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28 DEC 65 |
CW2 Jesse D. Phelps [P]
CW2 Kenneth L. Stancil [P]
SP5 Donald C. Grella [CE]
SP4 Thomas Rice, Jr. [G] |
Vietnam |
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A/229 AHB
#63-08808
A/C departed An Khe for a resupply run to A Company's forward operating location approx 20 km to the west. A/C lost and
never located. |
18 DEC 65
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Jack E. Clemmons [CE] |
Vietnam |
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HHC 1 BDE
A/C landed in a quiet area so that Col Mertel and staff could spend some time with the troops while the A/C went to
refuel. While the A/C was on the ground, the crew was asked if they would take a wounded soldier back with them to base.
CE was shot in the back when he got out and was helping the wounded man. |
18 DEC 65
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WO1 George W. Rice [AC] |
Vietnam |
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HHC 15 MED
#64-13618
A/C was hit by small arms fire and pilot was killed. A/C made a forced landing. |
16 NOV 65 |
WO1 Benedicto P. Bayron [P]
WO1 Billy J. Talley [P]
SP5 Billy M. Knight [CE]
SGT James L. Riley [G] |
Vietnam |
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C/1/9 CAV
#62-12538
At approximately 1527 hours, a UH1B armed helicopter on a CA mission crashed and burned in the vicinity of coordinates
BR 837 005. All four crew members aboard perished. |
11 NOV 65 |
PFC William Esposito, Jr. [CE]
CPL Orin L. Allred [G]
SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez, Jr. [MD] |
Vietnam |
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498 MED
#64-13631
No details. |
09 NOV 65
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CPT Donald R. Clark [P]
3 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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197 AHC
#64-13979
A/C shot down by intense automatic weapon fire while flying a "Lightning Bug" mission. |
04 NOV 65
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WO1 James W. Sizemore [AC]
CPT Royal C. Fisher, Jr. [CP]
CW2 Joe T. Welborn [P]
SP4 Champ J. Lawson, Jr. [CE] |
Vietnam |
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C/227 AHB
#64-13615
Crashed after a mid-air collision with #63-08747, near An Khe during a combat mission. |
MAJ Richard E. Steel [P]
SP5 Benjamin R. Pinkerton [CE]
MSG James E. Clark
SGT Roy M. Hitt, Jr.
1LT William J. Lyons |
227 AHB
#63-08747
Crashed after a mid-air collision with #64-13615, near An Khe during a combat mission. |
23 OCT 65 |
CW2 Vann D. Sherrill [AC]
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Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#64-13702
Killed by small arms fire at Duc Hoa during approach to LZ during a medical evacuation mission. |
21 OCT 65
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1LT Harold A. Preisendefer [AC]
WO1 Josef S. Huwyler [CP] †
SP5 William J. Johnson [CE]
PFC Michael E. Davis [G] |
Pleiku Province |
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A/1 AVN
#63-08647
During a recon of an LZ, A/C suffered mechanical failure which resulted in separation of the M/R from the A/C at 2000'.
