More detail on this person: James C. O'Connor
went to CH-47 AQC at Hanchey AHP with me in
late February, March and early April, 1971. He was
assigned to a CH-47 unit in RVN, but with his
previous tour as a OV-1/MOHAWK Aviator, he may
have gone back to a FW Unit?? Anyway, if you find
a unit for James C. O'Connor during 1971/72, be
advised he passed away on October 26, 2009 in
Plymouth, MN at the age of 65. He had retired as a
Major and was a civilian test pilot for Honeywell
and was the Engineer in charge of the Target
sighting device on the Apache "GUNNER's" helmet.
He was bitten by a Mosquito while doing a "fun
run" and succumbed to Western Equine
Encephalitis after almost a year in a coma.
From: John L. Keller <5823vvv@gmail.com>
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