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No. Rank Name Duty Unit Type Number
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Incident Date 670527
001 SP4 David James Hughes C B/228 ASHB 1 CAV
Incident Date 670528
005 CPT Floyd Wayne Kaase P HHC/52 CAB
007 SP4 Richard Elzie Veach G 200 ASHC UH-1B 62-04587
Incident Date 670601
026 MAJ William G. Coats OB HHC/1 BDE 25 INF OH-23G 62-03793
030 WO1 James R. Simpson P HHC/1 BDE 25 INF OH-23G 62-03793
Incident Date 670603
044 PFC Edmund Gardner Exum, Jr. G 173 AHC UH-1D 66-01149
050 WO1 Allen Truman Newman P 173 AHC UH-1D 66-01149
042 MSG Timothy Roy Bodden CE HMM-165 CH-46A 150955
045 CPT John Garrett Gardner CP HMM-165 CH-46A 150955
046 MAJ Stephen Paul Hanson P HMM-165 CH-46A 150955
Incident Date 670606
061 WO1 Frederick H. Elizondo P B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Incident Date 670608
075 1LT David Gephart Myers P VMO-3 UH-1E 154763
Incident Date 670609
078 PFC Harold Lee Gibson OB A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-13S
Incident Date 670611
087 CW2 Dean Eddie Clinton AC C/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1D 63-12958
091 SSG James Raymond Nelson CE C/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1D 63-12958
092 SSG Ralph Edward Uhlmansiek G C/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1D 63-12958
092 CW3 Thomas Frederick Riggs P C/227 AHB 1 CAV UH-1D 63-12958
093 CW3 Quentin Rippetoe Beecher PP B/227 AVN 1 CAV UH-1D 63-12958
088 LCP Jose Jesus Gonzalez CE HMM-265 CH-46A 150270
089 PFC Thomas Michael Hanratty CE HMM-265 CH-46A 150270
091 CPT Curtis Richard Bohlscheid P HMM-265 CH-46A 150270
091 MAJ John Sanders Oldham P HMM-265 CH-46A 150270
Incident Date 670612
094 SGT Kenneth Charles Hurse G 71 AHC UH-1C 66-00650
096 SP5 Gary Lee Taylor CE 71 AHC UH-1C 66-00650
Incident Date 670614
102 SP4 Robert Fenton Steimer C A/1 AVN 1 INF
Incident Date 670617
122 SGT Howard Eugene Hurst PX
For events on 670529 see unit history 71 AHC, 14 CAB, ,
For events on 670601 see operation CORONADO I MRF 9 INF, 2 BDE 9 INF, 2/46 ARVN, TF 117
For events on 670601 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 670601 see project ILLINOIS CITY 3 MAR DIV, DMZ barrier, ,
For events on 670601 see operation BLACKJACK 42 MGF, , ,
For events on 670602 see operation BDA of O-8 FOB 1, HMM-165, 219 VNAF SQDN, VMO-3
For events on 670603 see operation report MRF 9 INF, TF 117, ,
For events on 670603 see unit history HMM-165, SOG, VMO-6,
For events on 670608 see operation MALHEUR II 1 BDE 101 ABN, 176 AVN, TF OREGON,
For events on 670611 see evacuation report ARRS, , ,
For events on 670611 see operation report MRF 9 INF, TF 117, ,
For events on 670612 see operation BILLINGS 1 INF DIV, , ,
For events on 670612 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 670613 see operation report 9 INF, TF 117, MRF 9 INF,
For events on 670615 see operation report CIDG, battle of Dak To, 4 INF DIV, 173 ABN
For events on 670617 see Xenon Heliborne Searchlight demo Xenon Heliborne Searchlight, 14 CAB, TF OREGON,
For events on 670617 see operation GREELEY 173 ABN, , ,
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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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