Maj. The remains of an Air Force major missing since the Vietnam War have been identified after years of searches , the Department of Defense said . Curtis Daniel Miller of Palacios , Texas , was shot down on March 29 , 1972 . Miller and his crew were flying over southern Laos when a missile struck their plane . The pilot ejected safely but the other two crewmen died in the crash. Worth National Cemetery .
Maj. Curtis Daniel Miller of Palacios , Texas , was shot down on March 29 , 1972 . Miller and his crew were flying over southern Laos when a missile struck their plane . The pilot ejected safely but the other two crewmen died in the crash. Worth National Cemetery .