Casper aviation platoon Memorial

KIA

CASPER NAME

JOB DUTY

MEMORIAL WALL

10/12/1966

Douglas Lee Jones

Pilot

Panel 11E,  Row 68

05/13/1967

Carl Fredrick Louvring

Door Gunner

Panel 19E,  Row 109

01/26/1968

Terry Dean Finch

Crew Chief

Panel 35E,  Row 39

03/04/1968

Donny Ramon Kidd

Pilot

Panel 42E,  Row 67

04/12/1968

Richard Wade Joles

Crew Chief

Panel 49E,  Row 33

09/12/1968

Richard Driggs Le May

Pilot

Panel 44W, Row 38

03/20/1969

Larry Dean Smith

Door Gunner

Panel 29W, Row 93

08/18/1969

William John Bassignani

Pilot

Panel 19W, Row 58

08/18/1969

Rigoberto Gomez-Diaz

Crew Chief

Panel 19W, Row 60

10/04/1969

Richard Bruce Canning

Crew Chief

Panel 17W, Row 35

08/07/1970

Eric Peter Busch

Mechanic

Panel 8W,   Row 90

08/07/1970

John Nelson Crawford

Mechanic

Panel 8W,   Row 90

Casper Aviation Platoon Organization: Memorial Bronze Plaque

Casper Aviation Platoon Remembrance Ceremony

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

June 25, 2005  

Casper Aviation Platoon Honors All Vietnam Veterans

The National Vietnam War Museum in Mineral Wells, Texas

April 02, 2011  

Casper Aviation Platoon Wreath Laying Ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknown

Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2013  

Casper Aviation Platoon Remembrance Ceremony & 21 Gun Salute

LZ Sparky in Manton, Michigan

August 2, 2014 (Annual Event)  

Casper Aviation Platoon Memorial Tribute & Dedication Ceremony

The National Vietnam War Museum in Mineral Wells, Texas

June 24, 2015 (Future Scheduled Event)

To Our Fallen Heroes

12 Casper Aviation Crew Members were Killed in Action


This Memorial Web Page is dedicated to those Casper Aviation Platoon Crew Members who were KIA while proudly serving our country.

Listed below are the Casper Pilots, Crew Chiefs, Door Gunners and Mechanics who paid the ultimate price for defending the freedom that we and our families enjoy today.  Also are several photos displayed below from various Casper Aviation Platoon Memorials & Tributes.

This site was last updated: 2/15/15

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