MCCARRON ROBERT J

CPT Robert J. McCarron was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/21/1972 at the age of 26.4 from Motorcycle accident
Ft Rucker, AL
Flight Classes 68-8 and 68-10
Date of Birth 03/04/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN in 68-69
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More detail on this person: Bob was an UH-1 Gun Ship and AH-1G pilot who flew for A Btry, 4th/77th ARA, 101st Air Mobile Division from December 1968 to December 1969. He was an outstanding Aviator who survived while flying some of the most dangerous combat missions in Viet Nam (night and day) as we were on 2 minute call 24/7.

After returning to the states and being assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, he died while riding on the back of a friends new Harley Davidson. A fully loaded logging truck pulled out in front of them across a narrow road and Bob and his friend were killed instantly. He is interred in a small cemetary near Fort Rucker.

He was one of Army Aviation's best and a dear and trusted friend. Robert J McCarron Inscription Beloved Husband of Patricia Mason McCarron Married December 18, 1971 California Captain US Army Vietnam DFC-AM & OLC_ARCOM

Burial information: Ewell Bible Baptist Church Cemetery, Ewell, AL

This information was last updated 03/09/2020

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024