Terry J. Uyeyama

Terry Uyeyama was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program on January 27, 1958, and went on active duty beginning February 27, 1958. Lieutenant Uyeyama then completed Undergraduate Pilot Training and was awarded his pilot wings at Laredo AFB, Texas, in April 1959, followed by B-47 Stratojet Combat Crew Training. His first assignment was to the 19th Bomb Squadron of the 22nd Bomb Wing at March AFB, California, from June 1959 to August 1960, followed by Pilot Instructor Training and service as an instructor pilot with the 3560th Pilot Training Squadron at Webb AFB, Texas, where he served until July 1965. He then completed Fighter Interceptor Training before serving as an F-102 Delta Dagger pilot with the 59th Fighter Intercepter Squadron at Goose AB, Canada, from February to December 1966. Captain Uyeyama next completed RF-4 Phantom II Combat Crew Training and was assigned to the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Bergstrom AFB, Texas, in December 1966. He deployed with the squadron to Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, in October 1967, and was forced to eject over North Vietnam while flying his 101st combat mission on May 18, 1968, and was captured and taken as a Prisoner of War.