HILL RONALD W
CW2 Ronald W. Hill was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/28/1972 at the age of 25.2 from A/C accident
Apache, OK
Flight Class 69-39
Date of Birth 04/24/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with B/229 AHB 1 CAV in 69-70
This information was provided by Stephen R Tatham, SSN search
More detail on this person: Ronald W. Hill age:
25 was born 4/24/1947 and died 6/00/1972 from a
helicopter accident in the Gulf of Mexico.
CW2 Hill went to Ft. Hood, Tx. after Vietnam and
finished his Army tour of duty. He began flying
for Petroleum Helicopter doing off-shore work in
the Gulf. During a refueling operation on one of
the offshore rigs a hose got wrapped around one of
his skids as he was lifting off and spun him into
the sea. Unfortunately, Ronnie died before he
could be rescued.
Survivors: Parents, living in Apache, OK.
He was buried with full military honors in Apache,
OK.
From: Stephen R. Tatham
Ronald Wayne Hill
The Carnegie Herald, Wed., July 5, 1972
Ronnie Hill, a commercial helicopter pilot, was
killed Wednesday in the ill-fated search for an
off shore worker who fell from a barge anchored 80
miles off the coast south of Cameron, La.
Ronnie Hill was born April 24, 1947 at Hobart.
Following graduation from Apache high school in
1965, he attended the University of Oklahoma,
Norman, two years.
While serving in the United States Army, Hill was
stationed in Vietnam with the Aviation Battalion
of the First Air Cavalry and was awarded the
Bronze Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and
26 air medals, including one from the government
of South Vietnam.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Authur
Hill of Apache; a brother, Jimmy of Oklahoma City,
and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill of
Apache, and Mrs. J.M. Roberts of Roosevelt.
Burial information: Fairview Cemetery, Apache, OK
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