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The original personnel who served as early door gunners aboard CH-21, UH-34, and UH-1 helicopters in Vietnam, were enlisted men, with a designated and specially trained crew chief serving as both the aircraft's maintenance manager and a door gunner. Normally, a second enlisted soldier served as a second door gunner (such as on a UH-1, and UH-34 ...
By January 8, 1968, he was a private first class serving as a door gunner in the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company. On that day, near Ap Dong An, Republic of Vietnam, his helicopter was shot down and the survivors, including Wetzel, came under heavy enemy fire. Severely wounded by an explosion that nearly severed his left arm, he continued to ...
On that day, near Biên Hòa in the Republic of Vietnam, Yano, who was normally a technical inspector, volunteered to act as helicopter crew chief and door gunner on the aircraft commanded by John Bahnsen during combat action in Operation Toan Thang II. As one of two door gunners, he delivered machine gun fire while marking enemy positions with ...
A door gunner on a helicopter, Lerman fell to his death on June 11, 1968, after his aircraft was hobbled by fire from a U.S. howitzer. Two other Marines perished when the helicopter crashed.
In South Vietnam he was assigned to the 161st Assault Helicopter Company (later reorganized as the 123rd Aviation Battalion) with the rank of Specialist Four. Serving as a door-gunner on an OH-23 Raven observation helicopter, his crew chief was Specialist Four Glenn Andreotta and his pilot was Warrant Officer One Hugh Thompson Jr.
From September 1966 to November 1967, Thomas served as a helicopter crew chief in the Vietnam War. He began as a door gunner with the 90th Replacement Battalion in Long Binh and was next assigned to the 116th Assault Helicopter Company in Phu Loi, where he began using the M60 machine gun. On one ground patrol, Thomas and four other men in his ...
South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province: Door gunner on UH-1H #67-17841 that was hit by enemy fire and crashed, he was injured and carried on a litter by Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops to a Fire Support Base, but was not seen again [17] Presumptive finding of death [3] March 30: Crosby, Bruce A: Specialist 4: US Army: 8th Radio Research ...
South Vietnam April 28, 1969 Crew chief and door gunner Robert S. Williams Marine Corps First Lieutenant Hill 362, Quảng Trị Province July 24–25, 1966 Platoon commander Willis C. Wilson Marine Corps First Lieutenant Hamlet of Lap Thuan April 2, 1966 Platoon commander William C. Wirick † Marine Corps Corporal Quảng Nam Province