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30 DEC 69 |
SP5 Thomas E. Soma [OB]
SGT James R. Dean Jr [G] |
Vietnam |
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C/1/9 CAV
#67-16390
No details. |
27 DEC 69 |
SP5 Tommy L. Marks [CE] |
Vietnam |
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A/101 AVN
#67-16226
No details. |
23 DEC 69
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CPT Robert L. Wehunt [P]
SP5 Richard A. Marfurt Jr
1LT Timothy C. White |
Long Khanh Province |
 |
20 ENG BDE
#67-16489
A/C was on a road recon of QL 20. Witnesses observed A/C at flying low level down the highway and SE toward the FSB. A/C
then hit the top of a small 2-story building beside Hwy QL 20, just north of the FSB. A/C hit the top of the building
then hit the ground at a high rate of descent where it exploded on impact. Witness then observed that one of the top
lines from a group of high tension lines that spanned the road was broken. |
21 DEC 69 |
WO1 Thaddeus M. Yonika Jr [P]
SP5 Christopher J. Gray [CE]
SGT Barry P. Kaletta [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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A/1/9 CAV
#67-16142
A/C was flying low while working mission. Gun enplacements opened up causing crash into trees. |
12 DEC 69 |
CPT Charles P. Hood Jr [P]
2 injured |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16143
Hit with .50 cal, OB managed to crash land the A/C despite a nearly severed leg. |
11 DEC 69 |
CPT Robert D. Farrington [P]
2 injured |
Quang Tin Province |
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F/8 CAV
#68-17295
A/C was on a VR mission and were checking out a trail that showed recent use. A/C came under heavy fire. Pilot was struck
in the neck by small arms fire during the first salvo and died almost instantly. |
01 DEC 69
 |
CPT Jack Camp [P]
P & G injured |
Phuoc Long Province |
 |
HHC 2 BDE
#67-16479
A/C suffered a high frequency vibration, lost control and crashed. |
25 NOV 69 |
SP5 Wilton Padier Jr [CE] |
Kien Giang Province |
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D/3/5 CAV
#68-17203
Killed as a result of hostile ground fire. |
20 NOV 69
|
WO1 Fred A. Exner III [P]
1 injured |
Binh Dinh Province |
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C/7/17 CAV
#67-16086
T/R failure at low airspeed caused spin into triple canopy jungle. A/C caught on fire after about 10 min. |
20 NOV 69 |
WO1 Eric G. Blantin [P]
SP5 James M. Dale [CE] |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
D/3/5 CAV
#66-07776
A/C exploded during preflight inspection. |
06 NOV 69 |
CW2 Henry J. Vad [P]
SP5 James L. Downing [OB]  |
Binh Duong Province |
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D/1/4 CAV
#68-17269
While returning home after a VR, went to investigate movement in an open field, was killed instantly by enemy fire. |
02 NOV 69 |
WO1 George W. Grega [P]
OB POW |
Quang Duc Province |
|
B/7/17 CAV
#66-07894
A/C was on a recon mission out of Bu Prang. Team consisted of 2 LOH and 2 Cobras. At approx 1600 hours while 5 miles E
of Bu Prang, 3 foxholes along QL14 were spotted. Approx 5 miles E of the location where we took fire, the other LOH
signaled for us to put the ship down. The ship was put down in an open field near QL14 (YU793658). P and OB got in the
other ship and during take off, the ship received heavy machine gun fire. The LOH tore apart, fell to the ground and
burned. |
02 NOV 69 |
WO1 Jon W. Stokkerman [P]
SP4 Keith F. Saunders [CE]
PFC Johnny Williams [OB] |
Sa Dec Province |
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B/7/1 CAV
#67-16230
Got TOT light - turned back to Vinh Long, hit hootch on bank and crashed inverted in a canal before daylight. |
02 NOV 69 |
WO1 Leo C. Hester Jr [P]
SP5 David F. Abbott [CE]
CPL Michael L. Harris [G] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
HHC 2 BDE
#67-16419
Hit by RPG while hovering near a tree line. |
29 OCT 69 |
WO1 Conrad J. Wheeler [P]
SP5 Gerald T. Greeno Jr [OB] |
An Xugen Province |
|
D/3/5 CAV
#68-17186
A/C was shot down while providing close support to heavily engaged ground forces. A few seconds after a radio call
notifying that OB was hit, the A/C exploded. |
28 OCT 69 |
1LT Mark Jackson [P]
CE & G injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
 |
D/3/4 CAV
#68-17149
Fatal head wound prior to crash near Ho Bo Woods while checking out suspected VC at low level. |
21 OCT 69 |
WO1 Martin Y. Namer [P]
OB injured |
Vietnam |
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A/3/17 CAV
Died from wounds as a result of hostile action from SA fire. |
04 OCT 69 |
SSG Richard B. Canning [CE] |
Vietnam |
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HHC 173 ABN BDE
#66-14385
No details. |
02 OCT 69
|
1LT John R. Lake Jr [P] |
Binh Dinh Province |
 |
4 INF DIV
#68-17232
T/R failure and crashed in the trees trying to make it to LZ Hard Times. |
16 SEP 69 |
WO1 Walter S. Olinsky Jr [P]
CPT John J. Kalen |
Pleiku Province |
|
HHC 2 BDE
#68-17219
A/C shot down and crashed. |
11 SEP 69 |
SSG James R. Potter [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
D/1/4 CAV
#67-16312
No details. |
11 SEP 69 |
CPT Bruce S. Gibson [P]
1 injured |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
B/1 AVN
#68-17244
A/C was flying a VR with D/1/4 CAV Cobra. Killed instantly by enemy AK fire. |
09 SEP 69
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WO1 Jeffery Borr [P]
WO1 Terry L. Denney [P] |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
C/7/17 CAV
#67-16108
A/C hit top of palm tree leaving LZ Two Bits at Bong Song south of LZ English and crashed. |
04 SEP 69 |
SGT Scott N. Stanton [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
C/7/17 CAV
#67-16619
No details. |
29 AUG 69
|
1LT William T. Chaffin III [P]
CE & G injured |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
2 BDE
#67-16637
A/C was conducting a low level scout mission. A/C was in a steep right turn over a suspected enemy trail. Pilot began
to level out to avoid Huey. Pilot tried to avoid a tall tree by climbing and banking hard right, however corrective
action was too late and A/C impacted with tree. The left skid and tailboom broke from A/C and started to spin as it
fell. A/C hit more trees and crashed inverted. |
21 AUG 69 |
WO1 Rupert A. Funderburk Jr [P]
WO1 Michael N. Masuen [P]
SP5 Daniel P. Holtrey [CE] |
Binh Long Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#66-07922
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
18 AUG 69 |
1LT William J. Bassignani [P]
SP4 Rigoberto Gomez-Diaz [CE] |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
173 ABN
#67-16592
A/C crashed due to small arms fire in An Loa Valley SW of FSB Tape. |
17 AUG 69 |
WO1 Gerald L. Caton [AC]
CPT George L. Miner [CP] |
Thua Thien Province |
 |
326 MED
#67-16254
A/C shot down, crashed and burned in the only OH-6A with red cross markings. |
09 AUG 69 |
WO1 Stephen A. Young [P]
SP4 Michael R. Seibert [G]
SP5 James C. Dine [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#67-16269
While flying the area north of Nui Ba Dinh in between LZ Beverly and Cambodia, hit by gun fire, told C&C he was on
fire then exploded. |
08 AUG 69 |
WO1 Samuel J. Mathis [AC]
1LT Robert L. Dance [CP] |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
B/7/17 CAV
#67-16612
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
21 JUL 69 |
WO1 John E. Anderson [P]
SP4 Edward M. Dennull [G]
WO1 David R. Kink [PP] |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16566
A/C was hit by a secondary explosion and burned. A camoflauged target turned out to be a 250 pound U.S. bomb and it blew
up when hit by fire from A/C. |
15 JUL 69 |
1LT John C. Hansen [CP] |
Binh Long Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16639
CP was shot as A/C landed to pickup a backpack dropped by a NVA/VC patrol. |
13 JUL 69 |
