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This article is a partial list of journalists killed and missing during the Vietnam War.The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders tallied 63 journalists who died over a 20-year period ending in 1975 while covering the Vietnam War with the caveat that media workers were not typically counted at the time.
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 ...
Killed in action, body not recovered [3] until August 2022 when he was accounted for. [271] October 26: Green, Thomas F: Private First Class: US Army: 68th ASHC: South Vietnam, Nha Trang: Gunner on CH-47B #66-19143 that crashed at sea [272] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] until August 2022 when he was accounted for. [273] October 26 ...
Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 27: Wong, Edward P: Specialist 4: US Army: 57th Assault Helicopter Company: 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 ...
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.
The door gunner position was not a particularly popular one, due to the exposed position of manning a machine gun in the open door of a helicopter. According to popular legend, the door gunner on a Vietnam era Huey gunship had a life span of 5 minutes. This was obviously exaggerated but displays the hazards of this particular military job at ...
A decade later, he became ABC’s Weekend Report anchor and then joined the channel’s upstart primetime news show, “20/20,” in which he reported on criminal justice reform and went toe to ...
South Vietnam, Khe Sanh: Door gunner on a UH-1D that landed to assist the evacuation of a downed helicopter, he was left behind when his helicopter departed the area due to enemy fire and his body was observed several days later [35] Presumptive finding of death [3] January 21: Hill, Billy D: Staff Sergeant: US Army: 282nd AHC: South Vietnam ...