JOSEPH D ADRIAN
Hometown:
RIVER EDGE
County:
Bergen
Status:
Missing In Action
Rank:
1LT
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Country of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
March 12, 1967
Date of Birth:
August 02, 1942
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Joseph Daniel
Adrian was born on August 2, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adrian. His
home of record is River Edge, NJ.
Joseph graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1964 with a
degree in electrical engineering. He belonged to the AIEE (American
Institute of Electrical Engineers) and was in the Air Force ROTC in
college. He was an avid sports fan and loved his brand new 1964
Corvette.
He entered the US Air Force and attained the rank of First Lieutenant
(1LT). In December 1966, Adrian was in the first group of combat
pilots to operate from the new Tuy Hoa Air Base on the South China
Sea, 235 miles northeast of Saigon.
Adrian was listed as missing in action on March 12, 1967, when his
F-100 Super saber fighter-bomber did not return to the base.
Synopsis (from the POW Network) as to the circumstances behind being
listed as MIA:
1Lt. Joseph D. Adrian was reported missing in action while on a night
scramble mission in a flight of three F-100 aircrafts on March 12,
1967. Adrian's aircraft was attempting to join the lead in a right
turn when it was observed to continue the turn and disappear out of
sight. The incident occurred approximately six miles off the end of
the runway at Tuy Hoa off shore from Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.
According to Air Force records, evidence (unnamed) was received on
March 26 which indicated that Lt. Adrian died at the time his aircraft
went down, but as no remains were found, he is listed with honor among
those missing in Southeast Asia.
Sources: POW Network, Wayne Allen (college roommate), newspaper
clippings and NJVVMF.
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