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Incident Date 701014
001 CW2 Carl Jeffrey Wanka AC D/229 AHB 1 CAV AH-1G 68-15211
Incident Date 701016
004 CPT Robert Thomas Wilson P 335 AHC?
Incident Date 701017
004 CW2 John Ramsey Bregler P 254 MED DET UH-1H 69-15466
005 SP4 Guy Lamar Mears, Jr. CE 254 MED DET UH-1H 69-15466
005 CW2 Gary Wayne Engelhardt AC 254 MED DET UH-1H 69-15466
Incident Date 701018
007 WO1 Gregory Mitchel Kutkowski P 48 AHC
006 SGT Rae Arvid Bailey CE C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16193
007 WO1 William Joseph Cahill P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16193
008 SP6 Douglas Frank Strait OB C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16193
Incident Date 701019
008 CPL David Eugene Bryant OB C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 69-15987
Incident Date 701020
011 SP4 Harold Cornell Gay MD 54 MED DET UH-1H 66-16617
012 CW2 Terence Arnold Handley AC 68 MED DET UH-1H 66-16617
013 1LT Kenneth Martin Schlie P 54 MED DET UH-1H 66-16617
014 SP4 Thomas Ray Weiss CE 54 MED DET UH-1H 66-16617
011 SP4 Gary Robert Cady CE B/123 AVN 23 INF OH-6A 69-16023
011 WO1 Byron Mark Hannah P B/4 AVN 4 INF OH-58A 69-16086
012 PFC Vincent R. Kotarski, Jr. G B/4 AVN 4 INF OH-58A 69-16086
Incident Date 701022
016 SP4 George Anton Hain C 129 AHC, 223 CAB
017 SP4 David Thomas Williamson C 176 AHC
Incident Date 701023
017 SP4 Raymond Rex Berger C 1 CAV
Incident Date 701024
019 MSG Thomas Edward Heideman C 21 SOS CH-3C 66-13287
019 CPT Craig Brian Schiele P 21 SOS CH-3C 66-13287
Incident Date 701025
022 SP5 Robert M. Shuptrine C 129 AHC, 223 CAB
Incident Date 701026
022 WO1 Donald Richard Cook AC 498 MED UH-1H 67-17765
024 SP4 Dennis Edward Reese CE 498 MED UH-1H 67-17765
024 PFC Karl Lewis Reineccius MD 498 MED UH-1H 67-17765
024 WO1 Charles Franklin Smith P 498 MED UH-1H 67-17765
023 SGT Thomas Anthony Goebel CE HMH-463 CH-53D 156670
Incident Date 701027
024 1LT Jack Lawrence Bagley AC 336 AHC, 164 CAG UH-1H 69-15142
025 SP4 Alex Dennis Pysz G 336 AHC, 164 CAG UH-1H 69-15142
Incident Date 701030
029 SGT Bruce Alan McNeil C HMH-463
Incident Date 701031
031 SP5 Francis Joseph Bunch CE A/25 AVN 25 INF
Incident Date 701101
033 SP4 Joseph Earl Rohlinger G 282 AHC
Incident Date 701102
035 SP4 John Chester King OB 1 AVN BDE
034 SP5 Kenneth Lavern Brown CE 191 AHC, 3 PLT GUNS UH-1C 66-15219
034 WO1 Douglas John Campbell P 191 AHC, 3 PLT GUNS UH-1C 66-15219
035 SP5 Oscar Maloney G 191 AHC, 3 PLT GUNS UH-1C 66-15219
035 CW2 John Thomas Orrico AC 191 AHC, 3 PLT GUNS UH-1C 66-15219
Incident Date 701104
038 SP5 Johnell Witherspoon PX USARV FLT DET
039 SFC Jaime Restrepo C 191 AHC, 13 CAB
041 WO1 Gordon Bert Sears P 176 AHC
Incident Date 701111
052 SP5 Gregory Lee White MD 54 MED DET
Incident Date 701112
052 SP4 Royce Lee Addington C 243 ASHC
Incident Date 701115
063 SP5 James Willard F. Schellin C 147 ASHC
062 CPT Richard William Salmond P 116 AHC, 212 CAB UH-1H 67-17148
Incident Date 701117
066 SP4 Dennis Eugene Stecker C 118 AHC
066 PFC Roger Stanley Urbani C 164 CAG
Incident Date 701118
068 WO1 Thomas Allison Knopik P C/3/17 CAV UH-1H 69-15565
068 CW2 Benton Lewis Miller IP C/3/17 CAV UH-1H 69-15565
066 LCP Richard Russell Buttry G HMM-263 CH-46D 154837
066 HM2 Russell Glen Daniels C CH-46D 154837
067 CPL Enver Bajin G HMM-263 CH-46D 154837
067 SGT Robert A. Donnell II CE HMM-263 CH-46D 154837
069 1LT Orville Curtis Rogers, Jr. AC HMM-263 CH-46D 154837
069 1LT James Edward Stolz, Jr. P HMM-263 CH-46D 154837
Incident Date 701119
070 SGT Thomas Ralph Bierline C 1 AVN BDE
071 SP5 William Joseph Perryman C 117 AHC, 222 CAB
070 CW2 John Robert Grisard P C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16335
072 WO1 Stanley Dean Struble AC C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16335
071 SGT Bruce Charles Halbach OB C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16391
071 CW2 Franklin Alvin Hamm P C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16391
Incident Date 701120
072 SP5 Franklin Randolph Akana CE 114 AHC
074 SP4 Robert Lee Shriner C 335 AHC
Incident Date 701122
078 SP4 Ronald Dean Le Febure C USARV FLT DET
076 WO1 Jeffrey Alan Coffin P 57 AHC, 52 CAB
Incident Date 701124
082 SP4 Norman Fred Paley CE C/101 AVN 101 ABN
080 SP6 Norman Francis Evans C 156 AVN, 509 RR RU-6A 53-03724
081 TSG Paul Glen Kelley OB
082 CW2 Robert Dale Perry P 156 AVN, 509 RR RU-6A 53-03724
084 WO1 Philip Eugene Richard P HHB DIV ART 23 INF OH-6A 68-17177
082 CW2 Samuel Ryoichi Saito AC F/8 CAV, 23 INF UH-1H 67-17840
079 WO1 Ian Mc Intosh P A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16384
Incident Date 701126
084 PFC David Edward Killian C 62 CAC, 212 CAB
Incident Date 701128
