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Incident Date 690829
005 1LT William T. Chaffin III P 2 BDE 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16637
Incident Date 690830
010 1LT Ronald Bruce Churan P B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV
010 CW2 Marvin Jean Butterfield P 205 ASHC CH-47A 64-13161
010 CW2 Robert Vernon Gray P 205 ASHC CH-47A 64-13161
011 SP5 James Franklin Mott FE 205 ASHC CH-47A 64-13161
012 SGT Gregory Neese Trimnal CE 205 ASHC CH-47A 64-13161
012 SP4 Scott Mitchell Verner G 205 ASHC CH-47A 64-13161
Incident Date 690901
019 PFC George Dewey Brookshire C 71 AHC, 14 CAB
018 1LT Kent Stuart Anderson CP HMH-361 CH-53A 153282
020 LCP Julian Escobedo, Jr. C HMH-361 CH-53A 153282
020 SGT George Dewey Hutcheson C HMH-361 CH-53A 153282
020 LCP Robert Allen Marsh C HMH-361 CH-53A 153282
022 CPT Donald Woodson Wright AC HMH-361 CH-53A 153282
Incident Date 690902
024 CPT Donald Robert Kilpatrick P 187 AHC UH-1H 66-16700
Incident Date 690903
028 WO1 Alan Carson Maness P C/158 AVN 101 ABN
028 CW3 Dean Richard Lange AC C/228 AVN 1 CAV CH-47B 67-18473
027 SP4 Michael Milton Cox CE B/158 AHB 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15537
028 WO1 Carl Patrick Hughes P B/158 AHB 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15537
029 SP4 Marvin Edmund Screen G B/158 AHB 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15537
030 CW2 Ben Frederick Sutton P B/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15537
026 SGT Mark Carl Alford G A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 68-16059
026 SP5 Michael Lee Collins CE A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 68-16059
028 WO1 David Russell Hanna AC A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 68-16059
029 WO1 William Edward Tittle P A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 68-16059
Incident Date 690904
060 SGT Scott Neal Stanton OB C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16619
031 SP4 Reginald Peter Begnoche G 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1H 68-15475
031 1LT Layne Hale Connevey OB II FIELD FORCE UH-1H 68-15475
033 1LT John Edward Klingen P 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1H 68-15475
034 CPT Michael Robert Reitz P 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1H 68-15475
035 SP4 Richard Allen Stanley CE 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1H 68-15475
Incident Date 690905
039 CPT Fred Orr Jackson, Jr. AC ACT/11 ACR AH-1G 67-15861
040 WO1 Terrance Edward Ledden P ACT/11 ACR AH-1G 67-15861
043 SP5 Charles Anthony Romero CE 68 AVN UH-1H 68-15325
037 SP5 Louis Scott Di Bari CE HHC 15 MED 1 CAV UH-1H 68-15670
Incident Date 690906
052 SP4 Steven Wayne Wilson C ACT/11 ACR
Incident Date 690907
053 SP4 Gary Lee Bowdler MD 15 MED BN 1 CAV UH-1H 68-15449
055 SSG James Wood Megehee G HHC 15 MED 1 CAV UH-1H 68-15449
Incident Date 690908
059 SP4 Gary Ray Jackson C C/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
058 SP4 Ambrose H. Brooks, Jr. G 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1C 66-15032
Incident Date 690909
060 WO1 Jeffery Borr P C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16108
061 WO1 Terry Lee Denney P C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16108
Incident Date 690910
065 WO1 Peter Thomas Lundberg AC 170 AHC UH-1D 66-16602
