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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 ...
Jorge A. Otero Barreto (7 April 1937 – 14 October 2024) was a former United States Army soldier. He earned 38 military decorations during his career. [ 3 ] He received recognition from numerous organizations and had buildings named after him.
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 March 29, 1973, the last soldiers from the United States left Vietnam. Pink Floyd’s album, “Dark Side of the Moon,” was released that year, Roe vs Wade was decided by the U.S. Supreme ...
The death count for U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War exceeded 58,000 before the government severed its involvement in 1973. A total of 395 fallen soldiers were from New Mexico, according to the ...
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South Vietnam, Phước Long Province: Door gunner on UH-1B #63-038557 that crashed under heavy fire while making an emergency troop insertion into the area of the Đồng Xoài Special Forces Camp [75] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 10: Hall, Walter L: 1st Lieutenant: US Army: 118th Aviation Company, 145th Aviation Battalion
Lawrence Manley Colburn (July 6, 1949 – December 13, 2016) was a United States Army veteran who, while serving as a helicopter gunner in the Vietnam War, intervened in the March 16, 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre.