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Incident Date 680205
039 CPL Gerald William Conner CE HMM-364 CH-46D 153986
Incident Date 680218
004 SP4 James Dale Douglas CE 336 AHC
012 PFC Charles Burton Poole C 114 AHC
002 WO1 Jeffrey R. Byrne P A/123 AVN 23 INF UH-1D 64-13845
006 SP4 David William Heck CE A/123 AVN 23 INF UH-1D 64-13845
016 WO1 Noel Dean Williams P A/123 AVN 23 INF UH-1D 64-13845
004 SP4 Donald Thomas Ewalt CE 336 AHC UH-1B 62-02008
008 WO1 Michael L. Koskovich AC 336 AHC, 164 CAG UH-1B 62-02008
011 SP4 Leonard Morris Phipps CE 336 AHC UH-1B 62-02008
013 WO1 Garry Daymon Sheppard P 336 AHC, 164 CAG UH-1B 62-02008
Incident Date 680219
026 1LT James Edward Mullins P 101 ABN OH-23
019 SSG Melvin Carnills Dye CE 57 AHC, 17 CAG UH-1D 66-16282
032 SSG Robert Smith Griffith G 57 AHC, 17 CAG UH-1D 66-16282
018 WO1 Stephen Cohan P B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07861
024 SSG David Harry Lewis OB B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07861
026 WO1 Thomas Jon Moore P B/7/17 CAV OH-6A 66-07861
018 HM2 Robert Jan Bridges, Jr. P CH-53A 153278
019 SGT Kenneth Paul Ehnis C HMH-463 CH-53A 153278
019 CPT Bill Wayne Deetz P HMH-463 CH-53A 153278
023 LCP Benjamin F. Johnson III C HMH-463 CH-53A 153278
026 TSG Sylvester Mc Cullough C CH-53A 153278
032 CPT Lucien Charles Tessier P HMH-463 CH-53A 153278
033 SGT Francis San Torre C HMH-463 CH-53A 153278
033 CPT Barton John Uplinger PP VMO-6 CH-53A 153278
Incident Date 680220
042 SP5 Launey E. King C 1 AVN BDE
036 SP5 John Anthony Bafile ME 339 TC CO UH-1D 64-13532
044 SP4 Michael George Moharemoff PX 2 SIG 14 TC BN UH-1D 64-13532
046 CW2 Roy Brown Parsons P 339 TC CO UH-1D 64-13532
047 SP4 George William Rushing CE 339 TC CO UH-1D 64-13532
049 SP4 David N. Valerio PX 339 TC CO UH-1D 64-13532
Incident Date 680222
063 SP4 William Allen Gleixner ME 173 AHC
068 WO1 Kenneth David Scott P 114 AHC UH-1C 66-15180
068 CPT James Thomas Riley P HMH-463 CH-53A 153283
069 1LT Cary Carson Smith CP HMH-463 CH-53A 153283
Incident Date 680223
072 SP4 Larry Adams G B/229 AHB 1 CAV
073 CPL Lonnie Warren Clark C HMM-164 CH-46A
074 SP4 Robert Earl Green CE 170 AHC UH-1H 66-16596
074 WO1 William Reid Hight AC 170 AHC UH-1H 66-16596
For events on 680218 see Pacific Stars and Stripes USS REPOSE, , ,
For events on 680218 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, HMM-265, HMM-361
For events on 680219 see Attack on Tan Son Nhut , , ,
For events on 680219 see unit history 155 AHC, 22 ARVN DIV, ,
For events on 680219 see unit history 57 AHC, FOB II, ,
For events on 680219 see Tropical Lightning News 2/27 INF 25 INF, D/3/4 CAV 25 INF, ,
For events on 680219 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, VMO-2, HMM-265
For events on 680220 see operation report 1 INF DIV, 1/28 INF, ,
For events on 680220 see Pacific Stars and Stripes 20 HELO SQDN, , ,
For events on 680220 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, ,
For events on 680221 see Battle of Hue report battle of Hue, 1 CAV, ,
For events on 680221 see Enemy attack on Dak To 1 BDE 4 INF, , ,
For events on 680221 see unit history 7/17 CAV, 1/22 INF, ,
For events on 680221 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680221 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, ,
For events on 680222 see unit history B/7/17 CAV, A/7/17 CAV, D/7/17 CAV,
For events on 680222 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, HMM-265,
For events on 680223 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680223 see unit history 155 AHC, 22 ARVN DIV, ,
For events on 680223 see unit history A/7/17 CAV, D/7/17 CAV, ,
For events on 680223 see unit history MAG-16, HMH-463, ,
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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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