On the night of Apr 21/22, 1970 an AC-130A (tail number 54-1625, call sign "Ad Lib") of the 16th Special Operations Squadron departed Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, for a "truck-busting" mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. At about 2 AM, near Saravan, Laos, it was hit by 37mm AAA fire, caught fire, and fell into the jungle. At dawn, search and rescue forces found and rescued one crewman but could not find the others. Enemy activity prevented a search and so the rest of the crew were classified MIA.
In 1993, a joint US/Lao team found the wreckage of the aircraft and many fragments of bone and teeth as well as crew equipment. On Sep 1, 1995 the US government announced that the remains were of the missing men, and they were buried in Arlington Nov 8, 1995.

Crew list:COL William L. Brooks, pilot, Tolar TX (05/22/1979)
1st Lt John C Towle, copilot, Harrisburg IL (09/11/1978)
LtCol Charlie B Davis, navigator, Daysboro KY (05/28/1974)
LtCol Charles S Rowley, navigator, Riverton CT (11/03/1978)
Maj Donald G Fisher, navigator, Hazleton PA (07/17/1979)
MSgt Robert N Ireland, flight engineer, San Bernardino CA (09/11/1978)
SSgt Thomas Y Adachi, aerial gunner, Los Angeles CA (09/11/1978)
SSgt Eugene L Fields, aerial gunner (survived)
SSgt Stephen W Harris, illuminator operator, Springfield MO (05/28/1974)
SSgt Ronnie L Hensley, Richwood WV (09/11/1978)
A1C Donald M Lint, aerial gunner, Des Moines IA (09/11/1978)

Rowley, Charles Stoddard, Col