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IN MEMORIUM Combat Losses (Revised 10/01) Link to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall Website

Mosher, Robert L. Cpt. From - NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00673 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line 122 Robert was 29 years old and married.

Cook, Robert W. WO1 From - CLAIBORNE, MARYLAND KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00673 Cause: Mid-Air collision of two gunships at night in bad weather while enroute to support a US Infantry unit that was being mortared. Panel 20E - Line 112 Robert was 29, single and had been in the Army for 10 years.

Dodson, Jack L. 1Lt. From - KIMBERLY , IDAHO KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00673 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line 113 Jack was 29 and married.

Fortune, Rodger L. SP4 From - SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00673 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line115 Rodger was 21 and had been drafted.
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Martz, Melvin L. SP4 From - MANTON , MICHIGAN KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00673 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above Panel 20E - Line 120 Melvin was 21 and had been drafted.

Kidd, Norman R. Cpt. From - MONTROSE, CALIFORNIA KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00677 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line118 30 years old and married, Norman had been country for about a week.

Matthews, Gene FletcherCpt. From - ANSON, MAINE KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00677 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line 120 25 and single, Gene had beenin country for about 6 weeks.

Bennett, George D. SP5 From - GRANTSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00677 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line 120 At 22, George had been in the Army for 4 years.

Le Grand, Joseph D. SP4 From - BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA KIA 05/26/67 "Crusader" UH-1C 66-00677 Cause: Night Mid-Air described above. Panel 20E - Line 119
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Joseph was 22 and had been drafted. He had been in the Army for 1 year.

Brown, Dennis R. WO1 From - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA KIA 10/13/67 in Long An Province "Long Knife" Hit by ground fire. Panel 27E - Line 98 Dennis was 22 and just 2 months short of DEROS.

Dains, Roger Alan SP5 From - LUDINGTON , MICHIGAN KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Panel 51E - Line 29 Roger was 19 years old

Booker, Jerry Laborn SP4 From - BLOOMINGTON , INDIANA KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Gun, Small Arms Fire Panel 51E - Line 28 Jerry arrived in country the same day as Harvey Booker. He was 22 years old.

Booker, Harvey Watkins PFC From - NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Gun, Small Arms Fire Panel 51E - Line 28 Harvey was Married, he was 26 and had been drafted.

Morales, Samuel SP4 From - SERAFINA , NEW MEXICO KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Gun, Small Arms fire Panel 51E - Line 31 Sam was 20 years old and a draftee.

Walls, Thurman Tracy CPL From - AVONDALE , WEST VIRGINIA KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Gun, small Arms Fire Panel 51E - Line 34 Tracy was a 20 year old draftee.

Wolfe, Daniel Edward CPL From - SIDNEY , OHIO KIA 04/22/68 in Long An Province "Doughboy" Gun, Small Arms Fire Panel 51E - Line 35 Daniel was 20 years old and he had been drafted.

Grindol, Phillip Wayne SGT From - DECATUR , ILLINOIS KIA 04/25/68 in Gia Dinh Province "Doughboy" Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Panel 52E - Line 5 Philip was regular Army. He was 27 and had been in the service for 4 years.

Wanbaugh, Ronald Nelson CPL From - TORRANCE , CALIFORNIA KIA 04/25/68 in Gia Dinh Province "Doughboy" Small Arms Fire Panel 52E - Line 12 Ron was single, 21 and had been drafted.

Tasker, James Bruce WO1 From - TROY, OHIO KIA 06/25/68 in Long An Province "WarWagon 14" OH-6A Shot down Southeast of Tan An. The Pilot and Observer were not hurt in crash. They were over-run while on the ground by the enemy. Posthumously awarded the Distinguish Service Cross Panel 55W - Line 33 Jim was 21 years old and married. He may have been our youngest Scout Pilot casualty.
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Brophy, Daniel SP-4 From - OCEANSIDE , CALIFORNIA KIA 06/25/68 in Long An Province "WarWagon" OH-6A Cause: Shot down SE of Tan An. Pilot and Observer not hurt in crash. They were over-run while on the ground by the enemy. Posthumously awardedthe Distinguished Service Cross Panel 55W - Line 25 Dan was single, 20 years old and had been drafted.
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Florio, Roland Louie CW2 From - MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK KIA 08/15/68 in Bien Hoa Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00779 Cause: Flew into High Voltage Power line Panel 48W - Line 17 Roland was a 20 year old Helicopter Pilot.
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Tucker, Byron Clair WO1 From - SPARTA , WISCONSIN KIA 08/15/68 in Bien Hoa Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00779 Cause: Hit High Voltage Power Line. Panel 48W - Line 20 Byron was 22 and married.

Knutson, James Keith SP-4 From - MARTINEZ , CALIFORNIA KIA 08/15/68 in Bien Hoa Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00779 Cause: Hit High Voltage Power Line. Panel 48W - Line 18 James was 21, single and had been drafted.

