More detail on this person: He was in HA(L)-3
Det 6, 2/22/1971 to 2/11/1972. He was also in HC-7
from 10/1/1967 to 4/7/1969.
Harry Jansen was a highly decorated Navy
helicopter pilot attached to Helicopter Attack
(Light) Squadron Three, HA(L)-3 in Vietnam from
1971 to 1972 where he was awarded the
Distingished Flying Cross; Air Medal
(Strike/Flight); Presidential Unit Citation;
Vietnam Service Medal w/3 bronze stars; Vietnam
Gallantry Cross Unit Citation; Vietnam Civil
Actions Unit Citation; and Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal. He was also attached to
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven, HC-7
doing Helicopter Combat Search & Rescue in 1968
where he was awarded at least 1 Air Medal
(Individual Action); and at least two other Air
Medals (Individual Action & Strike/Flight), from
another unit he was attached to before HC-7, in
1966-1967, among other awards I am not aware of.
Harry passed away of a heart attack on 11/26/1981,
Thanksgiving Day.
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