WARREN JAMES G

WO1 James G. Warren was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 09/02/1967 at the age of 24.3 from A/C accident
Flight Class 67-11
Date of Birth 05/25/1943
Served in the U.S. Army
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More detail on this person: A/C crashed in flames during a rain storm near the NE fringe of San Antonio after dropping off an automobile wreck victim at a local hospital. Jimmy Warren SAN ANTONIO - Jimmy Warren, of Fritch, was killed in a helicopter accident near here early Saturday. He was a part of an Army team which had delivered a medical patient to an area installation, said spokesmen. He was a Phillips High School graduate, and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Warren of Fritch. The soldier was scheduled to return to Fritch this weekend for a holiday visit. The helicopter crashed during a rainstorm while en route from Brookes Air Force Base, San Antonio, to Ft. Hood. (Published in Borger News Herald, September 4, 1967) ----- FRITCH - Military funeral services for Warrant Officer James G. Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Warren of 501 Longwood, will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in Gadsden, Ala. Warren was the victim of a fatal helicopter crash near San Antonio early Saturday. He was a part of an Army team which had delivered a medical patient to an installation there, spokesmen said. The helicopter crashed during a rainstorm while en route from Brookes Air Force Base, San Antonio, to Ft. Hood near Killeen, Warren's duty station. The young soldier, 24, was a graduate of Phillips High School and had been in the service for six years. (Published in Borger News Herald, September 5, 1967) 02 SEP 67 WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] WO1 James Q. Warren [P] SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] SP5 Ronald K. McDowell [MD] Texas [ Need A/C Unit] UH-1D [Need Tail#] A/C crashed at approx 0550 hours during a rain storm near the NE fringe of San Antonio after dropping off an automobile wreck victim at a local hospital. Probable cause was spatial disorientation.

Burial information: Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, East Gadsden, AL

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