WO1 William T. Martin [P]
SFC Graham H. Howison [OB]
SP5 Clifford W. Weekley [OB] |
Quang Nam Province |
|
F/8 CAV
#68-17165
A/C was shot down during an armed recon mission north of Chu Lai in the vicinity of Sand Island. |
10 JUL 69 |
PFC Richard H. Williams [G]
P injured |
Vietnam |
 |
HHC/1 BDE
#67-16644
Two scouts were operating with an USAF spotter plane in a hot area north of Nui Ba Den, near the Cambodian border. The
team engaged the NVA in order to determine the enemy's strength and exact location while the FAC prepared to call in an
air strike. Both ships came under heavy fire from multiple .51 & .30 cal machine guns, and A/C was shot down,
crashed through some trees and immediately caught fire. |
04 JUL 69 |
WO1 Timothy S. Michael [P]
SP5 Darrell E. McGee [CE]
1LT Michael D. Noonan [OB] |
Quang Tin Province |
 |
HHC 1 BDE
#66-07812
LOH recon, vicinity BT986942, received heavy ground fire and crashed. The A/C then exploded and burned. |
04 JUL 69 |
WO1 Robert P. Gardiner [P]
WO1 Ephriam R. Liles II [P]
SP5 Lance W. St Laurent [G] |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#67-16533
A/C shot down while on a recon mission, crashed and burned. |
02 JUL 69 |
WO1 Stephen T. Moody [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16601
After killing an enemy soldier, the pilot was attempting to land beside the body to recover weapon and a pack when shot
by second enemy. |
29 JUN 69
|
WO1 Harrell S. Mefford [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#67-16641
T/R failure at Tay Ninh middle of day-apache pad. Pilot got everyone out of A/C but was hit by M/R blade as he exited. |
24 JUN 69 |
WO1 James K. Ameigh [P]
SP4 James A. Slater [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
D/1/4 CAV
#66-17813 DARK HORSE 15
In a flight of two Loachs on a visual recon mission, A/C crashed, exploded and burned. Later investigation of the
wreckage indicated that it had been hit by hostile fire. |
13 JUN 69 |
WO1 Stephen J. Kinghorn [P]
1 injured |
Long Khanh Province |
 |
C/3/17 CAV
#67-16357
Shot down w/radar .51 cal, died prior to recovery. |
09 JUN 69 |
WO1 Jack A. Harker Jr [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
A/1/9 CAV
After taking many hits at LZ Barbara, landed to check his still running OH-6, right skid collapsed, and he was hit by
the M/R blades. |
08 JUN 69 |
WO1 Albert D. Owens [P] |
Dinh Tuong Province |
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A/9 AVN
#67-16162
A/C was taking off on mission. At altitude of about 50' heading north and about 20 yards from LST, pilot made a right
turn and headed east. It appeared that he was going to circle around the ship to gain airspeed. A/C gradually began to
lose altitude to a point where A/C was not more than 20' above the water. As A/C leveled off heading east into wind, the
skids skimmed the water, A/C tilted forward, crashed into the river and sank rapidly. |
06 JUN 69 |
SP4 Gary A. Jones [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
HHC 2 BDE
#67-16548
No details. |
03 JUN 69 |
CPT Richard W. Watson [P]
PFC Paul W. Miller [G] |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
F/8 CAV
#67-16049
Shot down near Quang Ngai City. Shot by VC after on the ground while helping his crew chief. |
02 JUN 69 |
1LT Donald J. Porter [P]
PFC Warren F. Brown [OB]
SGT Paul F. Weber [G] |
Long Khanh Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16600
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
30 MAY 69 |
CW2 John M. Hohman [AC]
WO1 Thomas E. Hays [P]
SP5 Danny W. Hargis |
Binh Duong Province |
|
D/3/4 CAV
#67-16387
A/C received enemy fire, caught on fire and crashed. |
21 MAY 69 |
SP5 Carl R. Martin [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
B/1/9 CAV
No details. |
18 MAY 69
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WO1 James P. Casey [P] 
SP4 James M. Davenport [CE]
1LT Steven R. Huffstutler [OB] |
Pleiku Province |
|
HHB DIV ARTY
#67-16557