Higginbotham,Oscar K. Jr. CPL. From - ST MARYS, GEORGIA KIA 08/15/68 in Bien Hoa Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00779 Cause: Hit High Voltage Power Line. Panel 48W - Line 18 Oscar was regular Army. He was 20 years old and had been in the Army for about a year.

Brogoitti, Bruce Clayton SGT. From - PASADENA , CALIFORNIA KIA 08/19/68 in Dinh Tuong Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00937 Cause: Crashed after tailrotor failure during a Sniffer Mission. Panel 48W - Line 52 Bruce was 21 and married
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Hawkins, Donald Dale SGT. From - PORT ORCHARD , WASHINGTON KIA 08/19/68 in Dinh Tuong Province "Long Knife" UH-1D 66-00937 Cause: Crashed after tailrotor failure during Sniffer Mission. Panel 48W - Line 55 Donald was a 20 year old Sergeant.

Benes, Wayne Joseph PFC From - UPLAND , CALIFORNIA KIA 10/18/68 in Dinh Tuong Province "Doughboy" Medic Cause: Ground Casualty, small arms fire Panel 41W - Line 73 A 24 year old draftee, Wayne had been in country for less than 6 weeks.

Delp, Ronald Marvin SP/4 From - DELAWARE, INDIANA KIA 10/18/68 in Dinh Tuong Province "Doughboy" Cause: Ground Casualty, small arms fire. Panel 41W - Line 72 Ron was 21, single and regular Army.
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Paonessa, Michael Dominic PFC From - AKRON , OHIO KIA 10/19/68 in Dinh Tuong Province "Doughboy" Cause: Pulmonary chemical burns from injested jet fuel as a result of combat action. Posthumously Awardedthe Distinguished Service Cross Panel 40W - Line 64 Michael was 21, married and had been drafted.

Maddy, Larry Robert 1Lt. From - SHEFFIELD , ILLINOIS KIA 02/03/69 in Hua Nghia Province "Doughboy" Platoon Leader Cause: Small Arms Fire Panel 33 - Line 50 Larry was a 22 year old Infantry First Lieutenant.

Bryan, Franklin Delano Cpt. From - LYNN , ALABAMA KIA 02/25/69 in Kien Hoa Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Shot down near Ben Tre. Panel 31W - Line 48 Frank was a 22 year old Captain and Scout Pilot.

Grose, Thomas N. SP4 From - HELENA, MONTANA KIA 02/25/69 in Kien Hoa Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Shot down near Ben Tre. Panel 31W - Line 44 Tom was a 20 year old regular Army Sgt. Photo

De Bow, Edward Carl SP-5 From - LINESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA KIA 03/18/69 in Hua Nghia Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Killed as a result of hostile fire. Panel 29W - Line 67 Edward was a 23 year old regular Army Sgt. Photo

Cramblet, Howard Earl WO1 From - CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA KIA 05/12/69 in Kien Hoa Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Aircraft exploded mid-air. Panel 25W - Line 65 Howard was 26, single and a "Mustang" with 4 years of service.

Shepard, Lawrence Robert SGT From NAPA , CALIFORNIA KIA 05/12/69 in Kien Hoa Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Aircraft exploded mid-air. Panel 25W - - Line 84 Larry was 19 years and had been drafted. He may have been our youngest Scout casualty.

Elbracht, William Michael 1Lt From RIVERSIDE , CALIFORNIA KIA 06/25/69 in Kien Hoa Province "Crusader" AH-1G Cause: Main rotor stopped turning in flight. Panel 21W - - Line 12 In country for only about four months, William was 22 year old Cobra Pilot and First Lieutenant.

Williams, Roy Kenneth Jr. WO1 From FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN KIA 06/25/69 in Kien Hoa Province "Crusader" AH-1G Cause: Main rotor stopped turning in flight. Panel 21W - - Line 16 Roy was 19 years old and married. He had been in country for less than three months and was our youngest Cobra casualty.
Crusader Pilot, Mike Rasbury remembers

Taber, Martin Lester WO1 From MIAMI, FLORIDA KIA 08/20/69 in Kien Hoa Province "Crusader" AH-1G Cause: Flew into ground during night rocket run. Panel 19W - - Line 82 Marty was 22 and married.

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Waldowski, James Richard WO1 From MERCER ISLAND, WASHINGTON KIA 08/20/69 in Kien Hoa Province "Crusader" AH-1G Cause: Flew into ground during night rocket run. Panel 19W - - Line 83

Wheeler, Conrad Jack WO1 From SAN MARCOS, TEXAS KIA 10/29/69 in An Xugen Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Aircraft exploded in flight. Panel 16W - - Line 5 Conrad was 28 and married.

