STIRM, ROBERT LEWIS

RIP 11/11/2025

Name: Robert Lewis Stirm
Rank/Branch: O4/United States Air Force, pilot
Unit: 333rd TFS
Date of Birth: March 23, 1933
Home City of Record: San Francisco CA
Date of Loss: 27 October 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 213400 North  1053300 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105D

Other Personnel in Incident:  none
 


Official pre-capture photo


2018 w/ribbons

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 by the P.O.W. NETWORK 2019
with information from Justin Jackson-Mann.  2023

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Robert Stirm retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He lives
in California.

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https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-pow-photo-family-homecoming-stirm-eb6c56f2f2259f0ae10cb782c927d5c8

Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm dies at 92, was in iconic ' ...


 
AP News
https://apnews.com › article › vietnam-pow-photo-famil...
Nov 21, 2025 — Stirm was shot down over North Vietnam. Stirm, a decorated pilot, was serving
with the 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron based in Thailand in 1967 ...

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https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Blog/Post/15110/air-force-vietnam-pow-featured-in-pulitzer-prize-w

Air Force Vietnam POW, Featured in Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo, Laid to Rest

By Army National Military Cemeteries Public Affairs Office on 7/29/2026
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