The A/C crashed and exploded on impact. |
20 OCT 65
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WO1 Ronald W. Macklin [P] 
WO1 Don G. Knowlton [P]
SP5 Franklin D. Racine [CE]
SP5 Wesley McDonial [G] |
Vietnam |
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119 AHC
#64-00135
A/C hit by enemy fire and crashed in flames just outside the SW perimeter of a SF camp at Plei Me. |
30 SEP 65
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CPT Frank L. Miller III [P]
WO1 Clarence E. Moore [P]
PFC John J. Fleming [CE]
PFC William G. Maurone [G] |
Vietnam |
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D/229 AHB
#62-12539
Refueled and rearmed, took off for Golf Course, at 150' and 40 kts, engine emitted grey powder, crashed and burned. |
09 SEP 65
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CW2 Robert W. Reagan [AC]
1LT Leonard J. Dadante [CP]
SP5 Erich Simkaitis [CE]
PFC Harry A. Hipke [G] † |
Vietnam |
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A/101 AVN
#63-08550
On a check ride, A/C took fire low level that seriously wounded the crew chief. Successfully landing the Huey 150 meters
from VC lines, Dadante carried wounded CE 30 meters from the aircraft. Despite being wounded himself by enemy fire, he
retrieved an M-60 machine gun with ammunition from his helicopter and maintained a defensive position long enough for a
rescue helicopter to land and for him to carry his critically injured crew chief to safety. Dadante died as a result of
his injuries on 9 September 1965. |
02 SEP 65
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2LT Douglas L. Foley [P]
WO1 Dale L. Tooloose [P]
PFC George A. Zelinko [CE]
CPL David E. Gill [G]
8 ARVN killed |
Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#62-02046
Pulled out of formation because of a governor problem. |
01 SEP 65
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2LT George Gutierrez Jr [AC] 
1LT Carl J. Mangold [CP]
SP5 William H. Eberhardt [CE]
PFC Donald L. Arcand [G]
1 PAX killed |
Vietnam |
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197 AHC
#63-08567 RAIDER 23
Lead helicopter in a fire team of two escorting and protecting a convoy. As the convoy approached Ben Cat, CE noticed
activity just east of the highway in a known VC area. As A/C descended to investigate, received heavy hostile fire, was
hit and exploded in midair and fell to the ground. |
31 AUG 65
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SP5 Jack D. Lanelli [CE]
2 others killed |
Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#62-04591
Killed by small arms fire. |
18 AUG 65
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MAJ Donald G. Radcliff [P] |
Vietnam |
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HHT/1/9 CAV
#63-08711
Killed by enemy ground fire through windshield. |
20 JUL 65 |
SP4 Johnny R. Triplett [G] |
Vietnam |
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119 AHC
#63-08691
25th Inf Shotgun gunner assigned to the 119 AHC. |
29 JUN 65 |
PFC Dennis S. Pitsenbarger [G] |
Vietnam |
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25 AVN
#704
A/C crashed. |
19 JUN 65
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CW2 James L. Purser [AC]
CPT Roberto Samaniego [CP]
SP5 Harold A. Atcher [CE]
1LT John R. Ball [G] |
Kontum Province |
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119 AHC
#63-08604
2 slicks escorted by 2 gunships carried cargo from Kontum to Dak Sut (BY932516). As A/C entered the Dak Sut Valley (YB
915355) the lead A/C came under intense AW fire. A/C was hit and caught fire on the left side, near the tail boom, the
A/C entered autorotation. The tail boom separated from A/C at 300' AGL and the A/C hit the ground inverted and exploded
on impact. |
16 JUN 65
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MAJ Jackie W. Sanford [P]
SP5 Michael P. Moritz [CE]
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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A/502 AVN
#63-08709
Gun ship shot down while supporting S. Vietnamese in the Delta out of Vinh Long. |
12 JUN 65
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CW2 Billy G. Hammer [P]
WO1 Michael L. Wildes [P]
SP5 Donald L. Baker [CE]
SSG Kenneth L. Reed [G] |
Vietnam |
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A/82 AVN
#63-12914
A/C went IFR and crashed near Bear Cat. |
10 JUN 65
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WO1 Donald R. Saegaert [AC]
CPT Walter L. Hall [CP]
SSG Joseph J. Compa Jr [CE]
SGT Craig L. Hagen [G]
SSG Robert L. Curlee, Jr.
