Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA)
Killed in Action (KIA) on
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Panel Number


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Date range on this panel 9/8/68 - 9/15/68

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Line                                                          Acft   Tail
No. Rank Name                       Duty Unit                 Type   Number
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                 Incident Date 680908
003 WO1 William Phillip Harwood       P  155 AHC              UH-1H  67-17149          
003 WO1 Redlick Sims Koppel           AC 155 AHC              UH-1H  67-17149           

 
                 Incident Date 680910
014 WO1 Ronald Roy Blohm              AC 176 AHC, 14 CAB                      
019 WO1 Michael J. D. Pelch           P  114 AHC              UH-1C          

 
                 Incident Date 680912
036 1LT John Albert Dickinson         P  A/4 AVN 4 INF        UH-1H          
037 1LT William Henry Hanson          P  D/1/4 CAV 1 INF      AH-1G  67-15517          
038 MAJ Richard Driggs Le May, Jr.    P  D/1/4 CAV 1 INF      AH-1G  67-15517           

 
                 Incident Date 680913
049 SP4 Jon Carl Jones                G  282 AHC, 212 CAB                    
050 SP5 Charles Lavern Lumm           MD 498 MED                             
046 SP5 Jose D. Gutierrez-Velaz       CE B/1 AVN 1 INF        UH-1H  67-17552     
050 SP4 Raymond Edward Lanter         G  A/1 AVN 1 INF        UH-1H  67-17552      
051 CW2 William Manzanares, Jr.       P  B/1 AVN 1 INF        UH-1H  67-17552           
053 CPT Gerald W. Plunkett            AC A/1 AVN 1 INF        UH-1H  67-17552         
044 WO1 Curtis Lee Andersen           P  A/7/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-14412         
049 WO1 Thomas Carlyle Jacobs         P  A/7/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-14412           

 
                 Incident Date 680914
058 CPT Cary Francis Mc Afee          P  D/1/4 CAV 1 INF      UH-1H           

 
                 Incident Date 680915
065 WO1 William Michael Miller        AC 135 AHC, 145 CAB     UH-1H  66-16289           
062 CW3 Frank Warren Cross            P  HHC 228 ASHB 1 CAV   CH-47A 61-19081                 
064 SP4 Larry Craig Higginson         CE A/228 ASHB 1 CAV     CH-47A 61-19081         
065 SP4 George Frederick Keiper       CE A/228 ASHB 1 CAV     CH-47A 61-19081

For events on 680908 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680909 see unit history B/7/17 CAV, CALLSIGN - UNDERTAKER, ,
For events on 680910 see operation VINH LOC 2 BDE 101 ABN, 1/501 ABN, 54 ARVN REGT, 7 ARVN CAV
For events on 680910 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680910 see operation report 1 BDE 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 680910 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, 123 AVN, F/8 CAV,
For events on 680911 see operation LAM SON 261 1 ARVN REGT, , ,
For events on 680911 see operation COMANCHE FALLS 1 CAV DIV, , ,
For events on 680911 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, , ,
For events on 680912 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680912 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, F/8 CAV, ,
For events on 680912 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, 123 AVN, ,
For events on 680913 see operation report 11 LIB, 4/3 INF, 1/46 INF, 1/1 CAV
For events on 680913 see operation report 1 BDE 5 INF, 1/11 INF, 1/61 INF,
For events on 680913 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680913 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, , ,
For events on 680914 see operation HOMESTEAD MRF 9 INF, , ,
For events on 680914 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 23 INF DIV, 1/1 CAV, 196 LIB,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 1 AVN BDE, A/7/1 CAV, 118 AHC, 145 CAB
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 101 ABN DIV, 3 BDE 82 ABN, ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 1 INF DIV, , ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 1 CAV DIV, , ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 4 INF DIV, D/1/10 CAV 4 INF, 4/503 ABN,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 5 INF, 1/11 INF, ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 1 BDE 9 INF, 3/17 CAV, ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 25 INF DIV, 2/506 ABN, 4/23 INF,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 199 LIB, , ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 173 ABN BDE, 40 ARVN REG, ,
For events on 680914 see Army Reporter 71 AHC, 196 LIB, 1 MAR DIV,
For events on 680915 see unit history 282 AHC, , ,
For events on 680915 see Americal Daily News Sheets 23 INF DIV, 123 AVN, ,

Additional information is available on CD-ROM.

  
Please note:  The incident date is not always the same as date died.

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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