Deteriorating weather and darkness caused the A/C to divert to Camp Holloway. The A/C crashed enroute Holloway. CE died
6 days later. |
15 MAY 69 |
CW2 Arthur J. Murray Jr [P]
WO1 John R. Frongillo [CP]
SP5 Carl R. Martin [CE] |
Binh Long Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#67-16657
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
12 MAY 69 |
WO1 Howard E. Cramblet [P]
SP4 Lawrence R. Shepard [CE] |
Kien Hoa Province |
|
D/3/5 CAV
#67-16672
A/C exploded in mid-air and crashed. |
11 MAY 69 |
WO1 James M. Gilbert [P]
SGT Paul I. Roderigues [OB] |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
A/3/17 CAV
#67-16599
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
02 MAY 69 |
1LT James D. Flurry [P]
SP4 William A. Mansergh Jr [OB]
OB injured |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
C/7/17 CAV
#66-07914
Shot in the An Loa Valley west of LZ English north of the rock pile later called Flurry's Hill. |
02 MAY 69 |
1LT Edward C. Powers [P]
PFC Wavel W. Powell [CE] |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
ACT/11 ACR
#67-16201
A/C shot down on return flight to NDB - believed to have been ambushed. Found two days after crash. |
27 APR 69 |
CW2 Phillip S. Mohnike [P]
SP4 Jeffery A. Harvey [CE] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
ACT/11 ACR
#66-17767
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
27 APR 69 |
CPT Bertrand J. Dacey [P]
SP5 Lorne J. Sipperley [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
ACT/11 ACR
#66-17768
A/C shot down near Quan Loi. |
26 APR 69 |
WO1 Richard L. Turley [P]
SSG Alton D. Woodruff [OB] |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
A/7/17 CAV
#67-16640
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
26 APR 69 |
SP4 Mark J. Hansen [OB] |
Vietnam |
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1 AVN BDE
#67-16031
No details. |
25 APR 69 |
SP5 John E. Dobash [CE] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
D/3/4 CAV
#66-14384
No details. |
23 APR 69 |
WO1 James H. Dunn III [P]
SP4 Martin D. Reynolds [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#67-16324
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
17 APR 69 |
SP4 Charles D. Robinson [G]
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
 |
B/123 AVN
#67-16174
A/C was shot down by .51 cal machine gun fire from two positions at BS700400. |
09 APR 69 |
1LT Dale H. Haver [P]
SP5 Raymond M. Winfrey [OB]
1 injured |
Binh Duong Province |
|
1 CAV
#67-16586
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
08 APR 69 |
WO1 Francis D. Alivento [P]
CW2 Ivan I. Green |
Binh Dinh Province |
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41 ART GRP
#67-16561
Hit mountain on N side of Mang Yang pass between An Khe and Pleiku. |
04 APR 69 |
WO1 Kenneth B. James [P]
PFC Thomas H. Weigle [CE]
SGT Teddy C. Loftin [OB] |
Long Khanh Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#67-16351
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
26 MAR 69 |
WO1 Rand R. Merker [P]
1LT James L. Locke
1 PAX killed |
Pleiku Province |
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D/1/10 CAV
#67-16441
A/C was shot down just before sunset looking for lost Rolex watch of Sqdn S3. |
26 MAR 69 |
WO1 John M. Turner [AC]
1LT Joseph F. Willis [CP] |
Pleiku Province |
|
A/7/17 CAV
#66-17789
A/C was shot down, crashed and burned while on a recon mission. |
22 MAR 69 |
1LT Tony L. Buholtz [P]
SP5 Robert P. Ilsley [CE]
PFC James D. Wright Jr [OB] † |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#67-16482
A/C shot down and crashed. |
22 MAR 69 |
LTC Albert C. Butler [P]
CPT Larry D. Baldwin [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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25 AVN
#67-16109
A/C's T/R hit by enemy fire and crashed. |
13 MAR 69 |
WO1 Freddie N. Chase [P] |
Dinh Tuong Province |
|
B/7/1 CAV
#67-16455
