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Incident Date 700708
001 CPT John Lanier Wadsworth P 11 BDE 23 INF OH-6A 67-16170
001 WO1 Donald Bruce Thompson P 117 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1C 66-15182
027 WO1 Michael John Dickus P C/7/17 CAV OH-6A 67-16134
018 WO1 Thomas Samuel Rogers P 48 AHC, 10 CAB UH-1C 65-09553
Incident Date 700710
009 SP4 David Paul Schultz G 242 ASHC CH-47A 65-07999
014 SP4 Ross Edward Bedient FE 242 ASHC, 268 CAB CH-47A 65-07999
Incident Date 700711
010 SP4 Larry Gene Yeager G 176 AHC UH-1C 65-09563
028 WO1 James M. Dunnavant, Jr. P 176 AHC UH-1C 65-09563
009 SP4 Warren Lively II G 119 AHC UH-1H 66-16317
Incident Date 700712
012 SP4 Kenneth William Hinds C 155 AHC
011 SP4 Michael Edward Burns G 128 AHC UH-1B 62-01967
Incident Date 700715
019 WO1 John Patrick Bartone P A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15729
020 WO1 Jimmy Lee Hill AC A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15729
019 SP5 Harrison Bell CE 174 AHC UH-1C 66-00646
020 WO1 Lenton Eugene Mizer P 174 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1C 66-00646
021 SP5 Fred Gerald Vandiver G 174 AHC UH-1C 66-00646
Incident Date 700716
022 SP4 Albert Leroy Lane, Jr. G 176 AHC, 14 CAB
022 WO1 Donald Alan Krumrei P 335 AHC, 214 CAB UH-1H 67-17744
Incident Date 700717
025 SGT James Drew Schmidt CE 71 AHC
Incident Date 700718
029 SGT Michael Allen Walker C A/159 ASHB 101 ABN CH-47C 68-15810
Incident Date 700719
033 CW2 Russell Allen Rowe P 121 AHC, OR 131 AVN?
030 LCP John Frank Barnett G HML-167 UH-1E 154773
031 1LT Lewis Edgar Casner, Jr. CP HML-167 UH-1E 154773
031 1LT Richard William Dodd P HML-167 UH-1E 154773
032 CPL Johnny Michael Rodgers CE HML-167 UH-1E 154773
Incident Date 700720
034 WO1 Edgar Franklin Crouse, Jr. P B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 69-16009
036 WO1 Mark James Webb P B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 69-16009
034 CPT David William Ayers P A/101 AHB 101 ABN UH-1H 68-16550
Incident Date 700721
038 SP4 Walter Joseph Kacsock, Jr. OB A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07860
040 CW2 Marvin Leroy Wagner P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07860
040 1LT Lanny John Wallace P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07860
041 WO1 Phillip Gerald Wright P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07860
038 SGT Brent Robin Law MD 326 MED 101 ABN UH-1H
Incident Date 700722
042 SP4 Larry Du Wayne Johnson G B/229 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 67-17551
045 WO1 Daniel Joseph Turcotte AC B/229 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 67-17551
Incident Date 700724
049 SP4 Bruce Douglas Kieme C 1 AVN BDE
050 CPT Wiltse Lee Weber P B/7/1 CAV OH-6A 66-14400
Incident Date 700725
051 SP4 Timothy Martin Greeley C
052 SP4 Jack Edwin Taylor C 1 AVN BDE
052 SP4 Richard Henry Vokes C 199 AVN, 214 CAB
052 SP4 Salvador Leal, Jr. CE B/123 AVN 23 INF AH-1G 67-15829
051 SP4 William Avener Faught, Jr. PX C/229 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 68-16467
Incident Date 700726
055 WO1 William Avalon Parker P 498 MED UH-1H 66-16632
056 SP4 Martin Leroy Rodgers CE D/3/5 CAV UH-1H 68-16399
Incident Date 700727
059 SP4 Michael Alan Lauchman C 271 ASHC, 307 CAB
Incident Date 700728
061 SP4 Steven Sebastian Crosier C A/158 AVN 101 ABN
062 CPT Frank Mario Pascarella OB 1/30 ARTY OH-6A 67-16121
062 WO1 Kevin Mark Frye P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 66-15305
064 CW2 David Ervin Zimmerman P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 66-15305
064 SSG Gerald Michael Vetrano OB A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16168
