Scott Speicher
E1012154
Scott Speicher was a U.S. Navy pilot who became the first American combat casualty of the 1991 Gulf War and whose long-mysterious fate drew significant national attention.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military aviator ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown | F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft shootdown ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-01-17 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Jacksonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Florida State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Speicher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Scott Speicher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Michael
ⓘ
Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | two children ⓘ |
| honoredAt | Florida State University Scott Speicher Tennis Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial | name inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial addendum panel for Gulf War casualties ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Commander ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first American combat casualty of the 1991 Gulf War
ⓘ
long-mysterious fate following shootdown in Iraq ⓘ |
| occupation | naval aviator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Jacksonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remainsRecovered | 2009 ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrID | U.S. Navy officer service number (classified/not publicly detailed) ⓘ |
| spouse | Joanne Speicher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfterShootdown | missing in action ⓘ |
| statusLater | killed in action, body not recovered ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. congressional and media attention
ⓘ
extensive U.S. government investigations into POW/MIA status ⓘ |
| unit | VFA-81 Sunliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOnMission | first night of Operation Desert Storm ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.