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


45E


Date range on this panel 3/16/68 - 3/23/68

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No. Rank Name                       Duty Unit                 Type   Number
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                 Incident Date 680316
005 PVT Richard Allen Rathburn        C  B/7/1 CAV                           

 
                 Incident Date 680317
011 SP4 David Livingstone Groves      CE 189 AHC              UH-1H  66-16628     

 
                 Incident Date 680318
017 CPL Robert Lester Berry           C  1 AVN BDE                           

 
                 Incident Date 680319
034 SP4 Nikolai Kiatkin               OP 200 ASHC                            
036 SP5 Harold Shelby Wood, Jr.       CE 191 AHC              UH-1C  66-00714     
036 WO1 Jeffrey J. Yarger             P  191 AHC              UH-1C  66-00714       

 
                 Incident Date 680321
048 CPT George Leo Lakey              P  VMO-2                UH-1E  152429        
051 CPL Ronald James Romero           CE VMO-2                UH-1E  152429      
052 SP4 Daniel Thomas                 CE 11 ACR               UH-1D  66-00977  

 
                 Incident Date 680323
063 SP4 Ian Jack Franks               OB 1 AVN BDE

For events on 680316 see operation BOX SPRINGS 3 BDE 101 ABN, 3/187 ABN, ,
For events on 680316 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680317 see joint operation DUONG CUA DAN 1 BDE 9 INF, 7 ARVN DIV, ,
For events on 680317 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680317 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, 14 CAB, C/7/17 CAV, 11 BDE 23 KNF
For events on 680318 see Battle of Khe Sanh , , ,
For events on 680318 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680318 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, 14 CAB, C/7/17 CAV, 11 BDE 23 INF
For events on 680319 see unit history 155 AHC, CIDG, B-23 SF DET,
For events on 680319 see Americal Daily News Sheets 11 BDE 23 INF, C/7/17 CAV, 1/1 CAV,
For events on 680320 see operation QUICK KILL HA(L)-3, ST-1, ,
For events on 680320 see Pacific Stars and Stripes BLUE DRAGON BRIGADE, , ,
For events on 680320 see Pacific Stars and Stripes , , ,
For events on 680320 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680321 see operation ALCORN COVE 11 ACR, 18 ARVN DIV, 25 ARVN DIV,
For events on 680322 see enemy attack MRF 9 INF, , , USS Benewah
For events on 680322 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680322 see unit history 7/17 CAV, 1 BDE 4 INF, 2 BDE 4 INF, 173 ABN
For events on 680323 see Battle of Khe Sanh , , ,
For events on 680323 see unit history 187 AVN, Callsign = Crusaders, Callsign = Blackhawks,

Additional information is available on CD-ROM.

  
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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