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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 ...
South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Door gunner on UH-1C #66-66613 hit by ground fire, crashed and exploded on impact. The remains of the other crewmembers were recovered by SAR forces [294] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] September 5: Posey, George R: Engineman/Fireman: US Navy: Naval Support Activity Da Nang: South Vietnam, South ...
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 ...
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, one of the few anchors whose time at the Fox Corp. owned outlet dates to its 1996 launch, said in late December he was leaving. All these exits take place amid a not-so ...
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. ... Finally, in the spring of 2024, a recovery team found life support ...
On April 8 he was serving as the door gunner aboard OH-23 helicopter 62-03813, along with crew chief Specialist Five Charles M. Dutton and pilot First Lieutenant Barry Lloyd. Viet Cong activity was reported 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southwest of Quảng Ngãi , and their scout helicopter was ordered to accompany two gunships to that location ...
South Vietnam, Cà Mau: B-26 #44-35703 hit by ground fire and crashed, bodies of two other crewmen recovered [21] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 29: Versace, Humbert R: Captain: US Army: Detachment A-23 5th Special Forces Group: South Vietnam, An Xuyen Province: Captured by Vietcong while leading a CIDG patrol. On 28 September ...