Scott Speicher

Michael Scott Speicher
Speicher in 1990
Born	(1957-07-12)July 12, 1957 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	unknown
Buried	Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Florida, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Rank	Captain (posthumous)
Unit	VFA-81 Sunliners
Battles / wars	Persian Gulf War Operation Desert Storm †
Awards	Purple Heart

Michael Scott Speicher (July 12, 1957 – unknown) was a naval aviator in the United States Navy who was shot down over Iraq during the Persian Gulf War becoming the first American combat casualty of the war. His fate was not known until 2 August 2009 when the U.S. Navy reported that Speicher's remains had been found in Iraq by the United States military. The official cause of death was "homicide by undetermined means" and DNA testing showed survival after his crash. He is also the most recent American to have been shot down in air-to-air combat.