   LTJG Edward J. Broms while assigned to Attack Squadron 66 onboard the aircraft carrier USS INTREPID in the Gulf of Tonkin. On August 1, 1968, he was assigned the fourth position in a 4-plane day strike mission on Dong Dun, Ha Tiny Province, North Vietnam, code-named "Rolling Thunder". Broms launched in his A4C Skyhawk and the four aircraft rolled in on the target as briefed. During pullout, Broms was heard to transmit,"Puffs (flak) all around me." No other radio or visual contact was made with LTJG Broms and an extensive electronic and visual search was started. The search was called off when all efforts produced negative results. The opinion of the incident review board was that there was a low probability of survival. A Radio Hanoi broadcast confirmed the loss of an A4 aircraft during this same time frame, yet no mention was made of the pilot. LTJG Broms was classified "Missing in Action". |