A/C was shot down and pilot received serious head wound defending position, evacuated by Troop Cmdr, died in hospital
on the 14th. |
11 MAR 69 |
1LT Walter A. Koehler [P]
SP4 Larry L. Hodges |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
20 ENG BDE
#67-16507
A/C shot down and crashed. |
08 MAR 69 |
WO1 Walter A. Carpenter [P]
SGT David J. Phillips [OB] |
Binh Thuan Province |
|
B/7/17 CAV
#66-07823
While working a ridge line due west of Phan Thiet, both P and OB were wounded causing them to crash and burn. |
07 MAR 69 |
WO1 Richard J. Bois [P]
1 injured |
Quang Ngai Province |
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HHC 23 INF
#67-16370
A/C shot down by small arms fire while on recon mission. Suffered broken neck and drowned while pinned under wreckage. |
06 MAR 69 |
1LT Billy G. Creech [P]
CPT Michael L. Woodside [OB] |
Thua Thien Province |
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A/377 ARTY
#67-16025
During low level search for downed UH-1 in bad weather received enemy fire and crashed. |
01 MAR 69 |
WO1 Arthur A. Crosby Jr [P]
SP4 Gregory A. Marvin [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
HHC/1 BDE
#67-16033
A/C was dispatched to the area near LZ Grant. The pair of scouts landed at LZ Grant before heading out to the area where
the first team came under fire. As they came into a clearing, they came under heavy fire from an AA emplacement and was
immediately hit. Fire was seen to be coming from the engine compartment area as the ship nosed down, hit hard, broke up
and began to burn. No one was seen exiting the helicopter. |
25 FEB 69 |
CPT Franklin D. Bryan [P]
SP4 Thomas N. Grose [OB] |
Kien Hoa Province |
|
D/3/5 CAV
#67-16478
A/C shot down near Ben Tre. |
21 FEB 69
|
PFC Grover C. Bowen [CE]
SFC Harold E. Carter [OB]
P injured |
Vietnam |
|
C/3/17 CAV
#66-17823
At an altitude of about 90' and 60 KIAS, the A/C's engine stopped. Although an autorotation was attempted, A/C had
neither altitude nor airspeed. The A/C was moving at 30-50 knots when it hit the ground, impacting on its left side in
a nose-low attitude and continuing on for about 50 meters before coming to rest. |
12 FEB 69 |
WO1 George K. Hamilton [P]
SP4 Richard D. Bartholomew Jr[CE]
CPL Robert D. Shoemaker [OB] |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#66-07857
A/C shot down and crashed. |
05 FEB 69 |
WO1 Willard H. Burkhart [P]
SSG Charles R. Osteen
1 injured |
Kien Tuong Province |
|
B/9 AVN
#67-16502
Either - shot down while making low level bridge recon flight pass?? or passenger fastened seat belt over collective,
crashed and drowned? |
20 JAN 69 |
1LT David E. Taylor [P]
MAJ Richard K. Zimmerman [P] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
A/3/17 CAV
#66-07872
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
17 JAN 69 |
WO1 Mark D. Mitchell [P]
1LT Paul J. Wilson |
Tay Ninh Province |
 |
DIV ART 25 INF
#67-16400
Returning to Tay Ninh from FSB hit by .50 cal and crashed. A/C shot up on ground. |
15 JAN 69 |
1LT Deane A. Taylor Jr [P]
CPT Bruce G. Bowles [OB]
1LT Jan P. Christensen [OB] |
Quang Ngai Province |
 |
198 BDE
#67-16189
A/C shot down under low ceiling and visibility. All were shot after landing. |
04 JAN 69 |
1LT Lawrence V. Beattys [P] |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
E/82 ARTY
#66-07856
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
04 JAN 69
|
1LT Kenneth L. Fountain [P]
PFC Steven A. Wessel |
Thua Thien Province |
|
A/377 ARTY
#67-16363
A/C crashed and burned while relocating OH-6 at night and low ceiling at FSB T-Bone. While hovering A/C from lower pad
to the VIP pad, A/C entered clouds and pilot experienced vertigo, crashing 37' below the landing area. |
04 JAN 69 |
SGT Gary D. Falk [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
B/7/1 CAV
#67-16270
No details. |
03 JAN 69 |
1LT Stanley D. White [OB]
CPT Elrod |
Hua Nghia Province |
|
1 BDE 1 CAV
#67-16062
A/C was assigned to transport a prisoner from a Navy river boat. After departing the boat, the A/C followed the river
