More detail on this person: James Groulx who was my step father. He died Nov 22nd, 1980 while
test flying the Apache YAH-64 for Hughes Helicopter off the coast of Encinitas, CA following a
mid-air collision with a T-28 chase plane filming their flight session, the pilot of which was
responsible for the crash.
From: Steve Ward
I am a retired U.S. Army soldier. I thought about James Groulx today, and googled his name. I
baby-sat his kids a number of times in the mid 1970s in Pax River Md to make some pocket money.
His wife told my mom they wanted a boy baby sitter because the kids were driving the girls who
showed up crazy. I used to run around the Pax River airfield with him on the weekends. Those 10-20+
mile runs were pretty miserable and lots of fun. He was a great guy. My dad was not at all
supportive of my going into the military, and CPT Groulx was a role model to me and helped me put
packets together to submit to the service academies. He also wrote letters of recommendation for me
to attend USNA and USMA (To his "disappointment" I went to West Point). I retired recently.
I stayed in touch with him and his wife (Pat?) for a few years and I heard from her that that
he died in an accident. For some reason I thought it happened in the summer of 1979 which doesn't
make sense, but the passage of time does that.
From: Al Kendris
This information was last updated 07/09/2020
Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters
Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list
Return to VHPA web site
Date posted on this site: 06/15/2024
Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association