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Incident Date 710401
002 WO1 Robert Morrison Persinger P 175 AHC UH-1
Incident Date 710421
001 SP4 Kenneth Wayne Shamblin CE F/4 CAV OH-6A 68-17175
Incident Date 710423
004 CPT William Edward Collum P B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16199
089 CPT Louis John Speidel P B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16199
003 SP5 Michael Lee Brummer CE 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16588
Incident Date 710424
009 SP5 Robert Fritz Speer MD 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16588
007 CPT Martin Vincent Fanning AC A/229 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15692
008 WO1 Gabriel Augus Jeffries, Jr. P A/229 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15692
Incident Date 710425
012 SP5 Johnie Kenneth Woodard C USARV FLT DET
Incident Date 710426
013 SP4 Francis Joseph McCann, Jr. C 173 ABN BDE
015 PVT James Edward Weston OB D/1/1 CAV OH-6A 68-17299
Incident Date 710429
018 CW2 William George Hasselman P 282 AHC UH-1
017 CW2 Ronald Lee Evans P B/7/17 CAV AH-1G 67-15468
018 WO1 Robert Lester Long CP B/7/17 CAV AH-1G 67-15468
018 SSG Patrick O'Reilly Orr OB A/3/17 CAV OH-58A 68-16946
Incident Date 710430
019 SGT Jerry Donald Helms CE 61 AHC
020 SP4 David Phillip Medina CE 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H 66-16588
019 SGT Harold Kingsley Armstrong CE B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16303
019 SP4 Cantrell Monro Daniel III G B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16303
020 WO1 Charles Thomas Kallaher AC B/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16303
Incident Date 710503
023 CPT Derrill Lee Burnside P D/3/5 CAV OH-58A 68-16782
Incident Date 710507
025 1LT Frank Walter Bengtson P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16679
025 WO1 David Paul Meyer PP A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16679
026 SP4 Larry Wayne Rothel G A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16679
Incident Date 710509
027 PFC Johnell Laverne Chastang G 173 AHC UH-1C 66-00696
Incident Date 710510
030 SP4 David Wayne Starcher OB C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16339
029 CW2 Clayton Wade James AC C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16543
031 SP4 Noel Bruce Witmer CE C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16543
Incident Date 710512
033 SGT Guy Victor Fearn C 101 ABN
Incident Date 710516
037 SP4 Phillip Corneli Blackmond OG F/4 CAV UH-1H 69-15272
037 SP4 Leonard Daniel Montes OG F/4 CAV UH-1H 69-15272
051 SP4 Ralph Edward Posey OG F/4 CAV UH-1H 69-15272
Incident Date 710517
039 WO1 Dale Allen Pearce P C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17607
039 CW3 David Pecor Soyland P C/158 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 67-17607
Incident Date 710520
042 WO1 Robert Graham Bruce P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17247
043 WO1 Gregory Allan Smith P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17247
Incident Date 710522
050 SSG Thomas Roy Lusher C F/4 CAV
Incident Date 710523
052 SP4 John Henry Gruber G 1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16486
051 SP4 Henry Dale Adkins OB 1 AVN BDE OH-6A 68-17207
052 CPT Philip Dean Sharp P B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 68-17207
Incident Date 710524
052 SP4 Randall Charles Short CE B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16253
055 WO1 Leroy James Westra P B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16253
053 SP4 Gerald Martin Lubbehusen G 92 AHC UH-1H 67-17760
053 CPT Larry Richard Dewey P 92 AHC UH-1H 67-17760
Incident Date 710525
054 SP4 Dennis Charles Durand G A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15704
054 SP4 John Wayne Littleton CX 92 AVN UH-1H 69-15704
054 MAJ William Edward Adams P A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15704
054 CPT John Dehaas Curran P A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15704
055 SP4 Melvin Robinson CE A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15704
Incident Date 710527
056 WO1 Jerry Foy P D/3/5 CAV 5 INF AH-1G 68-15168
056 CPT Paul Dean Carter AC D/3/5 CAV 5 INF AH-1G 68-15168
056 SGT Philip Charles Taylor OB A/3/17 CAV, 12 CAG OH-58A 68-16888
056 1LT Thomas William Knuckey P A/3/17 CAV, 12 CAG OH-58A 68-16888
Incident Date 710528
057 SP5 Stephen Chavira OB B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16670
057 CPT Paul Dean Urquhart P B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16670
Incident Date 710530
058 PFC Jose Maria R. Arredondo C A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN
Incident Date 710531
060 SP5 Steven John Kearns FE 243 ASHC CH-47A 64-13116
Incident Date 710601
061 1LT Paul Gerald Magers P D/158 AVN 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15002
