Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA)
Killed in Action (KIA) on
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Panel Number


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Date range on this panel 2/23/71 - 4/21/71

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No. Rank Name                       Duty Unit                 Type   Number
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                 Incident Date 710220
007 WO1 John Martin Souther           AC 498 MED              UH-1H  69-15273          

Incident Date 710223 001 1LT Terry Maxwell Usher P 173 AHC UH-1H 67-19516 001 WO1 Roy Yasushi Shinkawa P 173 AHC UH-1C 65-09503 001 SP4 William Thomas Walerzak OB D/3/5 CAV 5 INF OH-58A 69-16085
Incident Date 710224 002 SP4 Vernon Andrew Green CE A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 002 WO1 Thomas Evans Bennett CP A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 002 WO1 Steven William Goelz P A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 002 WO1 Clarence Dean Hakes PP A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 003 SP5 Craig James Jakel PX A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 003 SP4 Michael Henry Keys G A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038 003 CPT Joseph Michael Wilsher PP A/3/17 CAV UH-1H 66-16038
Incident Date 710225 005 PVT Floyd Harold Goff C USARV FLT DET 005 SP4 Edward A. Johnson, Jr. G C/7/17 CAV UH-1H 67-17328 023 WO1 Steven Ralph Burch P 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1 68-15403 048 WO1 Patrick Douglas Erb P 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 68-15403
Incident Date 710226 007 SSG Larry Gene Harrison OB B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 69-16067 007 CPT Jon Edward Swanson P B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 69-16067
Incident Date 710227 010 SP4 Kevin Garner Thorne C 1 AVN BDE 008 1LT Ronald Lester Babcock P B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 67-16256 010 SFC Fred Mooney OB B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 67-16256
Incident Date 710228 012 1LT Morris Alfred Simpson P C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A
Incident Date 710301 013 SP5 Gary Charles David C 371 RRC UH-1H 69-15684 013 WO1 Paul Vernon Black AC 11 GS UH-1H 69-15684 015 SP4 Frank Aguan Sablan C 371 RRC UH-1H 69-15684 015 WO1 Robert Dale Uhl P 11 GS UH-1H 69-15684 014 MAJ Milton Hardin Ramsey P 21 SOS CH-53C 68-10931 015 CPT Albert Tijerina, Jr. P 21 SOS CH-53C 68-10931
Incident Date 710302 017 PFC Keith Darrell Heffner PX C/7/17 CAV
Incident Date 710303 020 CPL Gary Teofilio Padilla G 174 AHC UH-1H 68-15639 018 1LT Charles Richard Anderson P B/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 020 SP4 Paul Anthony Sgambati G B/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H
Incident Date 710304 022 CPT James John Shereck P 131 AVN OV-1D
Incident Date 710305 026 PFC James Calvin Tubb, Jr. C USARV FLT DET 024 SP4 Joel Clinton Hatley CE C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17341 024 SP4 Michael Eli King G C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17341 025 WO1 Ralph Angelo Moreira, Jr. P C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17341 025 CPT David Lindford Nelson P C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17341 023 SP5 Richard Samuel Dennison C 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 67-18518 025 SP5 Gary Gale Prentice CE 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 67-18518 025 SP4 Edward Lee Rayburn G 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 67-18518 026 CPT Barry Mercer Straw P 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 67-18518 026 CPT Ralph Leland Ward P 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 67-18518
Incident Date 710306 029 SP5 Morris Woodward Pierce, Jr. C 1 SIG BDE 028 CW3 John Floyd Hummel AC B/7/1 CAV AH-1G 67-15464 029 CW3 William Patrick Milliner P B/7/1 CAV AH-1G 67-15464 026 SP5 Daniel Webster Allen, Jr. CG F/8 CAV 23 INF 029 SP5 Terry Lee McClanahan CG F/8 CAV 23 INF 030 SP4 Harvey Wayne Wright CG F/8 CAV 23 INF
Incident Date 710307 032 SGT James Lawrence Wieler MD 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16394 030 CPT Mark Afflerbach P F/8 CAV, 23 INF AH-1G 69-16438 031 WO1 Hyrum Barry Port P F/8 CAV, 23 INF AH-1G 69-16438 030 CW3 Randolph Jefferson Ard P 1 BDE 5 MECH OH-58A 68-16814
Incident Date 710308 032 SGT Robert Eugene Grantham OB B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16645 032 1LT John Douglas Hale P B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16645
Incident Date 710310 036 SSG Gordon Keith Spearman, Jr. C 1 AVN BDE 035 SP4 Robert Thomas Kiser CE A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16412 036 SFC Curtis Richard Smoot G A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16412
Incident Date 710311 038 SP5 David Everett Easton CE HHC 1 BDE 5 MECH INF UH-1H 69-16700 036 CPT Edmond David Bilbrey P 48 AHC UH-1C 66-15097 038 SP5 John Thomas Lockhart CE 48 AHC UH-1C 66-00712
Incident Date 710312 040 CPT Joel Thomas Hageman P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 68-15062 041 1LT Van John Joyce P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 68-15062
Incident Date 710315 051 WO1 Steven Russell Peck P D/3/5 CAV OH-58A 049 CW2 Raymond James George P 117 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1H 68-15441 050 SP4 Gregory Scott Morgan CE 117 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1H 68-15441 050 WO1 Jerry Wayne Kirkendoll AC 117 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1H 68-15441 051 SP4 Jerry Wayne Peoples G 117 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1H 68-15441
Incident Date 710316 052 CPT Loyd Van McCarthy, Jr. P B/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 66-15310 053 CPT Charles David Allen, Jr. P B/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 66-15310
Incident Date 710317 056 MAJ Ronald Oliver Scharnberg OB 101 ABN OH-58A 68-16884 056 LTC Bryan James Sutton OB 101 ABN OH-58A 68-16884 056 1LT William David Schlutter P 1 BDE 5 MECH OH-58A 68-16884 054 CW2 Michael Joseph S. Depaul IP C/16 CAV AH-1G 67-15676 055 CPT Robert Carrell Green P C/16 CAV AH-1G 67-15676 054 SSG Craig Mitchell Dix CE 128 AHC, 11 CAB UH-1H 69-15664 054 CW3 Richard Lee Bauman P 128 AHC, 11 CAB UH-1H 69-15664 056 SSG Bobby Glenn Harris G 128 AHC, 11 CAB UH-1H 69-15664 055 1LT Lawrence Eugene Lilly P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 68-17035
Incident Date 710318 057 SP5 Russell George Ahrens CE 571 MED DET 057 1LT Alan Brent Boffman P D/101 AVN 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15077 057 CPT Keith Allan Brandt AC D/101 AVN 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15077
Incident Date 710319 058 SFC Ricardo Martinez Garcia CE 48 AHC UH-1C 65-09489 058 CW3 Frederick Lewis Cristman P 48 AHC UH-1C 65-09489 058 CW2 Jon Michael Sparks P 48 AHC UH-1C 65-09489
Incident Date 710320 059 MAJ Jack Lamar Barker P B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16185 060 PFC John Jacobsen Chubb G B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16185 060 SGT William Edward Dillender CE B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16185 060 CPT John Francis Dugan P B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16185 060 SP4 William Burdon Beardsley G C/16 CAV, 164 CAG OH-6A 67-16037 062 CW2 William Earl Royal P C/16 CAV, 164 CAG OH-6A 67-16037
Incident Date 710321 063 WO1 David Clyde Lancaster P C/7/17 CAV AH-1G 68-15019 064 WO1 James Walter Manthei P C/7/17 CAV AH-1G 68-15019
Incident Date 710322 066 SP4 Walter Ray Hall G 176 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 68-15759 066 WO1 Reginald David Cleve P 176 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 68-15759 067 SP4 Donald Paul Knutsen CE 176 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 68-15759 069 WO1 John Grove Traver III P 176 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 68-15759 065 PFC Karl Walter Druzinski G HHT/2/17 CAV 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15403
Incident Date 710323 070 SP4 Dennis Michael Hotaling C 162 AHC 070 CW2 Paul John Foti P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 68-15111 071 CPT Donald Keith Osborn P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 68-15111
Incident Date 710324 072 SGT Harry Medfor Beckwith III G D/3/5 CAV, 5 INF OH-58A 69-16136 073 SP4 William Edward Neal CE D/3/5 CAV, 5 INF OH-58A 69-16136 072 SGT Curtis Dean Bauer OB D/3/5 CAV, 5 INF OH-58A 68-16955 072 CPT David Langston Coker, Jr. P D/3/5 CAV, 5 INF OH-58A 68-16955 075 PFC Robert Daniel Walters CE D/3/5 CAV, 5 INF OH-58A 68-16955 073 CW2 Steven Michael Larrabee P F/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 68-17322 074 SP4 William David Smith OB F/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 68-17322
Incident Date 710325 076 SFC Doyle Foster C 174 AVN 23 INF 078 SP4 Larry Arnold Simonson G 173 AHC, 223 CAB
Incident Date 710329 091 CPT Charles Harold Edwards, Jr. P 175 AHC, 214 CAB AH-1G 67-15820 092 WO1 Barry Arthur Rhash P 175 AHC, 214 CAB AH-1G 67-15820
Incident Date 710330 093 SP4 Allen Eugene Kinsman CE 271 ASHC CH-47 095 CPL Michael Alan Young C HMM-262 CH-46D 094 MAJ David Frank Nidever OB HHB 2 BN 319 ARTY OH-6A 67-16433 095 SP5 Thomas Henry Ratliff OB A/7/1 CAV OH-6A 69-16033
Incident Date 710331 104 WO1 James Bernard Low P C/7/17 CAV AH-1G 67-15807 097 WO1 Roger Glen Reid AC A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15277
Incident Date 710401 099 SP4 James Arthur Highsmith G 116 AHC, 212 CAB UH-1H 66-16982
Incident Date 710402 101 CW2 James Robert Meade AC 180 ASHC CH-47C 67-18545
Incident Date 710404 105 SSG Krag Colt Bullis, Sr. C HHT/2/17 CAV 101 ABN 106 SP4 Harvey Michael Reynolds CE 135 AHC, EMU UH-1H 68-15568 106 WO1 Terry Vascal Knight P 135 AHC, EMU UH-1H 68-15568 106 1LT Noel Charles LaPlante AC 135 AHC, EMU UH-1H 68-15568 107 SGT Larry Elmer Steppee G 135 AHC, EMU UH-1H 68-15568 105 SP4 Benny Eugene Hart C 242 ASHC CH-47A 66-19075
Incident Date 710407 111 SP4 Joseph Larry Armstrong C C/7/1 CAV UH-1H 69-15824 112 CW2 Billie Joe Wilson AC C/7/1 CAV UH-1H 69-15824
Incident Date 710408 112 SP4 Dennis Ray Deatherage G 358 AVN DET UH-1H 68-15763 112 CW2 Thomas Lee Sonderman AC 358 AVN DET UH-1H 68-15763 113 SP4 Allan Francis Wilkins CE 358 AVN DET UH-1H 68-15763 113 CW2 Matt John Wodarczyk P 358 AVN DET UH-1H 68-15763
Incident Date 710410 117 WO1 Hugh Michael Pettit AC 68 MED DET UH-1H 67-17628 115 MAJ Robert Lester Grof P B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15753
Incident Date 710411 117 SP4 Wayne Carlos Baggett CE 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 67-17191
Incident Date 710413 121 PFC James Arthur Nichols CE HHC 2 BDE 101 ABN 122 SP5 Alton Reese Roberts CE C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV 124 SP4 Ronald Lee Sanbower CE C/16 CAV AH-1G 67-15823
Incident Date 710414 124 SP5 Paul Mickle Nolen CE 129 AHC UH-1H 68-16351
Incident Date 710419 134 LCP Bruce Dennis Olson C HMM-262 CH-46D 154839 135 CPL George Jefferson Vangundy C HMM-262 CH-46D 154839 136 1LT John Thomas Wallace AC HMM-262 CH-46D 154839 135 AO3 James Arthur Wall G HA(L)-3 DET 8 UH-1B 64-14083


