and the plaque on the Yorktown. I have other photos and stuff. I'm also looking for orders for his DFC. Nobody seems to know he has one... and I think he has two...
And thanks for doing this, Edna. It's a blessing for me...
Dan Rawsthorne, PhD, PMP, CST
** Rawsthorne, a graduate of North Phoenix High School, was commissioned in 1949 at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. His wife, Alta Louise, lived at 94 E. Monte Vista.
***** Dad, Mom died last year, in October. She never stopped loving you.
Dan Rawsthorne
Length of service 18 years
His tour began on Dec 29, 1965
Casualty was on Dec 29, 1965
In LZ, LAOS
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
Panel 04E - Line 45
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Other Personnel in Incident: Arthur S. Hill Jr. (missing)
On Dec. 29, 1965: CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne was the pilot of an F4 which flew from the air wing onboard the ENTERPRISE, and he was assigned a combat mission which would take him through Mu Gia Pass into Laos. His Bombardier/navigator on the aircraft that day was Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr.
The Mu Gia Pass was one of several passageways through the mountainous border of Vietnam and Laos. U.S. aircraft flew through them regularly, and many were lost.
The return ratio of men lost in and around the passes is far lower than that of those men lost in more populous areas, even though both were shot down by the same enemy and the same weapons. This is partly due to the extremely rugged terrain and resulting difficulty in recovery.
Just west of the pass, CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne's aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed.
It was not believed that either of the men onboard survived the crash of the plane.
Both were declared Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered.
***********
ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
The following message was sent to SecNav, CNO, and other officials by Rear Admiral Henry L. Miller, then ComCarDiv 3 in Enterprise:
The pilot and RIO of an Enterprise-based F-4B Phantom II lost their lives when the aircraft crashed into the side of a ridge during a rocket attack against Viet Cong support activities.
Cdr. Edgar A. Rawsthorne, VF-92 Commanding Officer, and Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr., were on a night armed reconnaissance mission when the F-4B crashed.
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Dan Rawsthorne has sponsored my memorial for Edgar Rawsthorne.
Thank you Dan Rawsthorne for your sponsorship. Eddieb
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.
*** Commander Rawsthorne was the commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 92, Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). On December 29, 1965, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a combat mission through the Mu Gia Pass into Laos when his aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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!
EDGAR ARTHUR RAWSTHORNE - Navy - CDR - O5
Age: 40
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 3, 1925
From: MIRAMAR, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy
Unit: USS Enterprise
Date of Loss: 29 December 1965
Country of Loss: Laos
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Rank: Commander
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 18
Unit: VF-92, CVW-9, USS ENTERPRISE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA
Incident Date: 12/29/1965
Age at Loss: 40
Location: Laos
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Alta Louise Holmes Rawsthorne, Wife Born Oct. 22, 1926 and died Sept. 23 or 26, 1998 at the age of 71 in San Diego, CA., Sons, Danial Andrew Born March 29, 1953, Philip John, Born Sept. 7, 1956 and Charles Steven Rawsthorne born Nov. 10, 1958. Daughter, Ann Rawsthorne born Oct. 28, 1964.
Parents: Father, Ralph Arthur Rawsthorne, He was born March 25, 1900 in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and died February 24, 1994 in Eloy, Arizona and Mother, Catherine White Rawsthorne, born July 29, 1906 in Crab Orchard, KY, and died November 05, 1987 in Kern County, CA.
*** His mom and dad and wife were all cremated. no headstone for dad, just the memorial and the plaque on the Yorktown. I have other photos and stuff. I'm also looking for orders for his DFC. Nobody seems to know he has one... and I think he has two...
And thanks for doing this, Edna. It's a blessing for me...
Dan Rawsthorne, PhD, PMP, CST
** Rawsthorne, a graduate of North Phoenix High School, was commissioned in 1949 at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. His wife, Alta Louise, lived at 94 E. Monte Vista.
***** Dad, Mom died last year, in October. She never stopped loving you.
Dan Rawsthorne
Length of service 18 years
His tour began on Dec 29, 1965
Casualty was on Dec 29, 1965
In LZ, LAOS
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
Panel 04E - Line 45
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Other Personnel in Incident: Arthur S. Hill Jr. (missing)
On Dec. 29, 1965: CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne was the pilot of an F4 which flew from the air wing onboard the ENTERPRISE, and he was assigned a combat mission which would take him through Mu Gia Pass into Laos. His Bombardier/navigator on the aircraft that day was Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr.
