bell uh-1d huey (66-01090)

BELL UH-1D HUEY (REGISTRATION: 66-01090)
Secret War in Italy
By William Fowler
Combat Corpsman
By Greg McPartlin
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
  1. RANGERS 2 Sorick, Steven Paul

    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...
  2. RANGERS 2 Randall, Michael Allen,Sr

    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...
  3. RANGERS 2 Doan, Lester Allan

    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...
  4. RANGERS 2 Coyle, Gerard

    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...
  5. RANGERS 2 Cohn, William Paul,Jr

    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...
  6. RANGERS 2 Carson, Edwin Everett

    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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