BELL UH-1D HUEY (REGISTRATION: 66-01090)
On 21 Oct 1968 "A" Company, 1st Aviation Battalion, had a Huey shot down while carrying part of a Long Range Recon Patrol from F Company, 52nd Infantry. The ten men killed in the incident were:
Aircrew, A Company, 1st Avn Bn:
1LT Robert R. Wright, Hatboro, PA, pilot
WO Richard W. Strong, Greenacres, WA, copilot
SP5 Paul L. Cosgriff, West Chester, PA
SP4 James P. Gulie, San Diego, CA
F Company (LRRP), 52nd Infantry:
SGT William P. Cohn, Old Mystic, CT
SP4 Lester A. Doan, Butte, MT
PFC Edwin E. Carson, Fairmont, MN
PFC Gerard Coyle, Scranton, PA
PFC Michael A. Randall, Warsaw, IN
PFC Steven P. Sorick, Cypress, CA
SURNAME
Sorick
FORENAME
Steven Paul (Steve)
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
19890683
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Fort Bliss National Cemetery,El Paso,El Paso County,Texas Section I Site 286
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
SURNAME
Randall
FORENAME
Michael Allen,Sr
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
16765444
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Oakwood Cemetery,Warsaw,Kosciusko County,Indiana
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Warsaw,Indiana
born...
SURNAME
Doan
FORENAME
Lester Allan
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Specialist Fourth Class
NUMBER
18807890
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Willamette National Cemetery,Portland,Multnomah County,Oregon Section K Site 5030
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
SURNAME
Coyle
FORENAME
Gerard
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
11987401
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA. Section 2, Lot 39, Block 1, Grave 6
ADDITIONAL...
SURNAME
Cohn
FORENAME
William Paul,Jr
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
11802542
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Elm Grove Cemetery,Mystic,New London County,Connecticut
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Old Mystic,Connecticut
born...
SURNAME
Carson
FORENAME
Edwin Everett ("Eddie")
UNIT
Company F,52nd Infantry (LRP)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
16978321
DATE OF DEATH
21st October 1968
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Armstrong Grove Cemetery, Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa, USA. Section G, Row 4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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