BYRNS, WILLIAM G.

Name: William G. Byrns
Rank/Branch: O3/United States Air Force, pilot
Unit: 8TFW 435th TFS
Date of Birth: 21 December 1943
Home City of Record: St. Louis MO
Date of Loss: 23 May 1972
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 170800 North  1064700 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident: William Bean


Pre-capture photo

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. Updated 2023.

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William Byrns retired from the USAF as a Colonel. After serving 2 tours in
Vietnam, he flew 6 F16-C missions in Desert Storm. He has over 894 combat
hours.  He and his wife Joanne reside in Florida.

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