Task Force Omega (TFO) was one of the largest, and longest-running, POW-MIA research and advocacy organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1983 by Colonel Earl Hopper Sr. (USA, ret.) whose son Earl Hopper, Jr. USAF was declared MIA on 10 January 1968 after the F-4 is which he was flying as WSO was shot down over North Vietnam. Colonel Hopper ran TFO with his wife, Patti Hopper, until his passing on 11 July 2008 aged 86. Patti has graciously granted me permission to post individual summaries of TFO files on Rolling Thunder Remembered so those who were taken prisoner, died in service of their country, or remain missing, are never forgotten.
TFO case summary postings are a compilation of research material from individual files. Complete files may be made available to credentialed researchers and writers, as well as verified family members, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for more information by email or via the contact form located at bottom of page.
Air Force
TASK FORCE OMEGA—GEORGE MACDONALD 21 DECEMBER 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—THOMAS HART 21 DECEMBER 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—FRANK GOULD 21 DECEMBER 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MARK DANIELSON 18 JUNE 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JACOB MERCER 18 JUNE 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—RICHARD DUNN 26 APRIL 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HENRY SEREX 2 APRIL 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES CANIFORD 29 MARCH 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—LARRY STOLZ 26 DECEMBER 1971
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN GOEGLEIN 30 JUNE 1970
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DONALD FISHER 22 APRIL 1970
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HOLLY BELL 28 JANUARY 1970
TASK FORCE OMEGA—PETER MATTHES 24 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN BALDRIDGE 20 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JON BODAHL 12 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOSEPH ECHANIS 5 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES HERRICK, JR. 27 OCTOBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—NEIL BYNUM 26 OCTOBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—PATRICK FALLON 4 JULY 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HAROLD KAHLER 14 JUNE 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—PHILLIP MASCARI 2 MAY 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—ROBERT BELCHER 28 MARCH 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—ROBERT REX 9 MARCH 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—FRANCIS MIDNIGHT 1 MARCH 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CHARLES KING 24 DECEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—THOMAS DUGAN 13 DECEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MORGAN DONAHUE 13 DECEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MICHAEL MASTERSON 13 OCTOBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CLIFFORD FIESZEL 30 SEPTEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—SAM MAXWELL 15 SEPTEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—TERRIN HICKS 15 AUGUST 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DONALD CASEY 23 JUNE 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN CREWS 22 MAY 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—TOMMY GIST 18 MAY 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—EDWIN PALMGREN 22 APRIL 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—RONALD REXROAD 3 APRIL 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—EARL HOPPER, JR. 10 JANUARY 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WAYNE ECKLEY 29 DECEMBER 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES CREW 10 NOVEMBER 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HERB DOBY 4 FEBRUARY 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WILLIAM ANDREWS 5 OCTOBER 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN ROBERTSON 16 SEPTEMBER 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—RUSSELL MARTIN 3 JUNE 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—THOMAS CASE 31 MAY 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES PRESTON 15 MAY 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN CONLON 4 MARCH 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DON WOOD 16 JANUARY 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WILLIAM COLWELL 24 DECEMBER 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DEAN POGREBA 5 OCTOBER 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DUANE MARTIN 20 SEPTEMBER 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—FREDRIC MELLOR 13 AUGUST 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DAVID HRDLICKA 18 MAY 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CHARLES SHELTON 29 APRIL 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—GLENN MATTESON 23 MARCH 1961
Navy
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HARLEY HALL 27 JANUARY 1973
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DANIEL BORAH 24 SEPTEMBER 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CHARLES BARNETT 23 MAY 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DENNNIS PIKE 23 MARCH 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—NICHOLAS BROOKS 2 JANUARY 1970
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MICHAEL QUINN 22 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOHN GRAF 15 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HERBERT DILGER 2 OCTOBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DELBERT OLSON 11 JANUARY 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—EDWARD JACOBS 25 AUGUST 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DONALD FRYE 19 JULY 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES PATTERSON 19 MAY 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CHARLES PUTNAM 9 MARCH 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MICHAEL CONFER 10 OCTOBER 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—MARK DENNIS 15 JULY 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WILLIAM EGAN 29 APRIL 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WILLIAM FRAWLEY 1 MARCH 1966
TASK FORCE OMEGA—PETER MONGILARDI, JR. 25 JUNE 1965
Marine Corps
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DAVID LEET 13 APRIL 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—GARY FORS 22 DECEMBER 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—VLADIMIR BACIK 27 AUGUST 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—TIMOTHY BODDEN 3 JUNE 1967
TASK FORCE OMEGA—THOMAS DOUGLAS 22 NOVEMBER 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DONALD COOK 31 DECEMBER 1964
Army
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WAYNE BIBBS 11 JUNE 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DAVID BERDAHL 20 JANUARY 1972
TASK FORCE OMEGA—CRAIG DIX 17 MARCH 1971
TASK FORCE OMEGA—WILLIAM MILLINER 6 MARCH 1971
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JOEL HATLEY 5 MARCH 1971
TASK FORCE OMEGA—DONALD SHUE 3 NOVEMBER 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—BRUCE BESSOR 13 MAY 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HUGH BYRD 9 JANUARY 1969
TASK FORCE OMEGA—JAMES BIRCHIM 15 NOVEMBER 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—STEVEN HASTINGS 1 AUGUST 1968
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HENRY GALLANT 13 JULY 1965
TASK FORCE OMEGA—HUMBERT VERSACE 29 OCTOBER 1963
