sikorsky hh-53c super jolly green giant (68-10366)

SIKORSKY HH-53C SUPER JOLLY GREEN GIANT (REGISTRATION: 68-10366)
SIKORSKY HH-53C SUPER JOLLY GREEN GIANT (REGISTRATION: 68-10366)
On the flight back to its home base at Bien Hoa, the chopper took more fire and the pilot was hit. It began a slow descent and impacted in the Na Bhe River, breaking in two. Three crew members were found dead. The two crew members standing next to Jim both got out and were recovered by friendly forces. A local fisherman who saw the crash said a third man, wearing a white t-shirt, also escaped. Jim was the only one wearing a white t-shirt. One side of the river was controlled by friendly forces, and the other by enemy troops.
  1. AIR COMMANDO 2 Thomas, James Richard (Jim/Jimmy)

    SURNAME Thomas FORENAME James Richard (Jim/Jimmy) UNIT 37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Technical Sergeant NUMBER 467723491 DATE OF DEATH 25th November 1971 AGE 28 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,Honolulu,Hawaii Memorial Area...
  2. AIR COMMANDO 2 Prose, Thomas Dean (Tom)

    SURNAME Prose FORENAME Thomas Dean (Tom) UNIT 37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Airman First Class NUMBER 351448320 DATE OF DEATH 25th November 1971 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Girard Township Cemetery,Girard,Macoupin County,Illinois Section I ADDITIONAL...
  3. AIR COMMANDO 2 Swenck, Robert Bennett

    SURNAME Swenck FORENAME Robert Bennett UNIT 37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Major NUMBER 403445067 DATE OF DEATH 25th November 1971 AGE 38 GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Louisville,Kentucky born 18.3.1933 husband of Donna Swenck (3...
  4. AIR COMMANDO 2 George, John William

    SURNAME George FORENAME John William UNIT 37 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Captain NUMBER 412741461 DATE OF DEATH 25th November 1971 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Fort Donelson National Cemetery,Dover,Stewart County,Tennessee Site 1098 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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