MCLEAN JIMMY R

CW4 Jimmy R McLean was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/13/1999 at the age of 50.5 from Lung cancer
Alexandria, LA
Flight Classes 68-523 and 68-43
Date of Birth 09/25/1948
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 117 AHC in 69-70
Call sign in Vietnam SIDEWINDER 4
This information was provided by DiAnne McLean, deceased search

More detail on this person: Jimmy served in Vietnam from 69-70 with the 117th. His call sign was Sidewinder 4. After a break in service he rejoined in 1976. He got an Apache transition and was sent to Desert Storm. Upon returning he had a heart attack and was taken off of flight status. That was the end of the army for him. He decided to get out in 92 and eventually took a job with the US Marshall Service in Alexandria, La. In 1996 he was diagnosed with lung cancer attributed to Agent Orange. He died in Alexandria on March 13, 1999 at 50 years old. He is buried in his home town of Mt. Vernon, IL.

From: DiAnne McLean

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024