DOYLE-MICHAEL
MICHAEL WILLIAM DOYLE
NAS SAUFLEY, PENSACO, FL - 1966 SOLO FLIGHT 1966
Deceased
08/25/1972
Rate/Rank
CDR
CDR
Service Branch
USN 6/1964 - 8/1972
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
Born
02/13/1943
NEW ORLEANS , LA
Lost to SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missiles south of Haiphong , North Vietnam, 25 August 1972, RIO wounded and captured; released in March 1973. Mike was thought to be captured but remained in MIA status until Presumed Killed in Action 29 February 1980. Remains returned in summer of 1985.
NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER TRAINING 1964-1965
F-4 PHANTOM TRAINING, VF-121 NAS MIRAMAR, CA 1965
VF-143, USS RANGER (CV 61), VIETNAM 1965-1966
NAVAL AVIATOR TRAINING, 1966-1967
F-4 PHANTOM TRAINING, VF-121,NAS MIRAMAR 1967-68
VF-114, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), VIETNAM 1969-1970
VF-121, F-4 INSTRUCTOR, NAS MIRAMAR, 1970-1972
VF-161, USS MIDWAY (CV 41), 1972
PURPLE HEART
AIR MEDAL
COMMENDATION MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL W/STARS
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL