bell uh-1d huey (66-01106)

BELL UH-1D (REGISTRATION: 66-01106)
BELL UH-1D (REGISTRATION: 66-01106)
On 09 Oct 1969 the command ship overseeing an insertion was shot down just south of Srak Karan (1), just by the Cambodian border in the North-Eastern most corner of Binh Long Province. The seven men aboard UH-1D tail number 66-01106, four aircrew and three Special Forces personnel, were killed in the incident:

Aircrew, 195th AHC, 222nd Avn Bn
CPT Charles D. Jageler, Gatesville, TX, pilot
CPT John P. Brennan, Union, NJ, copilot
SP4 Richard A. Smith, Hollywood, FL
SP4 Tony M. Vasquez, Kenilworth, UT

CCS, MACV-SOG
MAJ Lawrence D. Acre, Spokane, WA
CPT William H. Morris, Mechanicsburg, PA
SFC Robert R. Miller, New Orleans, LA
  1. GREEN BERETS Miller, Robert Richard

    SURNAME Miller FORENAME Robert Richard (Rob) UNIT 5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS) (MLSS) RANK Sergeant First Class NUMBER 426701013 DATE OF DEATH 9th October 1969 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Sones Chapel Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery,Carriere,Pearl River County,Mississippi ADDITIONAL...
  2. GREEN BERETS Acre, Lawrence Dale

    SURNAME Acre FORENAME Lawrence Dale UNIT 5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS) (MLSS) RANK Major NUMBER 0-78201 DATE OF DEATH 9th October 1969 AGE 34 GRAVESITE Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Spokane, Washington born...
  3. GREEN BERETS Morris, William Henry,Jr

    SURNAME Morris FORENAME William Henry,Jr UNIT 5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS) (MLSS) RANK Captain NUMBER 206348034 DATE OF DEATH 9th October 1969 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Gettysburg National Cemetery,Gettysburg,Adams County,Pennsylvania Annex Section Site Q-18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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