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Incident Date 690321
001 PFC Robert Emmett Pierson G 335 AHC UH-1H 66-16928
005 SP5 Gerald Richard Thompson ME 173 AHC UH-1C 66-00742
005 CPT Michael Kelly Thompson P 173 AHC UH-1C 66-00742
001 SP5 Rene Anthony Santos CE 61 AHC UH-1C 66-15130
004 SP4 Dale Louis Stock G 61 AHC UH-1C 66-15130
089 PFC Christopher L. Dellapina G HHC 2 BDE 1 CAV UH-1H 66-16926
Incident Date 690322
007 CPT Kenneth Dean Bailey P 11 ACR
007 CPT Larry Dean Baldwin OB 25 AVN 25 INF OH-6A 67-16109
015 SP5 Robert Charles Tedford FE 178 ASHC CH-47B 67-18461
009 1LT Tony Lee Buholtz P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16482
012 SP5 Robert Patrick Ilsley CE A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16482
016 PFC James David Wright, Jr. OB A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV OH-6A 67-16482
022 SP4 Alley Oakley Stephens CE A/4 AVN 4 INF UH-1H 67-17400
Incident Date 690323
016 SP6 Kenneth Ray Barkley C B/5 TC 101 ABN
019 1LT Charles Drayton Henricks P HMM-161 CH-46D 154015
016 SP5 Tommy Lee Barnes CE 117 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1H 66-16081
019 ADJ Howard Michael Meute C HA(L)-3 UH-1B 63-08607
020 LJG Edward Wesley Pawlowski P HA(L)-3 DET 3 UH-1B 63-08607
Incident Date 690326
046 SP4 Larry Alan Gillaspie CE 242 ASHC
046 SP4 Gregory Lee Habets CE 254 MED DET UH-1H 66-17016
048 WO1 Guy Frederick Johnson P 254 MED DET UH-1H 66-17016
052 SP5 Carlos Wilson Rucker MD 254 MED DET UH-1H 66-17016
053 WO1 Douglas Earl Stover AC 254 MED DET UH-1H 66-17016
042 SGT Antonio Lopez Alho G 20 SOS UH-1F 63-13158
043 TSG Jesse Carl Bowman G 20 SOS UH-1F 63-13158
044 LTC Frank Anthony Di Figlia P 20 SOS UH-1F 63-13158
052 SP5 William Wesley Schoth II CE A/9 AVN 9 INF UH-1H 67-17172
050 WO1 Rand Russell Merker P D/1/10 CAV 4 INF OH-6A 67-16441
054 WO1 John Michael Turner AC A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-17789
055 1LT Joseph F. Willis P A/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-17789
054 LJG Alfred Henry Suhr P HA(L)-3 DET 6 UH-1B 62-12528
Incident Date 690327
057 WO1 Jerry Baxter CP A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15559
063 WO1 Samuel Albert Roberson P A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV AH-1G 67-15559
058 WO1 Bard Elton Davenport AC C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV UH-1H 66-16714
060 SP4 Allan G. Harper CE C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV UH-1H 66-16714
063 WO1 William Don Potter P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV UH-1H 66-16714
064 SP5 John Bussey Waller G C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV UH-1H 66-16714
Incident Date 690328
073 CPL Dana Edward Nelson C 1 CAV
076 WO1 Bruce William Shaffer P 176 AHC, 14 CAB
074 1LT Wilofard A. Mc Clain II AC C/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1D 66-16284
075 SP4 Ronald Francis Ricciardo CE C/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1D 66-16284
075 1LT Eric Vincent Pulliam P C/101 AVN 101 ABN UH-1D 66-16284
Incident Date 690330
090 CW2 Glenn Leroy Fetterman AC 235 AWC AH-1G 67-15504
Incident Date 690331
098 SP4 Wayne Howard Russell G 192 AHC UH-1H 66-16244
Incident Date 690401
104 SP4 Jesse Don Morris, Jr. CE 61 AHC
103 SP5 Terry Wayne Dickerhoff PX HHC 1 AVN BDE UH-1H 66-17042
103 SP4 Barry Leigh Golden G 120 AHC UH-1H 66-17042
105 SP5 Rex Earl Rader PX 120 AHC UH-1H 66-17042
105 SP4 Philip Clark Stafford CE 120 AHC UH-1H 66-17042
105 CW2 Michael George Taylor AC 120 AHC UH-1H 66-17042
106 WO1 Dale Arnold Yateman P 120 AHC UH-1H 66-17042
101 MAJ Leroy Irvin Blankenship AC HMM-263 CH-46D 154814
102 1LT Frank Jerome Carroll P HMM-263 CH-46D 154814
101 SP4 Alvin Leon Gay CE 57 AHC UH-1H 67-17817
For events on 690321 see operation report 11 ACR, , ,
For events on 690323 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 690323 see unit history HMM-161, MAG-39, ,
For events on 690325 see mission report A/159 ASHB 101 ABN, Location = Udon, Location = Phu Bai, Location = Moung Soui
For events on 690326 see unit history 20 SOS, , ,
For events on 690326 see Battle for Hill 208 1 BDE 5 INF DIV, 3 MAR DIV, , 3/5 CAV
For events on 690329 see operation CASS PARK I B-52 SF DET, 281 AHC, 101 ABN DIV,
For events on 690331 see unit history 326 MED 101 ABN, , ,
For events on 690401 see operation VIRGINIA RIDGE 9 MAR REGT, , ,
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
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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