1963

 

United States Heroes Killed In Action This Year Was - 81
Clayton Allen Fannin - 25 Captain 23RD Support Wing Aviation Detachment Bakersfield, California 01-10-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing OV-1 Mohawk - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 16		Charles Milton Fitts - 33 First Lieutenant 93RD Transportation Company, 45TH Aviation Group San Angelo, Texas 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - A Small Control Rod Had Broken Causing Total Loss Of Control - Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 16
Lawrence Clair Hammond - 31 Chief Warrant Officer 2 57TH Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Columbus, Ohio 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 16		Boyce Eugene Lawson - 24 Private First Class 57TH Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Wise, Virginia 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - CH-21 Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 16
James Delmas McAndrew - 34 Specialist 5 57TH Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Reno, Nevada 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 16		Lewis Lynn Stone - 31 First Lieutenant 93RD Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Alexandria, Virginia 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - A Small Control Rod Had Broken Causing Total Loss Of Control - Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17
Donald Bonney Toth - 41 Captain 93RD Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion Pen Argyll, Pennsylvania 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - A Small Control Rod Had Broken Causing Total Loss Of Control - Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17		Raymond Charles Wilde - 34 Chief Warrant Officer 2 57TH Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam St Paul, Minnesota 01-11-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - A Small Control Rod Had Broken Causing Total Loss Of Control - Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17
John Duarte - 22 Private First Class 232ND Signal Company, 39TH Signal Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam San Antonio, Texas 01-20-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - No Explaination Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17		Leon Joseph Kramer - 29 Captain Advisory Team, Army Element Trenton, New Jersey 01-31-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17
Bernard Leroy Gray - 34 Sergeant First Class 134TH Medical Detachment Colton, California 02-11-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Non-Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 18		Robert Burgert - 32 Sergeant Advisory Team, Army Element Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-13-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 18
Craig Benton Wolford - 33 Sergeant First Class Detachment A5-4 (TRA MY), 5TH Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Columbus Junction, Idaho 02-14-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness or Injury Recovered Panel 01E - Line 19		Charles Wayman McCary - 23 Private 81ST Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Leighton, Alabama 02-24-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 19
Odes Winston Jeffers - 19 Specialist 5 Detachment A-731 (VAN CANH), 5TH Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Brinkley, Arizona 02-28-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Injuries In Vehicle Crash Recovered Panel 01E - Line 19		James Hiroshi Ishihara - 40 Chief Warrant Officer 3 704TH Intelligence Company Detachment (CI) Honolulu, Hawaii 03-10-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Non-Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 19
David Webster - 33 Major Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162, Marine Air Group-16, 1ST Marine Air Wing, III Marine Amphibious Force Arlington, Virginia 03-10-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 19		Walter Preston Gorham - 41 Major 315TH Troop Carrier Group, 13TH Air Force Richmond, Virginia 03-16-1963 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness - Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 20
Floyd Robert Davis - 19 Private First Class 81ST Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Whiteriver, Arizona 03-21-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 20		Jimmy Richard Griffin - 26 Sergeant Advisory Team 95, Headquarters Chattanooga, Tennessee 03-22-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 20
Lavester Lee Williams - 30 Captain Detachment A5-5 (AN LONG), 5TH Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 03-23-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Cause of death was Decapitation, although he was in the water at the time of death and his body was found 72 hours later about 5 miles down river. Captain Williams was a member of the Special Forces at the time of death. He also participated in the "Bay of Pigs" and completed a tour of duty in the Korean War while in the Navy. He was a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Recipient. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 20		Raymond E. Doyle Jr - 26 First Lieutenant 777TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 464TH Troop Carrier Wing, 13TH Air Force Merion, Pennsylvania 04-12-1963 Nakhon Phanom, Thailand Non-Hostile - After Taking Off From The Airfield At Nakhon Phanom First Lieutenant Richard L. Hatlestad, Flying A C-123B Provider, Attempted To Snare A Red Flag On Top Of A Flag Pole. Apparently, This Trick Had Been Attempted By Other C-123 Crews Based In Thailand. During The Second Attempt The Left Wing Hit A House And The Aircraft Crashed Killing The Entire Crew. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 21
