Birth: Jan. 13, 1944
Death: May 23, 1968, Quang Tri, Vietnam
Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Thomas was in the US Air Force, serving in Viet Nam. He was listed as Missing In Action.
THOMAS FREDERICK BUHR is honored on Panel 66E, Row 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Crash Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter CH-3E tail number 66-13295:
The five crewmen from the 21st Special Ops Squadron were Captain James P. McCollum, Pleasantville, NJ, pilot Captain William H. Taylor, Wilson, NC, copilot SSgt John L. Coon, Phelps, NY, Flight Engineer Sgt John E. Albanese, Medina, NY, Flight Engineer Sgt Robert A. Fink, San Diego, CA, A Crew Chief Combat photographer from the 600th Photo Squadron, was aboard in a non-crew status, Sgt Thomas F. Buhr, Fort Wayne, IN.
The rank listed on his grave marker is incorrect.