Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA)
Killed in Action (KIA) on
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Panel Number


51E


Date range on this panel 4/19/68 - 4/24/68

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Line                                                          Acft   Tail
No. Rank Name                       Duty Unit                 Type   Number
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                 Incident Date 680419
002 SFC Michael John Wallace          CE B/228 ASHB 1 CAV     CH-47  66-19063        
003 WO1 Willis Wilson Smith, Jr.      AC 155 AHC              UH-1H  67-17255          
002 SP6 Philip Raymond Shafer         CE 478 HHC 1 CAV        CH-54A 64-14205       
004 MSG Michael Ray Werdehoff         FE 478 HHC 1 CAV        CH-54A 64-14205        
005 WO1 Larry James Branaugh          P  B/229 AHB 1 CAV      UH-1H  66-16567             

 
                 Incident Date 680420
009 SP5 Larry Wesley Mack             C  71 AHC                              
012 SP4 John Arlington Rodgers        C  71 AHC                              
005 1LT Joseph Angelo Cestare         AC VMO-2                UH-1E  152436          
009 SGT Joseph A. Zutterman, Jr.      G  VMO-2                UH-1E  152436    
012 CPL Warren Cecil Parsons, Jr.     CE HML-167              UH-1E  152436     
014 MAJ William John Walker           P  H&MS-16              UH-1E  152436          

 
                 Incident Date 680421
018 SFC James Edward Creamer, Jr.     PX 17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209           
021 SP6 Larry Carl Jamerson           G  17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209       
021 SP6 Frankie B. Johnson, Jr.       CE 17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209        
022 SFC Lyle Everett MacKedanz        PX 17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209          
022 CW3 Robert "Smitty" Charles Link  P  17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209                
024 LTC Floyd Warren Olsen            AC 17 AHC, 10 CAB 16 CA UH-1H  66-01209              

 
                 Incident Date 680423
043 CPL John Samuel Wiseman           CE HMM-363              UH-34D         
037 CW2 James Brannah Crockett        P  D/15 TC 1 CAV        UH-1B              
038 SP5 Thomas Joel Davis             PX D/15 TC 1 CAV        UH-1B          
042 SP4 James Edward Rainbolt         PX D/15 TC 1 CAV        UH-1B          

 
                 Incident Date 680424
044 PFC David Joe Caballero           C  A/228 ASHB 1 CAV     CH-47A 66-19066      
045 SP4 Ralph Fredenberg              G  A/101 AVN 101 ABN    UH-1D  66-16490      
047 SP5 Buford Gerald Johnson         CE A/101 AVN 101 ABN    UH-1D  66-16490        
049 WO1 Brian Hardman Philibert       AC A/101 AVN 101 ABN    UH-1D  66-16490

For events on 680419 see operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 1 CAV DIV, 23 INF DIV, 1 BDE 101 ABN, 1 ARVN DIV
For events on 680419 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680419 see operation report 3 BDE 1 CAV, , ,
For events on 680419 see unit history HHT/7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680420 see unit history 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680420 see Pacific Stars and Stripes 7/17 CAV, , ,
For events on 680421 see Pacific Stars and Stripes 155 AHC, , ,
For events on 680421 see Pacific Stars and Stripes 101 ABN DIV, , ,
For events on 680421 see unit history 7/17 CAV, 3 BDE 4 INF, ,
For events on 680422 see Pacific Stars and Stripes 7/17 CAV, 17 CAG, ,
For events on 680423 see operation report 3 BDE 1 CAV, , ,
For events on 680424 see unit history 155 AHC, 47 ARVN REG, ,
For events on 680424 see Pacific Stars and Stripes , , ,
For events on 680424 see unit history B/7/17 CAV, , ,

Additional information is available on CD-ROM.

  
Please note:  The incident date is not always the same as date died.

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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