Greeno, Gerald T. Jr. SP5 From BILLINGS , MONTANA KIA 10/29/69 in An Xugen Province "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Aircraft exploded in flight. Panel 16W - - Line 1 Gerald was 21 and married.

Blantin, Eric George WO1 From NEWTON, CONNECTICUT KIA 11/20/69 At Vinh Long Air Field "War Wagon" OH6-A Cause: Aircraft Exploded during preflight inspection. Panel 16W - - Line 97
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Dale, James M. SP5 From SEDALIA , MISSOURI KIA 11/20/69 At Vinh Long Air Field "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Aircraft Exploded during preflight inspection. Panel 16W - - Line 98 James was 21 and on his first extention in country.
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Padier, Wilton "Tex" Jr. SP-5 From SAN ANTONIO , TEXAS KIA 11/25/69 in Kien Giang Province "War Wagon" OH-6A 68-17203 Cause: Killed as a result of hostile ground fire. Panel 16W - - Line 122 Rex was 21, married and 42 days from DEROS.

Niewenhous, Gerald E. Jr .WO1 From - ROCKVILLE , MARYLAND KIA 12/22/69 "Crusader" AH-1G Cause: Struck in chest by small arms fire. Panel 15W - - Line 83 Gerry was a 21 year old Aircraft Commander.

Derosier, Richard Terrance WO1 From - CLAREMONT , NEW HAMPSHIRE KIA 01/03/70 Near the town of in Sa Dec "Scavenger" UH-1H Cause: Aircraft crashed during maintenance test flight. Panel 15W - - Line 121 Richard had been in the Army for 12 years. He was 29 and married with at least 1 child.

Moody, Stewart Robins Cpt. From - CLAREMONT , CALIFORNIA KIA 01/03/70 Near the town of Sa Dec "Scavenger" UH-1H Cause: Aircreft crashed during maintenance test flight. Panel 15W - - Line 122 Stewart was 24 and married.

Slayton, Charles D. SP5 From - HUNTINGTON , NEW YORK KIA 05/09/70 CAMBODIA "War Wagon" OH-6A Cause: Shot in the head while flying as Scout Observer. Panel 10W - - Line 9 Charlie was 20 years old and had been drafted. He was our only casualty in Cambodia.

Rodgers, Martin L. SP5 From - MC KINNEY , TEXAS KIA 07/26/70 "Long Knife" UH-1H 68-16399 Cause: Aircraft had flameout over Mekong River with troops on Board. Marty was the Crew chief, the Huey sank and he drowned. Incident Report Panel 08W - Line 56 Marty was 18 years old and may have been our youngest crewmember casualty.

Flynn, Raymond J. 1Lt From - TOLEDO , OHIO KIA 12/17/70 in Ba Xugen Province "Long Knife" UH-1H Cause: Hit in head by enemy ground fire while departing Vi Tanh. Panel 06W - Line127 Ray was 24 and married.
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Cannon, Bruce Alton Cpt. From - SAVANNAH , GEORGIA KIA 09/07/71 in Kien Tuong Province "War Wagon" OH-6A 66-07781 Cause: While on reconnaissance of an LZ, took fire causing the helicopter to explode in the air. Panel 02W - - Line 11 23 years old, Bruce was just 11 days from DEROS.

Hinton, Jimmie David SP.5 From - BATESVILLE , MISSISSIPPI KIA 09/07/71 in Kien Tuong Province "War Wagon" OH-A 66-07781 Cause: While reconnaissance of an LZ, took fire causing the helicopter to explode in the air. Panel 02W - - Line 11 At 22 years old, Jimmie had been in country for less than 60 days.

Rogers, Hershel G. Cpt. From - MACKINAW , ILLINOIS KIA 09/27/71 in An Xugen Province "War Wagon" OH-6A 67-16629 Cause: Killed as a result of hostile ground fire. Panel 02W - - Line 28 Hershel was 25 and married. He had been in country for less than a month.

Bishop, James F.PFC From - CHICAGO , ILLINOIS KIA 09/27/71 in An Xugen Province "War Wagon" OH-6A 67-16629 Cause: Killed as a result of hostile ground fire. Panel 02W - - Line 27 James was 22 years old.

Ziel, Joseph Bernard SP-4 From - BLOOMINGTON , INDIANA KIA 11/30/71 "Scavenger" 3/4 ton truck Cause: Drown when truck over turned in a ditch on his way back from the Flight Line at Vinh Long Air Field. Panel 02W - - Line 81 Joe was 18 years old.

Lawrence, Bert Otto SP-4 From - HOUSTON , TEXAS KIA 11/30/71 "Scavenger" 3/4 ton truck Cause: Drown when truck over turned in a ditch on his way back from the Flight Line at Vinh Long Air Field. Panel 02W - - Line 81 Bert was 21 and married.

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