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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 ...
South Vietnam, Bạc Liêu Province, Sóc Trăng: Killed when his North American T-28 Trojan was hit by ground fire on a close air support mission [17] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 6: Anderson, Thomas E: Corporal: USMC: HMM-163: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Crew chief on a UH-34D which crashed due to mechanical ...
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 ...
“The Stringer” is a documentary mystery about a deadly serious subject: the true authorship of the famous Vietnam War photograph, taken on June 8, 1972, in the town of Trảng Bàng, that ...
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
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 ...