Richard L. Hatlestad - 23 First Lieutenant 777TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 464TH Troop Carrier Wing, 13TH Air Force Sepulveda, California 04-12-1963 Nakhon Phanom, Thailand Non-Hostile - After Taking Off From The Airfield At Nakhon Phanom First Lieutenant Richard L. Hatlestad, Flying A C-123B Provider, Attempted To Snare A Red Flag On Top Of A Flag Pole. Apparently, This Trick Had Been Attempted By Other C-123 Crews Based In Thailand. During The Second Attempt The Left Wing Hit A House And The Aircraft Crashed Killing The Entire Crew. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 21		Stanley E. Truesdale - 28 Staff Sergeant 776TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 464TH Troop Carrier Wing, 13TH Air Force San Diego, California 04-12-1963 Nakhon Phanom, Thailand Non-Hostile - After Taking Off From The Airfield At Nakhon Phanom First Lieutenant Richard L. Hatlestad, Flying A C-123B Provider, Attempted To Snare A Red Flag On Top Of A Flag Pole. Apparently, This Trick Had Been Attempted By Other C-123 Crews Based In Thailand. During The Second Attempt The Left Wing Hit A House And The Aircraft Crashed Killing The Entire Crew. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 21
Rube Alfred Freeman - 38 Master Sergeant Advisory Team 22, United States Army Element Columbus, Georgia 04-27-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 21		James Alvin Ellis - 32 Technical Sergeant 1173RD Special Activity Squadron Campbell, California 05-10-1963 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Hostile - Sergeant Ellis Was On A Rescue Mission, When The Helicopter, He Was In, Was Shot Down. Sergeant Ellis Was A Medic Who Volunteered To Go To Vietnam. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 22
John Carnul Myatt - 18 Private 33RD Transportation Company Light Helicopter, 45TH Transportation Battalion Nederland, Texas 05-10-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Accidental Self-Destruction Recovered Panel 01E - Line 22		Charles Ellsworth Doerrman - 43 Technical Sergeant 8TH Aerial Port Squadron, 13TH Air Force Reading, Pennsylvania 05-28-1963 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness - Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 22
James Henry Brodt - 30 Captain Company A, 1st Special Forces Group, (Airborne) Cocoa, Florida 05-29-1963 Chu Cat Cat, Quang Ngai, Province, South Vietnam Hostile - Killed In Action - No Explaination Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 23		Neil Kirk Mac Iver - 19 Private First Class Detachment A1-114 (SON HA), Special Forces Group Vietnam Takoma Park, Maryland 05-29-1963 Chu Cat Cat, Quang Ngai, Province, South Vietnam Hostile - Killed In Action - No Explaination Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 23
Charles Buford Johnson Jr - 29 Captain Advisory Team 52, Military Assistance Command Vietnam Advisors Oglethorpe, Georgia 06-14-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 23		Percy Wray Howell - 39 Lieutenant Colonel 6220TH United States Air Force Dispensary, 13TH Air Force Breckenridge, Texas 06-18-1963 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Hostile - Shot Down While On A Cargo Mission Recovered Panel 01E - Line 23
G. W. Magbee - 41 Specialist 5 Army Element Newberry, South Carolina 06-22-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness - Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 24		Condon Hunter Terry Jr - 29 Captain Detachment 2, 1ST Air Commando Squadron, 13TH Air Force Dallas, Texas 06-27-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 24
Raymond Francis Parks - 31 Staff Sergeant White Star Mobile Training Team, 7TH Special Forces Group, Military Assistance Advisory Group Laos Dennison, Ohio 07-15-1963 Lz, Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 25		Carl Hershel Ballard - 23 Specialist 5 114TH Assault Helicopter Company, Delta Aviation Battalion Madill, Oklahoma 07-18-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile, Died Of Injuries From Accidental Homicide Recovered Panel 01E - Line 25
Jack Lance Goodman - 34 Master Sergeant Detachment A5-18 (LOC NINH), United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Bonifay, Florida 07-18-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Killed By Bomb Recovered Panel 01E - Line 25		Lawrence Earl Hackley - 30 Captain Detachment A5-18 (LOC NINH), United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Roanoke, Virginia 07-18-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Killed By Bomb Recovered Panel 01E - Line 25
