UpdatedMon, May 10, 2021 at 4:26 pm ET
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He was one of 93 U.S. Army soldiers to go missing on a flight mission in 1962. Almost 60 years later, he will finally be memorialized. (Shutterstock)
RED BANK, NJ - A U.S. Army soldier and pilot from Red Bank who went missing nearly 60 years ago in Vietnam during a military mission will be honored for his service for the first time this month.
Captain Gregory P. Thomas, who lived on a yacht docked at Marine Park, served as one of 93 U.S. Army soldiers and 11 crew members lost during a March 16, 1962 flight of the Flying Tiger Line. No explanation has been provided by the government surrounding the disappearance or the mission that was expected to be carried out in Vietnam, and the event remains to be one of the largest aviation mysteries in American history.
By E. SCOTT WINGERTER
Credits: Wreaths Across America
Credits: Aviation Times
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a Lockheed Super Constellation Aircraft
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a Lockheed Super Constellation Aircraft
Credits: Lockheed Martin
By E. SCOTT WINGERTER
May 8, 2021 at 2:00 AM
RED BANK, NJ: The heartache and the tears have not lessened for the surviving family members, even after almost 60 years.
On March 16, 1962, the Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 military mission plane went missing with 93 US Army Soldiers on board and 11 crew members.
Included among the lost souls was Captain Gregory P. Thomas from Red Bank, NJ, who commanded the aircraft.
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