The Mu Gia Pass was one of several passageways through the mountainous border of Vietnam and Laos. U.S. aircraft flew through them regularly, and many were lost.
The return ratio of men lost in and around the passes is far lower than that of those men lost in more populous areas, even though both were shot down by the same enemy and the same weapons. This is partly due to the extremely rugged terrain and resulting difficulty in recovery.
Just west of the pass, CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne's aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed.
It was not believed that either of the men onboard survived the crash of the plane.
Both were declared Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered.
***********
ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
The following message was sent to SecNav, CNO, and other officials by Rear Admiral Henry L. Miller, then ComCarDiv 3 in Enterprise:
The pilot and RIO of an Enterprise-based F-4B Phantom II lost their lives when the aircraft crashed into the side of a ridge during a rocket attack against Viet Cong support activities.
Cdr. Edgar A. Rawsthorne, VF-92 Commanding Officer, and Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr., were on a night armed reconnaissance mission when the F-4B crashed.
*******************************
Dan Rawsthorne has sponsored my memorial for Edgar Rawsthorne.
Thank you Dan Rawsthorne for your sponsorship. Eddieb
**********************************************
.
In Memory of ........ CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne.
*** Commander Rawsthorne was the commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 92, Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). On December 29, 1965, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a combat mission through the Mu Gia Pass into Laos when his aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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!
EDGAR ARTHUR RAWSTHORNE - Navy - CDR - O5
Age: 40
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 3, 1925
From: MIRAMAR, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy
Unit: USS Enterprise
Date of Loss: 29 December 1965
Country of Loss: Laos
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Rank: Commander
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 18
Unit: VF-92, CVW-9, USS ENTERPRISE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA
Incident Date: 12/29/1965
Age at Loss: 40
Location: Laos
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Alta Louise Holmes Rawsthorne, Wife Born Oct. 22, 1926 and died Sept. 23 or 26, 1998 at the age of 71 in San Diego, CA., Sons, Danial Andrew Born March 29, 1953, Philip John, Born Sept. 7, 1956 and Charles Steven Rawsthorne born Nov. 10, 1958. Daughter, Ann Rawsthorne born Oct. 28, 1964.
Parents: Father, Ralph Arthur Rawsthorne, He was born March 25, 1900 in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and died February 24, 1994 in Eloy, Arizona and Mother, Catherine White Rawsthorne, born July 29, 1906 in Crab Orchard, KY, and died November 05, 1987 in Kern County, CA.
*** His mom and dad and wife were all cremated. no headstone for dad, just the memorial and the plaque on the Yorktown. I have other photos and stuff. I'm also looking for orders for his DFC. Nobody seems to know he has one... and I think he has two...
And thanks for doing this, Edna. It's a blessing for me...
Dan Rawsthorne, PhD, PMP, CST
** Rawsthorne, a graduate of North Phoenix High School, was commissioned in 1949 at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. His wife, Alta Louise, lived at 94 E. Monte Vista.
***** Dad, Mom died last year, in October. She never stopped loving you.
Dan Rawsthorne
Length of service 18 years
His tour began on Dec 29, 1965
Casualty was on Dec 29, 1965
In LZ, LAOS
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
Panel 04E - Line 45
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Other Personnel in Incident: Arthur S. Hill Jr. (missing)
On Dec. 29, 1965: CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne was the pilot of an F4 which flew from the air wing onboard the ENTERPRISE, and he was assigned a combat mission which would take him through Mu Gia Pass into Laos. His Bombardier/navigator on the aircraft that day was Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr.
The Mu Gia Pass was one of several passageways through the mountainous border of Vietnam and Laos. U.S. aircraft flew through them regularly, and many were lost.
The return ratio of men lost in and around the passes is far lower than that of those men lost in more populous areas, even though both were shot down by the same enemy and the same weapons. This is partly due to the extremely rugged terrain and resulting difficulty in recovery.
Just west of the pass, CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne's aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed.
It was not believed that either of the men onboard survived the crash of the plane.
Both were declared Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered.