Robert Keal Mosier - 36 Captain Detachment A5-22 (LOC NINH), United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Grady, Alabama 07-18-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Killed By Bomb Recovered Panel 01E - Line 25		Clarence Clement Tessman - 49 Captain Headquarters, United States Navy Vietnam Naval Support Activity Saigon San Diego, California 08-10-1963 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness - Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 26
Donald Vernon McGregor - 29 Captain Advisory Team 7 (1ST Battalion, 51ST Army of Republic of Vietnam Infantry Regiment) Salt Lake City, Utah 08-13-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 26		Arthur Eugene Bedal - 25 First Lieutenant 1ST Air Commando Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force Tarzana, California 08-16-1963 Quang Nai Province, Ba Tho, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 26
John Howard McClean - 34 Captain 1ST Air Commando Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force New York, New York 08-16-1963 Quang Nai Province, Ba Tho, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 26		Donald Gordon Logan - 32 Major Advisory Team 96, Military Assistance Command Advisors Glendale, Missouri 08-23-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - No Explaination Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 26
Claude William McBride - 27 Staff Sergeant B Company, 1ST Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Salem, New Jersey 08-23-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 27		Edward Bernard Cribb - 24 Captain 23rd Special Warfare, Aviation Detachment Cactus, Arizona 08-26-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Lieutenant Cribb Was On A Low, Level, Photo Mission, Flying Out, Of Soc Trang, When His Aircraft Was Struck, By Ground Fire. Lieutenant Cribb Maintained Control, Of The Aircraft, Until His Vietnamese, Observer Was Able, To Eject. Unfortunately, The Aircraft Was, In A Descending Turn, When Lieutenant Cribb Ejected And The Parachute, Did Not Have Time, To Deploy. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 27
Archie Sherrod Bowen - 21 Airman Second Class 34TH Consol Maintenance Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force Avon Park, Florida 08-30-1963 Bien Hoa, South Vietnam Hostile - Died From Burn Injuries Recovered Panel 01E - Line 27		Timothy Michael Lang - 26 First Lieutenant 118TH Assault Helicopter Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Spokane, Washington 08-30-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 27
James Edward Wenzel - 32 Captain 118TH Assault Helicopter Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam East Chicago, Indiana 08-30-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 27		James Frederick Hiltz - 30 Staff Sergeant 7TH Radio Research Unit, 509TH Army Security Agency Group Needham, Massachusetts 09-26-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness or Disease Recovered Panel 01E - Line 28
Wilbur Turby Dunlap - 29 Sergeant First Class United States Army Element Torrance, Pennsylvania 10-15-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 31		Donald Charles Johansen - 31 First Lieutenant Advisory Team 40 Fall River, Massachusetts 10-20-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Injuries In Vehicle Crash Recovered Panel 01E - Line 32
John Clifton Bonzo - 41 Master Sergeant Army Element Cedar City, Utah 10-23-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness or Disease Recovered Panel 01E - Line 32		James William McNally - 51 Technical Sergeant 23RD Air Base Group, 13TH Air Force Los Angeles, California 10-23-1963 Quang Nam, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Illness - Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 32
Gordon Richard Brown - 34 Captain 310TH Tactical Control Squadron, 315TH Troop Carrier Wing, 13TH Air Force Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew - Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 32		Woodrow Melvin Fitzgerald - 31 Captain 310TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 315TH Tactical Airlift Wing, 13TH Air Force Staunton, Virginia 10-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 33
Charles Bernard Lankford - 32 Staff Sergeant 310TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 315TH Tactical Airlift Wing, 13TH Air Force Collinsville, Illinois 10-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 33		Walter Kenneth Morris - 36 Staff Sergeant 310TH Troop Carrier Squadron, 315TH Tactical Airlift Wing, 13TH Air Force Paris, Kentucky 10-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 33
Verndean Arthur Brockman - 31 Sergeant First Class Detachment A1-223B (BU PRANG), 1ST Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Sedalia, Missouri 11-16-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 34		James Dalton Parker - 25 Specialist 5 Detachment A-114, 1ST Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Vietnam Malin, Oregon 11-18-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Injuries In Vehicle Crash Recovered Panel 01E - Line 34