087 CPL Gary Edgar Field G 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 66-17036
087 CW2 Charles Forak Creamer III P 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 66-17036
087 1LT David Cruz Jauregui P 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 66-17036
088 SP4 James Benjamin Powell, Jr. CE 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 66-17036
Incident Date 701129
091 SP4 Ronald Raphael Greenhouse CM HHT/7/17 CAV
095 SP5 Robert Dean Schneider CE 170 AHC UH-1H 69-15052
Incident Date 701201
102 WO1 Stephen Charles Sellett P 7/15 ART OH-58A 68-16749
Incident Date 701202
127 1LT Raymond Joseph Flynn, Jr. P D/3/5 CAV UH-1H
Incident Date 701204
106 SP5 Terry Dewayne Kinman C 1 AVN BDE
105 WO1 Peter Claus Behrens P 2/17 ART OH-58A 68-16803
106 CPT James Reeve Heimbold OB I FIELD FORCE OH-58A 68-16803
106 1LT John Irving Lassitter P HML-367 AH-1G 68-15073
Incident Date 701206
110 SP4 Alvin Lee Evanoff CE B/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15184
111 PFC Walter Joseph Taylor, Jr. G B/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15184
Incident Date 701207
111 CPT Clifford Keith Baade P C/158 AVN 101 ABN
112 PFC Harold Norman Flieger OB 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 701208
114 SSG William Harold Martin C 1 AVN BDE
114 WO1 John Darrall Bryant P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16536
Incident Date 701211
114 PVT George Thomas Connolly PX USARV FLT DET
115 SSG Bernard Leroy Swiger C 400 TD 1 CAV
Incident Date 701213
119 SP4 John Terrence Kile G E/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16158
119 SP4 Earl Edwin Shannon OB E/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16158
Incident Date 701214
121 SGT John William Rucker C 1 AVN BDE
119 WO1 Paul Robert Brass AC 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15137
120 SSG Steve Freddie Johnson MD 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15137
120 SP4 Jeffery David Kuersten MD 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15137
120 WO1 Randall Gaylord Freeman P 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15137
121 SP4 John William Murphy CE 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 69-15137
Incident Date 701215
124 SP4 Thomas Dudley Young CE 101 ABN
Incident Date 701216
124 SP4 Robert Thomas Callan G 101 ABN
126 CPT John Joseph Wilson P 101 ABN
125 SP5 Starr Frederick Frye CE 358 AVN DET UH-1H 67-17532
126 WO1 Fred Albert Williams P 358 AVN DET UH-1H 67-17532
Incident Date 701217
127 SFC William Thomas John OP 1 CAV
Incident Date 701218
128 WO1 Gary Leslie Bartels P B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 66-07807
130 SGT Stephen Michael Lynch OB B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 66-07807
130 SP5 John Martinez OB B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 66-17759
131 CPT Floyd Dean Solomon P B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 66-17759
Incident Date 701219
131 LJG Richard Howard Buzzell P HA(L)-3 DET 3 UH-1B 63-12929
132 LJG Antonio Olivarez Ortiz P HA(L)-3 DET 3 UH-1B 63-12929
133 AEC Johnny Ratliff C HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-12929
133 ADJ Robert Earl Worth C HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-12929
132 SP4 George Arthur Knetsar OB A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17264
132 WO1 Avon Norris Mallette P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17264
131 SP5 Joseph W. Blickenstaff, Jr. OB ACT/11 ACR OH-6A 69-15963
132 1LT Dan L. F. Coombs III P ACT/11 ACR OH-6A 69-15963
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 34 GS GRP, AMMC, ,
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 34 GS GRP, AMMC, 14 TC BN, 765 TC BN
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 AMMC, 34 GS GRP, 241 TC CO, 110 TC CO
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 14 TC BN, 79 TC CO, 604 TC CO, 608 TC CO
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 58 TC BN, 142 TC CO, 610 TC CO, 263 TC CO
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 520 TC BN, 539 TC CO, 165 TC CO, 20 TC CO
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 765 TC BN, 330 TC CO, 388 TC CO, 611 TC CO
For events on 701015 see AVIAN 34 FAMF, 1 TC BN, ARADMAC,
For events on 701113 see air war over North Vietnam , , ,
For events on 701120 see Raid on Son Tay Prison ARRS, , ,
For events on 701121 see raid on Son Tay prison , , ,
For events on 701122 see unit history 57 AHC, , ,
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Please note: The incident date is not always the same as date died.Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023
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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