LONGWORTH JAMES H

WO1 James "Jim" H Longworth was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/12/2008 at the age of 67.5 from Suicide
Tacoma, WA
Flight Classes 67-1 and 66-23
Date of Birth 04/09/1941
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/3/17 CAV in 67-68
Call signs in Vietnam SILVER SPUR 29, SILVER SPUR 39
This information was provided by Chuck Oualline, Ralph Barber

More detail on this person: Jim Longworth, Spur 39, Passed away on 12 Oct 08

I received a call today from Jim Longworth's daughter that her dad passed away. This was totally unexpected as I see Jim quite often and will miss him greatly. Please inform the troop of his passing and ask for their prayers for his wife Bachan and his daughter Cristy.

There will be a Memorial service for Jim on Saturday, November 8th, at the Puyallup Activity Center, 210 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA. at 2:00 p.m.

Please pass on to our fellow Spurs that Jim Longworth took his own life and the best his family and friends can tell is he has carried the burden of the accident at Fort Knox all these years. It is his family's wishes that everyone know that he suffered from PTSD and suggest we all do a self-examination to insure we or our close friends don't suffer as well.

From: Ralph Barber

He was involved in a midair at Ft. Knox in 1967 while with A/3/17 Cav. Although he saved all but one of 11 souls on his ship, apparently it bothered him more than we knew. I know that no one ever blamed him.

From: Chuck Oualline James H Longworth James H. Longworth News Tribune, The (Tacoma, WA) - Sunday, October 19, 2008 WA United States James H. Longworth Born 4/9/1941 in Tacoma, WA, and passed away 10/12/2008 in Tacoma, WA. Jim served honorably in the US Army in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Bachan, daughter Kristy (David) Wooten, sister Bonnie Crelling, step-mother Nancy Longworth, 2 granddaughters, Torri Roberts and Audrey, and numerous extended family and friends. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Point Man International (a Vietnam veterans group), PO Box 45413, Tacoma, WA 98445

Burial information: Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA

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