| William Edward Neville | |
|---|---|
| Location on the Wall: | Panel 02E - Line 12 |
| Age at Loss: | 31 |
| Race: | Caucasian |
| Sex: | Male |
| Date of Birth: | 24 Aug, 1933 |
| Home of Record: | El Cajon, CA |
| Religion: | Unknown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Branch: | Air Force |
| Length of Service: | 12 years |
| Grade: | E6 |
| Rank: | Technical Sergeant |
| ID Number: | |
| Unit: | 441st Bomb Squad |
| MOS: | Fixed Wing Crew |
| Date of Loss: | 18 Jun, 1965 |
| Country of Loss: | Offshore MR1 South Vietnam |
| Loss Coordinates: | 173000N 1180000E |
| Status (in 1973): | KIA/Body Not Recovered |
| Type of Loss: | Non-hostile, died missing |
| Reason: | Air Loss, Crash at Sea |
| Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: | B52 |
| Incident Ref. #: | 2032 |
Other info:
On June 18, 1965, two B52 aircraft were performing a mission over the South China Sea when they collided. The aircraft were approximately 250 miles offshore at the point of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) when the accident occurred. Apparently the crew of one of the aircraft survived or were recovered, but the entire crew of the second remain missing.
The missing crew includes pilots Capt. Robert L. Armond and 1Lt. James A. Marshall, and crewmembers Maj. James M. Gehrig, Capt. Tyrrell G. Lowry, Capt. Frank P. Watson, TSgt. William E. Neville, and MSgt. Harold J. Roberts Jr.(all missing) and Capt. Joe Carrol Robertson, KIA.
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 March 1991 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews.
Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 2000.