| Mitchell Olen Sadler | |
|---|---|
| Location on the Wall: | Panel 09W - Line 107 |
| Age at Loss: | 32 |
| Race: | Causasian |
| Sex: | Male |
| Date of Birth: | 20 Oct, 1943 |
| Home of Record: | Oceanside, CA |
| Religion: | Methodist |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Branch: | Air Force |
| Length of Service: | 20 years |
| Grade: | 03 |
| Rank: | Captain |
| ID Number: | |
| Unit: | |
| MOS: | Fixed Wing Pilot |
| Date of Loss: | 30 May, 1970 |
| Country of Loss: | LZ, Laos |
| Loss Coordinates: | 193715N 1033409E |
| Status (in 1973): | MIA/Body Not Recovered |
| Type of Loss: | Hostile, died missing |
| Reason: | Air Loss, Crash on Land |
| Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: | F4E #0279 |
| Incident Ref. #: | 1642 |
Other Info:Other Personnel in Incident: Gordon Hill, MIA.
CACCF/CRASH/PILOT
Maj. Mitchell O. Sadler, Jr. ’65 was born Oct. 20, 1943, and earned the BA in government. The Oceanside, California, resident was also in the Air Force ROTC and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was lost over Laos in 1970 and was declared killed in action in 1976. Survivors included his wife, Darlene ’68, son, Mitchell, and parents, Helen and Mitchell Sadler, Sr.Source: P.O.W. NETWORK
I think about Mitchell Sadler Jr. often. . . When I was a child (born 1962) I had the opportunity to buy a POW bracelet which I think were $5.00 at the time. My person’s name was Captain Mitchell Sadler. Many many times since then I have thought and prayed about him. It took me a long time to locate information on him, even though it is now the “information era”. My Father who was even more computer illiterate than myself was the one who found him.! I was so please and surprised to find out that his date of birth and my husband are the same date, Oct. 2oth! I just wanted you to know I really do think of him almost every day, and I’m very sorry for his family’s loss. I grew up outside Philadelphia PA. Also, I no longer have my POW bracelet (which I got around age 10, or I would be glad to give it to the family). My thought’s and prayers will always go out to him as well as his family!!
Just letting you folks know there is someone else out there who thinks about Catpain Mitchell Sadler, Jr.
Yours sincerely, Maureen young