Vietnam War U.S. Air Force major accounted for after nearly six decades [Video]

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has confirmed that U.S. Air Force Major John C.G. Kerr, who went missing during the Vietnam War at the age of 35, has been accounted for as of April 24, 2024.

Major Kerr was reported missing after his aircraft, an A-26A Invader attack aircraft, failed to return from a combat mission on August 22, 1967. 

He was on a solo nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the Plain of Jars in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, according to the DPAA.

When Major Kerr failed to check in via radio and did not return to his base, U.S. forces initiated an extensive search operation. 

Despite employing both electronic and visual search methods in an area known for heavy enemy defenses, no trace of Kerr or his aircraft was found.

The search efforts occurred alongside a report by the New China News Agency, which claimed that an American aircraft had been …