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Incident Date 670817
005 AN Gill Lester Carter C HA(L)-3
Incident Date 670818
014 SP4 Leo Porter CE D/227 AWC 1 CAV
Incident Date 670819
015 SSG Maurice Claude Descoteaux C HHC 14 CAB
016 SP5 Randall Gordon Jacob FE 196 BDE 23 INF CH-47A 66-00122
Incident Date 670820
021 SP5 Richard Gary Thibault CE 611 TC CO UH-1C 65-09508
018 LCP Harold Bauchiero C HMM-164 CH-46A 152536
Incident Date 670822
028 LJG Thomas Edward Gilliam P HA(L)-3 DET 3 UH-1B
Incident Date 670824
036 SFC Richard Michael Allard CE 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 66-16526
038 SSG Ronald Lee Holtzman G 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 66-16526
Incident Date 670825
044 WO1 Robert L. Scott P 176 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1D 65-10058
Incident Date 670827
054 ADJ George Henry Rush, Jr. C HA(L)-3
Incident Date 670829
061 1LT Sharel "Spike" Edward Bales P 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
062 1LT David Colin Hall AC 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
064 SP4 Peter Steven Martinez CE 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
064 SGT Louis Charles Muser II PX 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
065 SSG Richard Lee Scaduto PX 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
066 SP4 Joseph Leon Whitaker, Jr. G 191 AHC UH-1D 65-10018
Incident Date 670830
072 CPL Alfred James Smith G 188 AHC UH-1D 66-16222
Incident Date 670831
074 GSG Clement Foster Lajeunesse CE HMM-262 CH-46A 152469
074 2LT John David Merriman CP HMM-262 CH-46A 152469
075 LCP Michael Dignon Laymon C HMM-262 CH-46A 152469
075 MAJ Lawrence Richard Moyer P HMM-262 CH-46A 152469
Incident Date 670901
078 LCR Robert Dennison Johnson P HA(L)-3 DET 1 UH-1B 63-08570
079 ADJ Edward Louis Ott III ME HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-08570
Incident Date 670902
081 WO1 James Gilbert Bosley P 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 66-16373
082 WO1 James Lee Daniel P 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 66-16373
082 1LT William H. Elmore, Jr. AC HMM-363 UH-34D 148056
083 CPL Clarence M. Gunther, Jr. C HMM-363 UH-34D 148056
083 CPT Johnnie Linton Garner P HMM-363 UH-34D 148056
088 LCP William James Mc Gee IV C HMM-363 UH-34D 148056
Incident Date 670903
091 SP4 David Carroll G 118 AHC UH-1D 64-13722
091 1LT James Louis Ante P 118 AHC UH-1D 64-13722
092 WO1 Lewis C. Gilder PP 4 TC CMND UH-1D 64-13722
093 WO1 Ricky Palmer Mattern AC 118 AHC UH-1D 64-13722
094 SP4 Ray Arthur Schold CE 118 AHC UH-1D 64-13722
For events on 670816 see operation PAUL BUNYAN 27 LCT 1 INF DIV, Rome Plows, ,
For events on 670816 see operation report 173 ABN, battle of Dak To, ,
For events on 670819 see operation CORONADO IV MRF 9 INF, 3/39 INF, 3/60 INF, 3/47 INF
For events on 670820 see air war over North Vietnam , , ,
For events on 670820 see Battle of Ben Luc MRF 9 INF, 3/39 INF, 3/60 INF, 3/47 INF
For events on 670822 see operation AKRON II 1 BDE 9 INF, 2/47 INF, 2/39 INF, 4/39 INF
For events on 670826 see enemy artillery attack on Dong Ha HMM-361, , ,
For events on 670826 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 670827 see unit history 155 AHC, CIDG, ,
For events on 670901 see operation VALDOSTA I 1 BDE 9 INF, 4/39 INF, 11 ACR, 1/11 ACR
For events on 670901 see operation STRIKE 1 BDE 9 INF, 2/47 INF, ,
For events on 670901 see Battle of Dink Valley 1/1 CAV, , ,
For events on 670901 see Year Book 1/1 CAV, F/8 CAV, ,
For events on 670902 see operation COOK TF OREGON, , ,
For events on 670903 see enemy artillery attack on Dong Ha HMM-361, HMH-463, ,
For events on 670904 see operation SWIFT 1 MAR DIV, , ,
For events on 670905 see operation DRAGON FIRE , , 2 MAR BDE,
For events on 670905 see operation RAPID FIRE I B-36 SF DET, , ,
For events on 670905 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
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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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