***********
ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
The following message was sent to SecNav, CNO, and other officials by Rear Admiral Henry L. Miller, then ComCarDiv 3 in Enterprise:
The pilot and RIO of an Enterprise-based F-4B Phantom II lost their lives when the aircraft crashed into the side of a ridge during a rocket attack against Viet Cong support activities.
Cdr. Edgar A. Rawsthorne, VF-92 Commanding Officer, and Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr., were on a night armed reconnaissance mission when the F-4B crashed.
*******************************
Dan Rawsthorne has sponsored my memorial for Edgar Rawsthorne.
Thank you Dan Rawsthorne for your sponsorship. Eddieb
**********************************************
.
*** Commander Rawsthorne was the commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 92, Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). On December 29, 1965, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phanton II Fighter (F-4B) on a combat mission through the Mu Gia Pass into Laos when his aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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!
EDGAR ARTHUR RAWSTHORNE - Navy - CDR - O5
Age: 40
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Oct 3, 1925
From: MIRAMAR, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy
Unit: USS Enterprise
Date of Loss: 29 December 1965
Country of Loss: Laos
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Rank: Commander
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 18
Unit: VF-92, CVW-9, USS ENTERPRISE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA
Incident Date: 12/29/1965
Age at Loss: 40
Location: Laos
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
Marital Status: Married - Alta Louise Holmes Rawsthorne, Wife Born Oct. 22, 1926 and died Sept. 23 or 26, 1998 at the age of 71 in San Diego, CA., Sons, Danial Andrew Born March 29, 1953, Philip John, Born Sept. 7, 1956 and Charles Steven Rawsthorne born Nov. 10, 1958. Daughter, Ann Rawsthorne born Oct. 28, 1964.
Parents: Father, Ralph Arthur Rawsthorne, He was born March 25, 1900 in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and died February 24, 1994 in Eloy, Arizona and Mother, Catherine White Rawsthorne, born July 29, 1906 in Crab Orchard, KY, and died November 05, 1987 in Kern County, CA.
*** His mom and dad and wife were all cremated. no headstone for dad, just the memorial and the plaque on the Yorktown. I have other photos and stuff. I'm also looking for orders for his DFC. Nobody seems to know he has one... and I think he has two...
And thanks for doing this, Edna. It's a blessing for me...
Dan Rawsthorne, PhD, PMP, CST
** Rawsthorne, a graduate of North Phoenix High School, was commissioned in 1949 at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. His wife, Alta Louise, lived at 94 E. Monte Vista.
***** Dad, Mom died last year, in October. She never stopped loving you.
Dan Rawsthorne
Length of service 18 years
His tour began on Dec 29, 1965
Casualty was on Dec 29, 1965
In LZ, LAOS
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
Panel 04E - Line 45
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Other Personnel in Incident: Arthur S. Hill Jr. (missing)
On Dec. 29, 1965: CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne was the pilot of an F4 which flew from the air wing onboard the ENTERPRISE, and he was assigned a combat mission which would take him through Mu Gia Pass into Laos. His Bombardier/navigator on the aircraft that day was Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr.
The Mu Gia Pass was one of several passageways through the mountainous border of Vietnam and Laos. U.S. aircraft flew through them regularly, and many were lost.
The return ratio of men lost in and around the passes is far lower than that of those men lost in more populous areas, even though both were shot down by the same enemy and the same weapons. This is partly due to the extremely rugged terrain and resulting difficulty in recovery.
Just west of the pass, CDR Edgar Arthur Rawsthorne's aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed.
It was not believed that either of the men onboard survived the crash of the plane.
Both were declared Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered.
***********
ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
The following message was sent to SecNav, CNO, and other officials by Rear Admiral Henry L. Miller, then ComCarDiv 3 in Enterprise:
The pilot and RIO of an Enterprise-based F-4B Phantom II lost their lives when the aircraft crashed into the side of a ridge during a rocket attack against Viet Cong support activities.
Cdr. Edgar A. Rawsthorne, VF-92 Commanding Officer, and Lt. Arthur S. Hill, Jr., were on a night armed reconnaissance mission when the F-4B crashed.
*******************************
Dan Rawsthorne has sponsored my memorial for Edgar Rawsthorne.
Thank you Dan Rawsthorne for your sponsorship. Eddieb
**********************************************
.
Gravesite Details
His mom and dad and wife were all cremated. no headstone for dad, just the memorial and the plaque on the Yorktown.
