Left: Dial, circa 1966 Center & Right: Progressed to age 62 by Daniel Sollitti (2005)

John Victor Dial
Missing since June - July 1966 from Childress, Childress County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: April 28, 1943
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 23 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7-5"10; 140-150 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Sandy blond hair; blue eyes.
• Marks, Scars: He has a few freckles across his nose.
• DNA: Available.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Dial was last seen in Childress, Texas in May 1966. Dial joined the Air Force when he was 16 years old and sometime after he was stationed at Howard Air Force Base in Panama Canal Zone. He went home for a visit to Childress, Texas in May 1966 then he returned to Panama in June 1966. The phone calls to his family stopped by July 1966 after he told his family he married a woman from Panama.
There is a high possibility he might be living in the United States. The American Embassy did a 4 month investigation and it was determined he is no longer living in Panama. There has not been any reported earnings on his SSN since 1968.
John contacted a family member via telephone in 1985 and it is believed he was living and working in the United States as a mechanic.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Childress Police Department Childress
Chief Reese Bowen
940-937-2546

Agency Case Number: 05000280

NCIC Number: M-824922682
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
The Doe Network
National Center for Missing Adults
Texas Department of Public Safety