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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.
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 ...
Canton Daily News: Canton, Ohio: Shot to death in his garage as a result of a conspiracy with a crime boss and the police chief of Canton. [1] June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle: Chicago Tribune: Chicago, Illinois: Killed in gangland-style by associates of Al Capone. In addition to his job as a reporter, Lingle was on the payroll of Capone's criminal ...
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 ...
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 ...
Savannah is the co-anchor of TODAY at NBC News. She also serves as NBC News' chief legal correspondent and as a primary anchor for the network's election coverage. She joined TODAY as a co-host of ...
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 ...