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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 ...
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, 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 ...
"Wednesday night, and the big story on Action News is tragedy here at Action News," anchor Rick Williams said with a grim expression in a broadcast.. The network shared news of the deaths of 67 ...
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 ...
South Vietnam, Quang Nam Province: Member of 6-man reconnaissance team Asp that was inserted near the Vietnam/Laos border on 3 May. Radio contact with the team was lost on 4 May. [233] The remains of the 3rd American team member SFC Lewis C. Walton were identified in 2006 [234]
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