065 WO1 George William Pepe P 170 AHC UH-1D 66-16602
Incident Date 690911
071 SSG James Ralph Potter OB D/1/4 CAV 1 INF OH-6A 67-16312
072 CPT Bruce Stewart Gibson P B/1 AVN 1 INF OH-6A 68-17244
Incident Date 690912
074 CW2 Stephen Anthony De Santis AC 129 AHC UH-1H 67-17257
075 PFC Stephan Lee Hargrave G 129 AHC UH-1H 67-17257
075 SP4 Lawrence David Jackson CE 129 AHC UH-1H 67-17257
076 WO1 Richard Arthur Sawran P 129 AHC UH-1H 67-17257
Incident Date 690913
078 CPT James Frederick Cameron PP 20 SOS O-2A 68-10987
078 CPT Thomas Wiley Norman, Jr. PP 20 SOS O-2A 68-10987
Incident Date 690914
081 CW2 Richard Key Gray P 1 CAV
083 PVT Michael Earl Koonce C 196 BDE 23 INF
081 SP4 Thomas Eugene Champagne G 189 AHC UH-1H 67-17316
083 WO1 Larry Glenn Marsh P 189 AHC UH-1H 67-17316
084 WO1 Gary Richard Mason P 189 AHC UH-1H 67-17316
085 SP5 Gale Stewart Pritchard CE 189 AHC UH-1H 67-17316
Incident Date 690915
092 SP4 Kenneth Anthony Meyer PX 1 AVN BDE
088 AT1 Robert Joseph Arnold C HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-12931
089 ATN Stephen Ayer Johnson C HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-12931
Incident Date 690916
096 WO1 Walter Stanley Olinsky, Jr. P HHC 2 BDE 4 INF OH-6A 68-17219
092 SP5 Allen Cain FE 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 68-15841
094 SP4 James Milton Floyd G 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 68-15841
094 CW2 Thomas Richard Poundstone P 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 68-15841
096 SGT Larry Graydon Moothart CE 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 68-15841
097 CW2 Arthur Craig Faircloth AC 180 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47C 68-15841
094 CW2 Robert F. Daley AC A/3/17 CAV AH-1G 67-15584
094 1LT John Fletcher Goodlett P A/3/17 CAV AH-1G 67-15584
Incident Date 690917
102 SP5 William Andrew Fitch CE HHC 3 BDE 9 INF UH-1H 67-17821
102 SP5 Gary Lee Haught G HHC 3 BDE 9 INF UH-1H 67-17821
103 WO1 Robert P. Mayer AC HHC 3 BDE 9 INF UH-1H 67-17821
106 1LT Richard Atwood Snowdon P 3 BDE 9 INF UH-1H 67-17821
101 WO1 Gary James Davis AC B/3/17 CAV AH-1G 68-15061
106 WO1 Theodore Van Skiles CP B/3/17 CAV AH-1G 68-15061
Incident Date 690919
114 1LT John Arthur Reed P VMO-2 AH-1G 68-15170
Incident Date 690920
117 SP4 Daniel Napierskie CE 336 AHC, 13 CAB
Incident Date 690922
125 WO1 Gary Grant Lamb P 336 AHC, 13 CAB UH-1C 66-15210
124 WO1 Barry Kenneth Alexander AC 71 AHC, 14 CAB
126 SP5 Johnnie Lee Williams, Jr. G 71 AHC
For events on 690907 see operation DEFIANT STAND SLF, , ,
For events on 690907 see Air America Log AIR AMERICA LAOS, , ,
For events on 690915 see Battle of Phu Hoa Dong 1 INF DIV, , ,
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Please note: The incident date is not always the same as date died.Date posted on this site: 08/17/2025
Duty codes: AC = Aircraft Commander P = Pilot CP = Co-pilot C = Crew Member FE = Flight Engineer G = Gunner OB = Observer CE = Crew Chief IP = Instructor Pilot MD = Medic ME = Mechanic PX = Passenger PP = Pilot Passenger CX = Crew member passenger ME = Mechanic PR = Pararescue Member TI = Technical Observer FM = Flight Mechanic RS = Rescue Specialist FS = Flight Surgeon OG = Non-Crew Member On Ground CG = Crew Member on Ground
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