102 CPT William Lee Whitmore P A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16168
Incident Date 700729
065 CW2 James Kenneth Emch P 175 AHC UH-1D 66-16283
064 WO1 Karl Thomas Anteau AC A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15119
065 SP5 Jack Howard Dillon CE A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15119
066 SP4 Ricky J. Hills G A/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1H 69-15119
Incident Date 700730
069 1LT Forrest Hughy Hollifield OB
070 SP4 Clyde Lewis Tensley C 1 AVN BDE
Incident Date 700801
074 SP5 John Joseph Hooper OB A/377 ART 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16628
076 CW2 Anton John Schoepke P A/377 ART 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16628
074 2LT David Leon Caplan P A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15519
075 CPT Frank Imre Kraxner P A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15519
Incident Date 700805
086 SP4 Angelo Gentry Larraga G 116 AHC, 212 CAB
Incident Date 700807
090 SP5 Eric Peter Busch C HHC 173 ABN BDE
090 SP6 John Nelson Crawford, Jr. C HHC 173 ABN BDE
090 1LT James Francis Gillies AC HMM-364 CH-46D 152576
091 SGT Richard Morris Seymore C HMM-364 CH-46D 152576
Incident Date 700808
093 SP4 David Leroy Climer C 173 AHC
095 SP4 Sammy Pina Rodriguez CE 173 AHC, 223 CAB UH-1C 66-00692
095 1LT Jol Nebane "Smitty" Smith P 173 AHC UH-1C 66-00692
110 SP4 William Emmett Barritt G 173 AHC UH-1C 66-00692
Incident Date 700809
097 WO1 Shawn Glen Cannon P 92 AHC, 10 CAB UH-1C 66-15201
Incident Date 700810
099 SP4 John Edward Crowley CE D/1/1 CAV, 23 INF UH-1H 68-16520
Incident Date 700812
104 SGT Dan Guinn Feezell G A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Incident Date 700813
108 WO1 Edward Charles Johnston P A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN OH-6A 67-16675
106 CPT Alan B. Cheeseman P 21 SOS CH-3E 63-9681
108 CPT George D. Henry, Jr. CP 21 SOS CH-3E 63-9681
109 SGT William L. Ripley FE 21 SOS CH-3E 63-9681
112 SSG Terry D. Reams FE 21 SOS CH-3E 63-9681
Incident Date 700814
112 SP5 Daniel Carl Upton C 165 CAG
Incident Date 700815
114 SP4 Curtis Cooper C 1 AVN BDE
114 SP5 Harry Edward Chesser CE B/123 AVN 23 INF
115 SP5 James Washington Matthews C 1 AVN BDE
113 1LT James Christof Becker P 71 AHC, 14 CAB UH-1H 69-15375
115 SP4 Peter Alden Schmidt G 71 AHC UH-1H 69-15375
Incident Date 700817
119 SFC Guy Wesley Patton C
118 SP4 Richard Keith Johnston CE 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 67-17587
119 WO1 Patrick Rory O'Brien P 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 67-17587
120 SP4 Raymond L. Stansbury II G 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 67-17587
121 WO1 Merlyn Lee Wentzel AC 119 AHC, 52 CAB UH-1H 67-17587
Incident Date 700818
121 1LT Ralph Nelson Duemling P HML-167 UH-1E 154969
122 CPL Thomas Henry Pappenheim C HML-167 UH-1E 154969
122 CPL David Leland Smith C HML-167 UH-1E 154969
122 1LT Joseph Henry Shelton III AC HML-167 UH-1E 154969
Incident Date 700821
126 PFC Michael James Dougan C 170 AHC, 52 CAB
126 WO1 Robert Louis Frasch P 240 AHC, 222 CAB UH-1H 66-16735
Incident Date 700822
129 SP4 Wayne Robert Davis C E/82 ARTY 1 CAV
130 SP4 Robert Leon Dunaway, Jr. OB C/3/17 CAV OH-58A 69-16089
132 SP5 Paul Ward CE C/3/17 CAV OH-58A 69-16089
Incident Date 700823
133 WO1 John David Phillips P 282 AHC UH-1H 69-15287
134 SP4 Robert Garland Simes, Jr. G 282 AHC UH-1H 69-15287
For events on 700712 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
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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