PATON WILLIAM B

CW2 William B Paton was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 09/01/1985 at the age of 38.3 (Exact date not known.) from A/C accident
Spokane, WA
Date of Birth 05/30/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Vincent John Gingros

More detail on this person: Helicopter crash after an engine failure at a hover with a long line carousel full of explosives while flying for an oil company.While flying for an oil company during a "long line" carousel full of explosives, he lost power with six men under the carousel. Rather than punch it off to save himself, he bent it over in to the trees rather than drop it on the men.

From: Vincent John Gingros, July 2002.

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