Casper aviation platoon Combat Wounded

WOUNDED

CASPER NAME

JOB DUTY

COMBAT ACTION

October 12, 1966

Doug Jones

Pilot

Mortally Wounded

January 05, 1967

Zelner Houchin

Crew Chief

Aircraft Hit by Enemy Ground Fire

February 02, 1967

Charles Reed

Pilot

During Operation Junction City

February 24, 1967

George Heard

Pilot

Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain

February 24, 1967

Grover Hudgins

Pilot

Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain

February 24, 1967

Jerry Terry

Pilot

Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain

April 01, 1967

Chuck Hoskinson

Pilot

During Operation Junction City

April 01, 1967

Steve Greene

Pilot

During Operation Junction City

August 27, 1967

Dale Birney

Pilot

Medivac Mission east of Dak To

January 26, 1968

Terry Finch

Crew Chief

Mortally Wounded

March 04, 1968

Donny Kidd

Pilot

Mortally Wounded

April 04, 1968

Richard Joles

Crew Chief

Mortally Wounded

May 23, 1968

Bob Durand

Pilot

During Mission North of LZ English

May 23, 1968

James Sickler

Pilot

During Mission North of LZ English

May 23, 1968

Robert Alderman

Door Gunner

During Mission North of LZ English

December 04, 1968

Joe Wolan

Crew Chief

West of North English FSB.

December 05, 1968

Buddy King

Pilot

Inferno Gun Run near LZ English

December 11, 1968

Ned Costa

Crew Chief

Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe

December 11, 1968

Walt Henderson

Pilot

Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe

December 11, 1968

John Steen

Door Gunner

Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe

December 11, 1968

Cliff White

Pilot

Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe

February 19, 1969

Steve Sprague

Crew Chief

Aero Scout Mission near LZ English

March 15, 1969

Bill Krueger

Crew Chief

On Flight Line at LZ English

March 20, 1969

Terry Gallagher

Crew Chief

Sapper Attack in An Khe

March 20, 1969

Bob Nelson

Pilot

Sapper Attack in An Khe

March 20, 1969

Larry Smith

Door Gunner

Mortally Wounded

March 20, 1969

Gary Irwin

Door Gunner

Mortar Attack at LZ English

March 20, 1969

Doug Haviland

Aviation Officer

Mortar Attack at LZ English

March 20, 1969

Chuck Merkel

Pilot

Mortar Attack at LZ English

March 20, 1969

James Revoir

Pilot

Mortar Attack at LZ English

April 28, 1969

Neal McFarland

Crew Chief

During Refueling at LZ English

June 02, 1969

Doug Walton

Door Gunner

C & C Mission in Central Highlands

June 29, 1969

Dennis D'Andrea

Crew Chief

Mortar Attack at LZ English

August 19, 1969

William Bassignani

Pilot

Mortally Wounded

August 19, 1969

Rigoberto Gomez-Diaz

Crew Chief

Mortally Wounded

September 07, 1969

Willis Little

Door Gunner

LRRP Extraction in Bong Son

October 04, 1969

Richard Canning

Crew Chief

Mortally Wounded

January 15, 1970

Randy Plese

Pilot

Scout Mission West of LZ Orange

January 17, 1970

William Nottingham

Crew Chief

Explosion during Last Light Mission

January 22, 1970

Don McKeough

Pilot

During Medivac Mission on Hill 475

January 31, 1970

Terry Burke

Door Gunner

During an Ambush

February 03, 1970

Tomas Rendon

Crew Chief

Sniper Fire near North English

February 17, 1970

Ron Branson

Crew Chief

Frag Attack in Tuy Hoa

April 01, 1970

Bob Claycomb

Crew Chief

C & C Mission in Central Highlands

April 04, 1970

Bill Kane

Crew Chief

Ground Explosion during Mission

April 04, 1970

Jaime Longoria

Crew Chief

Ground Explosion during Mission

April 15, 1970

John Ackelson

Pilot

C & C Mission over Bong Son

April 15, 1970

Dave Hunter

Pilot

C & C Mission over Bong Son

April 17, 1970

Bob Wooldridge

Crew Chief

Frag Attack in Tuy Hoa

July 09, 1970

Joe Jones

Crew Chief

Ambushed during an Extraction

August 07, 1970

Eric Busch

Mechanic

Mortally Wounded

August 07, 1970

John Crawford

Mechanic

Mortally Wounded

December 27, 1970

William Lupo

Crew Chief

Shape Metal Wounds in Pleiku

Purple Heart Medal

54 Casper Aviation Crew Members were Wounded in Action


This page is dedicated to those Casper Aviation Platoon Crew Members - Our Pilots, Crew Chiefs, Door Gunners & Mechanics who were wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart Medal  while serving proudly in Casper Aviation Platoon.  We Salute You!

The Purple Heart, the nation's oldest military decoration and is awarded to members of the armed forces who are wounded in combat by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy.  During the Vietnam War, there was a total of 303,704 GIs Wounded in Action.

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