toward its destination. During the trip, a skid contacted the water and and the A/C crashed into the river. Elrod drowned
while swimming to shore. |
02 JAN 69 |
SP4 Richard J. Borovick [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
101 ABN
#67-16254
No details. |
29 DEC 68 |
1LT Barry D. Kingman [P]
PFC Ronald E. Roberts [CE]
SSG Victor L. Austin [OB] |
Binh Long Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#67-16278
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
28 DEC 68 |
WO1 Stephen L. Tronerud [P]
PVT Ross A. Johnson Jr [CE]
OB injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
1/9 CAV
#67-16029
A/C crashed and burned, caused by skid striking the ground while flying low level. |
20 DEC 68
|
WO1 Darrell L. Haggard [P]
SP5 Robert E. Smith Jr [ME]
SP4 Robert F. Schnebel |
Quang Nam Province |
 |
1/40 ARTY
#67-16367
A/C hit a guy wire attached to a 400' radio tower on maintenance test flight and crashed in 2' of water. |
13 DEC 68 |
SP4 Robert R. Fregia [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
C/3/17 CAV
No details. |
05 DEC 68 |
WO1 John A. Berry [P]
SP4 Billy K. Evans Jr [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
HHC 1 BDE
#67-16341
In a flight of two OH6As on a recon mission on a suspected enemy bunker complex, very near the border of Cambodia. During
a pass over the complex, A/C received fire. A/C then turned left, nosed over, crashed and burned. |
05 DEC 68 |
WO1 William W. Breece Jr [AC] † |
Kien Giang Province |
 |
A/7/1 CAV
#66-07892
A/C shot down by enemy fire and crashed. |
25 NOV 68 |
1LT Johnny W. Benton [AC] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
ACT/11 ACR
#67-16234
A/C shot down by small arms fire. |
16 NOV 68 |
WO1 Eddie Wayne Brown [P]
SGT Ernest C. Homer [CE]
SP4 Jorge L. Nieves [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
C/3/17 CAV
#66-07836
Shot down crashed and burned near Trang Bang. |
18 OCT 68 |
SGT Cyril A. Alveraz [G] |
Vietnam |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#67-16231
No details. |
17 OCT 68 |
WO1 Ralph O. Daugherty Jr [P]
LCP Dan R. Moore [OB]
SP5 James P. Mason
OB injured |
Vietnam |
|
A/377 ARTY
#67-16224
Crashed in water at night after take off from destroyer USS Eversole following a Naval gun fire mission. Drowned. |
16 OCT 68 |
1LT James A. Crowley II [P]
1 injured |
Binh Duong Province |
|
ACT/11 ACR
#66-17779
A/C shot down and crashed. |
08 OCT 68 |
SP4 Harry W. Anderson Jr [OB]
P injured |
Dinh Tuong Province |
|
A/3/17 CAV
#67-16204
A/C shot down in the river supporting the 9th Inf. |
06 OCT 68
|
WO1 Thomas J. Howe [P]
1 injured |
Quang Tri Province |
|
HHC 2 BDE
#67-16075
A/C was on a test flight after rebuild in Da Nang. T/R gearbox bolts on the tailboom had been over torqued and broke. |
01 OCT 68 |
SGT John D. Williams [OB] |
Vietnam |
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B/7/1 CAV
#67-16058
No details. |
26 SEP 68 |
SP4 Donald L. Brown [OB] |
Vietnam |
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B/123 AVN
#67-16185
A/C was on an armed recon when he was shot at close range by an AK-47 west of Tam Ky. Died of wounds after evacuation. |
26 SEP 68 |
WO1 John C. Wallace [P]
SSG John W. States [OB]
SP4 Douglas E. Gossage [G] |
Quang Tri Province |
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C/1/9 CAV
#67-16079
A/C was shot down. |
19 SEP 68 |
MAJ Frank O. Bonnarens [P]
SP5 Lloyd E. Greene Jr [CE]
MAJ Joseph A. Bishop
MAJ Benjamin C. Hartman Jr |
Darlac Province |
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201 AVN
#67-16015
A/C was to coordinate aviation activities at Khanh Duong. A/C entered a descent at an approx 30 degree angle. A/C was
observed to continue its descent all the way to the ground, where an explosion occurred shortly after impact. |
13 SEP 68 |
WO1 Curtis L. Andersen [P]
WO1 Thomas C. Jacobs [P] |
Quang Duc Province |
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A/7/17 CAV
#66-14412
A/C hit by AA fire while on a VR near Duc Lap and crashed. |
23 AUG 68 |
WO1 Richard O. Soper [P]
WO1 Barry J. Becannen [PP]
1LT Thal A. Brown [PP]
MAJ William O. Schmale [PP] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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A/1 AVN
#67-16097
A/C was on the way to investigate an accident of an OH-13S when A/C was shot down between Quan Loi and Loc Ninh. |
19 AUG 68 |
CPT Robert H. Hering [P]
SGT Robert B. Purtell [OB] |
Phong Dinh Province |
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C/7/1 CAV
A/C shot down and crashed. |
16 AUG 68 |
CPT Gordon A. Skinner II [P]
1 injured |
Thua Thien Province |
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D/1/1 CAV
#67-16105
A/C was flying 6 miles S of Hue on the coastal plains. Killed by one AK-47 bullet in the head. |
16 AUG 68 |
WO1 Charles D. Sonnkalb Jr [P] |
Quang Tri Province |
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C/1/9 CAV
No details. |
12 AUG 68
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WO1 Danny C. Casey [P] |
Pleiku Province |
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HHC 3 BDE
#67-16123
A/C struck a tree while flying low level in marginal weather. Immediately upon impact with the tree, the rotor head
separated from the A/C and at the same time the remainder of the A/C plunged to the ground approx 20' in front of the
tree, and began to roll for the next 125'. |
23 JUL 68 |
1LT Douglas D. Chaney [P]
SP5 Francis D.L. Johnson [OB] |
Long An Province |
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A/3/17 CAV
#65-12985
A/C apparently crash-landed while scouting east of Tan An, near the coast. The crew of 2 other aircraft repeatedly tried
to land and get the crew, but we were driven off by small arms fire. Both were shot shortly after landing. |
19 JUL 68
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WO1 Raymond A. Young [P] |
Long Khanh Province |
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6/27 ARTY
#66-07825
While flying solo to Blackhorse, the tail section apparently separated from the A/C which spun to the ground. |
15 JUL 68 |
SGT Michael A. Beals [OB] |
Vietnam |
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B/7/1 CAV
#67-16063
No details. |
04 JUL 68 |
MAJ Frederick G. Terry Jr [P]
SP5 Larry E. Collier [CE]
1LT Daniel N. Glowacki [OB] |
Binh Duong Province |
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D/1/4 CAV
#67-16018
C&C ship for other aircraft supporting convoy. Received call for a medevac, A/C proceeded to the area and radioed
pilot of 2nd LOH to do likewise. The 2 A/C arrived overhead at the same time, both in descending right-hand turns but
with C&C ship slightly behind, slightly higher, and slightly faster than 2nd LOH. A/C overtook and collided with
2nd LOH at an altitude of about 100'. |
1LT Raymond P. Bosworth Jr [P]
SP4 Dirk J. Westra [CE] |
D/1/4 CAV
#66-07854
Received call for a medevac from C&C LOH. A/C proceeded to the area. The 2 A/C arrived overhead at the same time,
both in descending right-hand turns but with C&C ship slightly behind, slightly higher, and slightly faster. C&C
LOH overtook and collided with A/C at an altitude of about 100'. |
27 JUN 68 |
CW2 Melvin R. White [P]
SFC Bennie E. Hodges [CE]
1 injured |
Bien Hoa Province |
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B/7/1 CAV
#67-16032
During landing approach to a cleared area, the pilot crashed into the trees short of selected spot resulting in major
damage to the A/C. A malfunction could not be determined. |
24 JUN 68 |
WO1 James B. Tasker [P]
SP4 Daniel R. Brophy [CE] |
Long An Province |
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D/3/5 CAV
#66-17770
Shot down SE of Tan An. Killed when over-run while on the ground by the enemy. |
12 JUN 68 |
WO1 Herbert W. Scott III [P]
SSG John T. O'Donnell [OB] |
Kontum Province |
