James Kenneth McAleer III

Vietnam
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Fallen

County:
Kidder

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Warrant Officer

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
147th Aviation Company

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
1st Aviation Brigade

Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Profile

Circumstances:

Warrant Officer James Kenneth McAleer III, 22, son of James K. Jr. and Audrey McAleer of Steele, North Dakota, died recently when his helicopter crashed and burned in South Vietnam. He will be buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Steele, after services at St. Francis DeSales Church. McAleer was reported missing August 22, when his helicopter was shot down by enemy small arms fire.
 

Biography:

James McAleer III was born in 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pa. and attended school in Pennsylvania and the State School of Forestry in Bottineau, North Dakota. In September 1966, he enlisted in the Army. After assignment to the 101st Airborne in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, he was sent to Vietnam where he served with the 92nd Assault Helicopter Co. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Steele, ND. 

August 6, 2022, Family receives "Gold Star Award" in his memory.