063 CW2 Donald Lynn Wann P D/158 AVN 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15002
060 WO1 George Howard Glawson, Jr. P INFANT NETT UH-1H 68-16313
061 SP4 Dennis Lee Meduna CE 128 AHC UH-1H 68-16313
061 CW2 Thomas Charles Michehl AC 128 AHC UH-1H 68-16313
063 SP4 Scott William Wayt G 128 AHC UH-1H 68-16313
Incident Date 710602
063 SP4 Danny Raymond King G B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 66-17905
064 WO1 Michael Alan Lamusga P B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 66-17905
063 SP4 Kevin Paul Forcum CE C/16 CAV UH-1H
Incident Date 710610
071 SP5 Johnny Arthur CE 192 AHC UH-1C 66-00597
072 SP4 Louie Gooch Montoya G 192 AHC UH-1C 66-00597
Incident Date 710611
072 SP4 Loyd Eugene Robinson C 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 710612
074 SGT Gary Lee Westphal CE D/3/5 CAV OH-58A 68-16786
Incident Date 710615
077 CW2 Billy Dean Pedings P 237 MED DET UH-1H 68-15364
078 SP5 Donald Wood MD 237 MED DET UH-1H 68-15364
Incident Date 710616
078 SGT Thomas Preston Harvey G 191 AHC UH-1C
Incident Date 710617
079 SP4 David Lee Curtis C 179 ASHC, 223 CAB
Incident Date 710619
082 WO1 Randy Victor Hines P 221 AVN, 164 CAG
083 SP4 Jeffrey Scott Wesolowski C USARV FLT DET
Incident Date 710625
088 CPT Albert Parker Carden P D/158 AVN 101 ABN AH-1G
089 WO1 Michael Roy Wilson P 61 AHC UH-1H
Incident Date 710626
090 SP4 James Michael Young G 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 710627
091 SSG Charlie Thomas Tanton C 129 AHC
Incident Date 710628
091 SP5 Charles William Cook G HHC 196 BDE 23 INF OH-6A 67-16417
092 WO1 Donald Lynn Delaplaine P HHC 196 BDE 23 INF OH-6A 67-16417
Incident Date 710629
093 SP4 Michael William Nicol C 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 710703
097 CPT Phillip Rex Bergfield P A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15185
098 CPT Terry Jack Martell P A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 68-15185
099 CW2 Robert Scott Schettig AC A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 67-15760
099 1LT Gary Preston Tomlinson P A/4/77 ARA 101 ABN AH-1G 67-15760
Incident Date 710705
101 CW2 Edward Lewis Mortimer, Jr. P F/4 CAV OH-6A 69-16043
Incident Date 710711
106 SP4 Thomas Timothy Collins OG D/1/1 CAV AH-1G
106 1LT Lance Davis Workman P 176 AHC, 14 CAB
105 SP5 Thomas Wayne Bickford G C/16 CAV OH-6A 68-17148
106 CW2 Michael Eugene Lukow P C/16 CAV OH-6A 68-17148
Incident Date 710715
108 PFC Alexander Willi Duplessie PX 125 ATC
107 1LT Howard John Becker, Jr. P A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN AH-1G 67-15679
108 CPT Ted James Taylor AC A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN AH-1G 67-15679
Incident Date 710717
109 SP4 John Henry Lopochonsky, Jr. G A/7/1 CAV OH-6A 67-16523
109 SP4 Allen Earl Noble OB A/7/1 CAV OH-6A 67-16523
109 WO1 Allen John Dyer P A/7/1 CAV OH-6A 67-16523
Incident Date 710718
110 SP4 Steven Jeffery Minkler C D/7/17 CAV
110 SP4 Rudolph Stevens C 173 AHC, 223 CAB
109 WO1 Jay Steven Aston P C/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1H 68-15671
Incident Date 710723
112 SP4 Margarito Rodriquez Gomez C 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 710724
113 SP4 Marvin Blair Stuart, Jr. C USARV FLT DET
113 SP4 Randall David Dalton G A/3/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17257
114 SGT Gregory Alfred Antunano OB A/3/17 CAV OH-6A 68-17257
Incident Date 710726
114 SSG Linwood Lee Baker C 1 AVN BDE
115 FSG Harry Kendall Harris, Jr. C 71 AHC
115 CPL Ralph Edward McElrath C 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 710727
115 1LT John Albert Gross P 196 BDE 23 INF
Incident Date 710729
118 FSG Samuel Lee McAphee C USARV FLT DET
Incident Date 710731
119 SP5 Everett Eugene Delong, Jr. C 132 ASHC
Incident Date 710801
120 SP5 Andrew Morley Bordes OB HHC 2 BDE 101 ABN OH-6A 68-17176
120 WO1 William Jonathan Bradford P HHC 2 BDE 101 ABN OH-6A 68-17176
Incident Date 710802
122 MAJ Edwin N. Troxel AC 317 SOS T-28
Incident Date 710812
130 SP5 Robert Thomas Nelson CE 179 AVN
129 SP4 Eric Steven Kelly G D/3/5 CAV UH-1H 67-17791
129 CW2 Lawrence Lee Kelly AC D/3/5 CAV UH-1H 67-17791
130 1LT John Clyde Thompson, Jr. P D/3/5 CAV UH-1H 67-17791
Incident Date 710822
135 SFC Troy Ellis Brantley, Jr. C 125 AVN, 58 CAB
For events on 710513 see enemy attack in the A Shau Valley , , ,
For events on 710523 see enemy attack at Cam Ranh Bay , , ,
For events on 710531 see war in Cambodia , , ,
For events on 710602 see war in Cambodia , , ,
For events on 710624 see Battle for FSB Fuller , , ,
For events on 710708 see war in Cambodia , , ,
For events on 710815 see operation report , , ,
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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
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