CROW, FREDERICK AUSTIN

Name: Frederick Austin Crow
Rank/Branch: O5/United States Air Force
Unit: 433rd TFS
Date of Birth: 03 February 1926
Home City of Record: Hampton VA
Date of Loss: 26 March 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 205600 North 1045600 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C

Other Personnel in Incident: Henry Pope Fowler, returnee

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews.

REMARKS: 730304 RELEASED BY DRV

FREDERICK A. CROW, JR.
Colonel - United States Air Force
Shot down: March 26, 1967
Released: March 4, 1973

Colonel Crow made the following remarks upon landing at Andrews AFB Maryland
on the afternoon of 7 March 1973 where he is shown being greeted by Lt.
Gen. Daniel F. "Chappie" James USAF:

"We come to you from the prisons of North Vietnam. Our motto was, Unity
Before Self. Our mission was to return with honor. We have accomplished
our task.

"What a thrill it was to take off in this big beautiful aircraft from
Hanoi with us aboard. Freedom was ours! How proud we were to be greeted just
a few short hours ago in Honolulu! Hawaii United States of America as
American fighting men returned from battle.

"And now here we are in the shadow of our nation's capital, fighting
back tears of joy and gratitude. We have reaped the fruits of our faith
and trust in our God our Commander-in-Chief our families and all the
people of this wonderful wonderful country and indeed the world who have
worked so hard and so long to bring us home. We are indebted to you
forever. America e love you!"


November 1996
Frederick Crow retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He and
his wife Mary reside in Virginia.

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