RAMSDEN, GERALD
LEE
Name: Gerald Lee Ramsden
Branch/Rank: United States Navy/O4
Unit:
Date of Birth: 10 May 1935
Home City of Record: FRESNO CA
Date of Loss: 23 January 1968
Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 184358 North 1061857 East
Status (in 1973): Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered
Category: 5
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A6A #152932
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
Refno: 1003
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more
of the following:
Raw data from U.S. Government agency sources,
correspondence with POW/MIA families, published
sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.
REMARKS:
CACCF/CRASH/PILOT/10 YRS UNITED STATES NAVY
No further information available at this time.
====== BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ======
REFNO: 1003-0-01 (ACCNO 6162) Status: (A) DEAD, REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
Name: RAMSDEN, GERALD LEE Date Status Assigned: 11 Sep 1974
Nationality AMERICAN |Race CAUCASIAN |Blood Chit# 13445
Service U.S. NAVY |Sex Male |Blood type B+
Grade O4 |Hair BROWN |Complexion #
SSAN 568382712 |Eyes BROWN |Weapon #
Serial No 625180 |Height 70 in/ 1.78 mtrs |Weapon No #
Birth Date 10 May 1935 | Weight 153 lb/ 69.35 kg | Duty Pos BOMB/NAV
Home State CALIFORNIA|Religion PROTESTANT |PW Camp $
========== SITE INFORMATION ==========
INCIDENT LOCATION (0)
SITE TYPE: WATER SITE
UTM: 48QXF387716
LAT/LONG: 184358N/1061857E
COUNTRY: OVER WATER-NORTH VIETNAM
REGION: $
PROVINCE: VN - OVERWATER
(formerly):
DISTRICT: VN - OVERWATER
MISSION DATE: 23 Jan 1968
CATEGORY: 3-SITE LOCATION UNKNOWN
LOCAL ANALYSIS: NONE
======== JTF-FA ACTIVITY SUMMARY ========
FOLDERS PASSED: Jul 93
VESSEY: THREE
CASE TYPE: GROUND SITE-INLAND WATER
============ VEHICLE DATA ============
VEHICLE TYPE: A6A SERIAL: 152932
CRASH TYPE: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ENGINE TYPE: J52
CALL SIGN: BOOMERANG 513 1 SERIAL: #
YEAR: $ 2 SERIAL: #
======== SPECIAL CHARACTER KEY ========
# = ITEM HAS BEEN RESEARCHED BUT DATA
CANNOT BE OBTAINED.
$ = ITEM IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS CASE
@ OR BLANK = DATA FOR ITEM IS UNKNOWN OR
NOT AVAILABLE.
CASE: 1003
====== CIRCUMSTANCE OF LOSS ======
22 March 1976
(U) ON 23 JANUARY 1968, LCDR GERALD L. RAMSDEN WAS THE BOMBARDIER/NAVIGATOR
OF AN A6A AIRCRAFT, (BUNO 152932 CALL SIGN BOOMERANG 513), ON A STRIKE MISSION
OVER NORTH VIETNAM, THAT WAS LAUNCHED FROM THE CARRIER USS RANGER OPERATING
IN THE GULF OF TONKIN. WHILE MAKING A LOW ALTITUDE APPROACH INTO THE TARGET
AREA, LCDR RAMSDEN'S AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND DISINTEGRATED IN THE VICINITY OF
GRID COORDINATES XF 387 716. THE PILOT EJECTED AND WAS RECOVERED. ALTHOUGH
AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE AREA RECOVERED CONSIDERABLE AIRCRAFT DEBRIS, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF HIS DAMAGED HELMET, NO TRACE OF LCDR RAMSDEN COULD BE FOUND.
(REF 1)
(U) AN OVERWATER/AT-SEA CASULITY RESOLUTION OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED DURING
THE PERIOD OF JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1973 TO DETERMINE THE
FEASIBILITY/DESIRABILITY OF EXPANDING SUCH OPERATIONS TO BE USED IN CASES
SUCH AS THIS. BASED ON THE COMBINED FACTORS OF COST AND THE LACK OF ANY POSITIVE
RESULTS WHATSOEVER, THE AT-SEA OPERATIONS WERE TERMINATED. THIS INDIVIDUAL'S
NAME AND IDENTIFYING DATA WERE TURNED OVER TO THE FOUR-PARTY JOINT MILITARY
TEAM WITH A REQUEST FOR ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE. NO RESPONSE WAS FORTHCOMING.
ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1974 THE ARMED SERVICES GRAVES REGISTRATION
OFFICE CONCURRED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REMAINS OF LCDR RAMSDEN
ARE NONRECOVERABLE, AND FURTHER DIRECTED THAT THE CASE REVERT TO INACTIVE
STATUS AND SEARCH PLANS DISCONTINUE. (REF 2) LCDR RAMSDEN IS CURRENTLY CARRIED
IN THE PRESUMPTIVE STATUS OF DEAD, REMAINS NONRECOVERABLE.
====== REFERENCES ======
22 March 1976 REFERENCES:
<1> (U) RPT, JCRC-CDD-GR, 29 AUG 74.
<2> (U) RPT, MEMA-ASGRO, 11 SEP 74.
====== NEGOTIATIONS ======
13 December 1993 DURING THE 28 JULY 1993 POW/MIA TECHNICAL MEETING IN HANOI,
A LIST OF CASES INVOLVING 168 UNACCOUNTED-FOR PERSONNEL PRESUMABLY LOST OVER
WATER AT LEAST 10 KILOMETERS FROM THE COAST OF VIETNAM WAS PASSED TO THE
VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. THE VIETNAMESE WERE ASKED TO UNILATERALLY REVIEW THEIR
RECORDS FOR RELEVANT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THESE CASES.
Anyone having Further information and/or photo availabe
is asked to submit same or contact by E-mail at:
MichaelBeamer
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