John Joseph Bach III Captain, United States Air Force

Captain John Joseph Bach III was from Petersburg, Virginia and born on 7 April 1939. He was 30 and single when he died. Captain Bach had eight years service and had been in combat 259 days. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller in Laos and his body was recovered. Captain Bach was assigned as a civilian to the Ambassador to Laos. He flew an O-1 aircraft to support General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. Full Name: JOHN JOSEPH BACH III Date of Birth: 4/7/1939 Date of Casualty: 4/20/1969 Home of Record: PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ BACH, JOHN JOSEPH III Captain, United States Air Force  DATE OF BIRTH: 04/07/1939  DATE OF DEATH: 04/20/1969  BURIED AT: SECTION 36  SITE 1990  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 14 August 2006