POWELL JAMES R #1

1LT James "Bob" R. Powell was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/01/1998 at the age of 59.5 (Exact date not known.) from Heart attack
Clarksville, TN
Flight Class 68-4
Date of Birth 08/30/1938
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 128 AHC in 67-68
This information was provided by Mike Sloniker

More detail on this person: POWELL, James R. "Bob" (1998) CPT GS-36 Platoon Ldr. AC 0/67 0/69

Mike Sloniker wrote in March1998: Bob Powell, 128 AHC 1967-68 died last week. Powell is in a video I have that he made commerically called Vietnam War Stories. He stopped at a truck stop in Idaho last week, and dropped dead. Am asking for details. Probably heart attack. Funeral is this week, details to follow. I knew him thru the Nightstalkers of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Ft Campbell. He got a direct from warrant after the first tour, got RIF'ed in 73 as a Captain, came back as a CW2, retired as a CW4 and flew Hawks in Grenada in '83. Another top of the line fine American is gone physically, but his spirit will live on with me. He never complained.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024