Howard "Wild Bill" or "Sonny" Rudolph Cody - 29 Captain 1ST Air Commando Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force Gulfport, Mississippi 11-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 35 Quote In Letter To His Wife He Never Mailed - "I Am Not Over Here Just Killing People, I Am Over Here, Serving, My Country And Trying To Do A Job, So That Our Son Won't Have To Come Over Here, Some Day."		Atis Karlis Lielmanis - 24 First Lieutenant 1st Air Commando Squadron Quakertown, Pennsylvania 11-24-1963 Military Region 4, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land - Atis was the navigator on a B-26 piloted by Capt. Howard Cody. They were providing air support for ground troops trying to retake an overrun Fort south of Ca Mau. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 34
Marshall Joseph Angell - 24 Specialist 5 611TH Transportation Company, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Roanoke, Virginia 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 37		Louis Anthony Carricarte - 22 Second Lieutenant 18th Aviation Company Miami, Florida 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land - Lieutenant Carricarte Was Flying In An U1-A Otter From The 18th Aviation Company. The Wreckage Was Found On A Mountain Between Nha Trang And Ban Me Thuot. He Was One Of Three Members Of The 18th Aviation Company That Perished On This Flight. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 36
William Edward T. H. Flowers - 37 Chief Warrant Officer 2 611TH Transportation Company, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Columbus, Georgia 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land - A Wounded, Korean Veteran Who Came To Vietnam And Gave, The Final Sacrifice Recovered Panel 01E - Line 36		Michael Peter Martin Jr - 22 Specialist 4 18TH Transportation Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Monaca, Pennsylvania 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 37
Clarence Larry Moorer - 30 Captain 18TH Transportation Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Charleston, South Carolina 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land - He Was Flying A U-1A Otter (Not A Helicopter) When His Aircraft Hit The Top Of An 8400 foot Mountain, 400 feet Below The Summit. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 36		Newman Ray Nesmith - 20 Private First Class 611th Transportation Company Sylvania, Georgia 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 37
Ted Peter Neura Jr - 31 Captain 1173RD Special Activity Squadron Hialeah, Florida 12-12-1963 Darlac, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew - Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 37		Ronny Louis Woodmansee - 30 First Lieutenant 611TH Transportation Company, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Austin, Texas 12-12-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 37
James Herbert Allred - 38 Major 117TH Assault Helicopter Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Twin Falls, Idaho 12-14-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss Crash At Sea On A Medivac Mission Recovered Panel 01E - Line 38		Jean Claude T. E. Esnault - 20 Private First Class 117TH Aviation Company Elmhurst, New York 12-14-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss Crash At Sea On A Medivac Mission Recovered Panel 01E - Line 38
Terrance Lee Lovenguth - 22 Private First Class 611TH Transportation Company, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Raymond, California 12-14-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss Crash At Sea On A Medivac Mission Recovered Panel 01E - Line 38		Lloyd Adrian Payne - 30 Captain Advisory Team 2, Headquarters Sandersville, Georgia 12-15-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 38
George William Watson - 32 Specialist 5 20TH Medical Lab, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Portland, Oregon 12-18-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - No Explaination Given For The Death Of This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 38		Billy John Coley - 25 First Lieutenant 19TH Tactical Air Support Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force Ennis, Texas 12-20-1963 Ba Xugen, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 39
Donald Allan Mollicone - 26 First Lieutenant 19TH Tactical Air Support Squadron, 34TH Tactical Group, 13TH Air Force New York, New York 12-20-1963 Ba Xugen, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Don Was Killed In A Freak Accident At Site Away From Bien Hoa. He Was Taking Another First Lieutenant To Another Site And Took Off On An Empty Tank. He Stalled About 300 Feet In The Air. Recovered Panel 01E - Line 39		Johnny Crawford Sanders - 46 Master Sergeant Advisory Team 54 Jackson, Mississippi 12-25-1963 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died From Injuries In Vehicle Crash Recovered Panel 01E - Line 39
Lynn Harley Rothenbuhler - 29 Reserve Second Lieutenant 118TH Assault Helicopter Company, 145TH Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Group Vietnam Ft Wayne, Indiana 12-28-1963 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter - Crew Air Loss Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 39