SFC Fred M. Owens |
Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#63-08557
Rotor head hit by mortar round on take off from 2nd CA at Dong Xoai at 200' AGL, crashed and exploded. |
10 JUN 65
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CW2 Raymond C. Galbraith [AC]
WO1 Zoltan A. Kovacs [CP]
PFC William R. Batchelder [CE]
PFC Walter R. Gray [G] |
Vietnam |
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A/82 AVN
#64-13607
A/C was shot down by .51 cal automatic weapons fire at Dong Xoai. |
28 MAY 65
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1LT Phillip D. Childers [P]
CW2 Edward R. Piper [P]
PFC Foster F. Triggs [CE]
SGT George H. Frazee, Jr. [G]
CPT James J. Masotti
CPT Millard R. Valerius
SSG Ronald J. Warren |
Bien Hoa Province |
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118 AHC
#63-08592
Mid-air near Bien Hoa and III Corps soccer field with #63-08594. |
CPT Donald J. Fillers [P]
WO1 Myron M. Pfoutz [P]
PFC William J. Oakley [G]
1 injured |
118 AHC
#63-08594
Mid-air near Bien Hoa & III Corps soccer field with #63-08592. |
08 MAY 65
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1LT John W. Irving, Jr. [AC] |
Vietnam |
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145 CAB
Took a .51 cal in the chest while A/C shut-down outside a village. |
19 APR 65
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CPT Gary L. Steele [P] |
Vietnam |
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6 AL PLT
Bullet entered left window, punctured both lungs and cut spine on morning assault at Marble Mountain S of Da Nang. Died
enroute to Japan. |
19 APR 65
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2LT Patrick P. Calhoun [AC]
WO1 Douglas D. Mack [CP]
SP4 Arthur F. Hennessey, Jr. [CE]
CPT Robert D. Walker [G] |
Pleiku Province |
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119 AHC
#63-08575
A/C shot down during CA north of Qui Nhon at LZ Alpha, Operation Quyet Thang 137. |
19 APR 65
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1LT Josef L. Thorne [AC]
WO1 Daniel E. Bishop [CP]
SP5 Charles F. Millay [CE]
SP4 Terry W. Mills [CE]
SP4 Gilbert Olivar [CE]
4 PAX killed |
Vietnam |
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HHC/52 CAB
#63-08632
A/C shot down during combat assault north of Qui Nhon at LZ Alpha, Operation Quyet Thang 137. |
06 APR 65
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1LT Raymond E. Rupcic [AC]
CPT Charles G. Tucker [CP]
SP4 Clarence L. Jones [CE]
SGT Rafael Torres-Rivera [G] |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#63-08667
Shot down by .50 cal, crashed inverted and exploded. |
05 APR 65
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SP5 Joseph R. Foss [CE] |
Quang Ngai Province |
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#63-08631
Killed by small arms fire. |
01 APR 65
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SP5 Wayne C. Simmons [CE] |
Binh Dinh Province |
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57 MED DET
#62-02060
During an extraction, CE unplugged and exited A/C to assist a wounded soldier. A/C took off not knowing CE was gone. CE
was killed when enemy overran the LZ. NOTE: 1st DUSTOFF crewmember to be killed in Vietnam. |
09 FEB 65
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WO1 John R. Urban [P]
1 injured |
Vietnam |
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UTT-68
Took one round on left side of flak vest. Was dead when aircraft landed at med pad. |
07 FEB 65
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CPT George Markos [P]
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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119 AHC
#62-01907
During CA mission, A/C was hit by mortar, crashed and burned. |
15 JAN 65
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CPT Lyal H. Erwin [P]
PFC Alton L. Hornbuckle [G]
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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UTT-68
#63-08718
A/C crashed due to a wire strike while escorting a convoy of the 48th Regiment to Saigon. |
30 DEC 64
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WO1 Roy G. Azbill [AC]
WO1 Stephen E. Morgan [CP]
SGT Franklin D. Porter [CE]
PFC Theodore A. Winowitch [G]
1 PAX killed |
Vietnam |
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UTT-68
#63-08654
A/C shot down by .50 caliber machinegun fire at Binh Gia and crashed in enemy territory. |
18 DEC 64
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WO1 Robert R. Thruston III [AC] † |
Khanh Hoa Province |
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117 AHC
Killed by one shot on takeoff. |
09 OCT 64
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CW3 Manford L. Kleiv [P] |
Vietnam |
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7 AVN PLT