For events on 710228 see operation report , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter C/16 CAV 13 CAB, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 1 CAV, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 1 AVN BDE, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 2 BDE 25 INF, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter IIFFV, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 11 BDE 23 INF, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 173 ABN, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 5 MECH, , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710228 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710301 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 5 MECH, 1/11 INF 5 INF, ,
For events on 710301 see Army Reporter 1/52 INF 198 INF, , ,
For events on 710301 see Army Reporter 611 TC BN, 34 GS GRP, 164 CAG,
For events on 710305 see operation report , , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 5 MECH, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 198 BDE 23 INF, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 1 AVN BDE, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter IFFV, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter IFFV, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 173 ABN, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 3 BDE 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter 18 ENG BDE, XXIV CORPS, ,
For events on 710307 see Army Reporter , , ,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 101 ENG 101 ABN, 2/17 CAV 101 ABN, 3/187 ABN 101 ABN,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 179 ASHC, 52 CAB, 17 CAG,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 237 MED DET, , ,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 23 INF, , ,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 478 HHC, 159 AVN 101 ABN, ,
For events on 710308 see Army Reporter 174 AHC, 11 BDE 23 INF, ,
For events on 710311 see operation report , , ,
For events on 710315 see operation report , , ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 18 ENG BDE, , ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 2 BDE 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 92 AHC, 10 CAB, ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 1/5 CAV 1 CAV, , ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 101 ABN, 101 CAG 101 ABN, 158 CAB 101 ABN,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710315 see Army Reporter D/1/1 CAV, , ,
For events on 710322 see Army Reporter 1/46 INF, , ,
For events on 710322 see Army Reporter 164 CAG, , ,
For events on 710322 see Army Reporter 326 ENG 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 710322 see Army Reporter 2 BDE 25 INF, , ,
For events on 710324 see operation report , , ,
For events on 710328 see enemy attack on FSB Mary Ann , , ,
For events on 710329 see Attack on Duc Duc HML-167, HML-367, ,
For events on 710329 see Army Reporter 2 BDE 101 ABN, A/4/77 ARA, ,
For events on 710329 see Army Reporter 57 AHC, , ,
For events on 710329 see Army Reporter KHE SANH DUSTOFF, , ,
For events on 710329 see Army Reporter 2 BDE 101 ABN, 2/17 CAV 101 ABN, ,
For events on 710329 see Army Reporter 26 ENG BN, 39 ENG BN, ,
For events on 710413 see Battle for FSB 6 , , ,

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Please note:  The incident date is not always the same as date died.
Duty codes: AC = Aircraft Commander P = Pilot CP = Co-pilot C = Crew Member FE = Flight Engineer G = Gunner OB = Observer CE = Crew Chief IP = Instructor Pilot MD = Medic ME = Mechanic PX = Passenger PP = Pilot Passenger CX = Crew member passenger ME = Mechanic PR = Pararescue Member TI = Technical Observer FM = Flight Mechanic RS = Rescue Specialist FS = Flight Surgeon OG = Non-Crew Member On Ground CG = Crew Member on Ground


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