MICHAEL WILLIAM DOYLE

NAS SAUFLEY, PENSACO, FL - 1966 SOLO FLIGHT 1966

Deceased 08/25/1972

Rate/Rank
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.

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

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

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

PURPLE HEART NAVY 1

AIR MEDAL NAVY 16

COMMENDATION MEDAL NAVY 4

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL W/STARS NAVY 1

REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL NAVY 1

PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION NAVY 1

NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION NAVY 2

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL NAVY 1