#63-08627
Killed by small arms fire. |
07 OCT 64
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WO1 James E. Havemann [AC]
CPT Gary R. Riggins [CP]
SP4 Delbert C. LaFlemme [CE]
PFC Thomas A. Bain [G]
MAJ Durward D. Gosney [PP] |
Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#63-08598
A/C shot down in flames by enemy ground fire. |
14 AUG 64
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SP4 James E. Caughey [CE] |
Vietnam |
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118 AHC
#62-02051
A/C crashed while landing on the summit of Nue Ba Dinh or Tay Ninh Mountain. The weather was not good and there was some
fog. |
13 AUG 64
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1LT Harold L. McNeil [P] |
Vietnam |
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UTT
Killed as a result of hostile action from small arms fire. |
01 JUL 64 |
MAJ Charles L. Kelly [AC]
3 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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57 MED DET
#63-08591
A/C was on a mission to pickup wounded SF solder at an ARVN unit near Vinh Long. As A/C came into the LZ, it came under
attack by VC forces. A round went through the open door window and pierced his heart. |
30 JUN 64
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2LT William B. Cawthorne [P]
PFC Freddy D. Dodson [CE]
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
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52 CAB
#62-01879
A/C was providing protection for unarmed helicopters which were resupplying ground troops near a little grass-hut
village called Phoun San, which is about 35 miles SW of Danang. Pilot was hit through the right shoulder and chest by an
enemy bullet and A/C crashed. |
29 JUN 64 |
1LT Gerald W. Davidson [AC]
WO1 Ralph A. Dunn [CP]
PFC Wayne A. Arakaki [CE]
PFC Everette L. Donaldson [G] |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#62-01919
Smoke ship crashed with no call. |
26 JUN 64
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1LT James P. Wright [AC]
2LT Robert L. Ragsdale [CP]
2 injured |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#63-08571
Took fire from the right side on a fire fight in support of RVN. Radioed being hit, auto to water filled rice paddy,
rolled. |
10 APR 64
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WO1 David E. Muller* [AC]
1LT Joseph G. Galambos [CP]
SP4 William T. Cavanaugh [CE]
PFC Albert L. Shimek [G]
8 ARVN killed |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#62-01916
Tailboom separated in flight at 1500' and crashed. *Muller died 10 days later of burn injuries. |
15 MAR 64 |
CPT Roger E. Gauvin [AC]
1LT Kenneth A. Shannon [CP]
SP5 Carleton W. Upton [CE]
PFC Frank J. Holguin [G]
1 PAX killed |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#62-01963
Shot down crashing tail first and caught on fire then exploded. |
09 MAR 64
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SP5 Wyley Wright, Jr. [CE]
PFC John F. Shea [G]
P & CP injured |
Vietnam |
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114 AHC
#62-01961
A/C was escorting Secretary Robert McNamara's aircraft and lost power while making a low level sweep of landing area in
the Mekong River outside of Sadec and 2 crewmen drowned. |
18 JAN 64
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1LT Bryford G. Metoyer [P]
PFC John L. Straley [CE] |
Vietnam |
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UTT
#62-01880
During a strafing attack against an enemy position, T/R was damaged by enemy fire. While attempting to withdraw and
return to base, A/C made a wide turn out over the South China sea. A/C had a complete T/R failure and crashed into the
sea. |
17 JAN 64
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CW2 William H. House [AC]
1LT Charles M. Hasper [CP]
PFC Grover K. Olson [CE]
PFC Raymond P. Flynn [G]
1 PAX killed |
Vietnam |
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MACV
#62-01946
A/C shot down. |
28 DEC 63
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2LT Lynn H. Rothenbuhler [AC] |
Vietnam |
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118 AML
A/C was supporting a slick ship outpost insertion south of My Tho when killed by SA fire. |
14 DEC 63 |
MAJ James H. Allred [P]
PFC Jean Claude T.E. Esnault [G]
PFC Terrance L. Lovenguth [G]
P injured |
Vietnam |
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117 AVN
#62-04569
A/C went down in the water during a resupply mission. |
02 JAN 63
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SGT William L. Deal [CE] |
Vietnam |
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UTT
#62-01882
A/C was shot down in a battle at Ap Bac near Tam Hiep in the Delta area. |
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