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A/7/17 CAV
#66-17812
A/C exploded in air during VR mission west of Kontum. |
24 MAY 68 |
WO1 Floyd L. Williams Jr [AC]
CW2 Robert M. Paulk [P] |
Kontum Province |
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B/7/17 CAV
#66-17752
Found .50 cal gun pit. Flew second run to mark with smoke. Killed by gun fire, crashed and burned. |
18 MAY 68 |
CW2 Douglas A. Walker [P]
SGT Henry Jackson [OB] |
Kontum Province |
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A/7/17 CAV
#66-07806
During BDA mission from B-52 strike NW of Dak To, A/C received heavy AW fire, crashed and burned. |
17 MAY 68 |
WO1 Franklin V. Anderson [P]
SP5 Brent J. Bertsch [G] |
Binh Duong Province |
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D/1/4 CAV
#66-07926
A/C was on a day VR, hit by B-40 rocket, exploded, wreckage landed in top of trees and burned. |
01 MAY 68 |
CW3 Warren T. Whitmire Jr [P]
SFC Richard D. Martin [CE]
MSG Donald P. Gervais [G] |
Thua Thien Province |
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B/1/9 CAV
#66-07810
A/C was on a visual recon mission over the A Shau Valley. At 1800 hours, another aircrew saw the A/C crash into a
ravine. It appeared to the witnesses that the A/C hit a dead tree. |
28 APR 68 |
SSG Franklin R. DuLong [OB] |
Vietnam |
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B/7/1 CAV
#66-07888
No details. |
12 APR 68 |
SP5 Richard W. Joles [CE] |
Vietnam |
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173 ABN BDE
#66-14386
No details. |
02 APR 68 |
CPT Archie A. Hayman [P]
OB injured |
Kontum Province |
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B/7/17 CAV
#65-12988
Conducting a visual recon of a suspected NVA base camp. A/C received intense anti-aircraft and AW fire from 360 degrees
of location which brought down the A/C. |
15 MAR 68 |
1LT Walter J. Panamaroff [P]
SP4 Robert Smeal [CE]
SSG Ronald E. Johns [C] |
Thua Thien Province |
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C/1/9 CAV
#66-07830
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
07 MAR 68 |
PVT Ralph E. Consavage [C] |
Quang Nam Province |
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F/8 CAV
#66-07827
Killed by small arms fire. |
24 FEB 68 |
SP5 Joseph McCloyn [G] |
Vietnam |
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A/7/17 CAV
#66-7868
A/C was forced down, crashed and burned while covering for the Infantry (ZA191759). |
19 FEB 68 |
WO1 Stephen Cohan [P]
WO1 Thomas J. Moore [P]
SSG David H. Lewis [OB] |
Kontum Province |
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B/7/17 CAV
#66-07861
A/C was on a recon mission, while at an altitude of 50' and 35 KIAS, A/C received more than 99 holes from 7.62mm type
SA/AW which hit the tail section, causing A/C to crash. |
18 FEB 68 |
1LT Jerry D. Adams [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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C/3/17 CAV
#66-07836
A/C shot down by small arms fire and crashed. |
12 FEB 68
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1LT Robert W. Prine [P]
SP4 John H. Suydam III [CE] |
Binh Dinh Province |
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A/1/9 CAV
#66-07852
A/C departed in a flight of 8. A/C disappeared upon entering the An Khe Pass. A/C found crashed into mountain and
burned. The flight leader ordered pilot to make a 180 degree turn too far into the pass entrance under IFR conditions. |
30 JAN 68 |
SGT Steven C. Powers [G] |
Vietnam |
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B/7/17 CAV
#66-07835
No details. |
22 JAN 68 |
SP4 Dale S. Puishis [CE]
2 injured |
Pleiku Province |
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A/7/17 CAV
#66-07832
A/C was on a recon mission, while hovering over the target, A/C had more than 99 holes from 7.62mm type SA/AW which hit
the fuselage causing a crash. |
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