FAIRCHILD C-123K PROVIDER (REGISTRATION: 54-0621)
The crew was completing a flight from Biên Hòa to Nha Trang with an intermediate stop at Bảo Lộc. While on approach, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located some 19 km southwest of Bảo Lộc Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.
SURNAME
Jerkins
FORENAME
William Edgar
UNIT
8 Aerial Port Squadron (CCT) (377 Combat Support Group)
RANK
Airman First Class
NUMBER
14756587
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Mount Enon Memorial Cemetery,Plant City,Hillsborough County,Florida
ADDITIONAL...
SURNAME
Gauthier
FORENAME
Gerard Louis Joseph
UNIT
8 Aerial Port Squadron (CCT) (377 Combat Support Group)
RANK
Airman First Class
NUMBER
12711436
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Beaurepaire,Quebec,Canada
born 24.3.1946...
SURNAME
Thrower
FORENAME
Frederick Lamar
UNIT
8 Aerial Port Squadron (CCT) (377 Combat Support Group)
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
25413322
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
34
GRAVESITE
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section M Site 211-C...
SURNAME
Paradise
FORENAME
Charles Alonzo
UNIT
8 Aerial Port Squadron (CCT) (377 Combat Support Group)
RANK
Technical Sergeant
NUMBER
18266432
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
36
GRAVESITE
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section M Site...
SURNAME
Kelley
FORENAME
Virgil Kinnaird,Jr
UNIT
12 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
70748
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Bellevue Cemetery,Danville,Boyle County,Kentucky Section 7 Lot SW 1/4,43
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from...
SURNAME
Mahone
FORENAME
William Benjamin
UNIT
12 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
3059005
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
Belmont Park Cemetery,Youngstown,Trumbull County,Ohio
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Youngstown,Ohio
born...
SURNAME
Cook
FORENAME
Harold Clarence
UNIT
12 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Master Sergeant
NUMBER
14600008
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
37
GRAVESITE
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens,Fort Myers,Lee County,Florida
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from West Palm...
SURNAME
Mayo
FORENAME
James Russell
UNIT
19 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Airman First Class
NUMBER
13681583
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Cypress Hills National Cemetery,Brooklyn,Kings County,New York Section 6 Site 12321A
ADDITIONAL...
SURNAME
Goucher
FORENAME
Edward Louis
UNIT
19 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
3129126
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section M Site 211-C
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
SURNAME
Turner
FORENAME
Merle Deane
UNIT
19 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
NUMBER
32713
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
44
GRAVESITE
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,San Antonio,Bexar County,Texas Section M Site 211-C
ADDITIONAL...
SURNAME
Boatwright
FORENAME
Jacklin Meggs
UNIT
12 Air Commando Squadron (315 A.C. Wing)
RANK
Technical Sergeant
NUMBER
18518017
DATE OF DEATH
4th September 1967
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Restland Memorial Park,Nashville,Howard County,Arkansas
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from...
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