Vietnam
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Fallen
Fallen
Kathyrn, ND
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
128th Assault Helicopter Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
11th Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
1st Aviation Brigade, 12th Aviation Group
Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
Circumstances:
On 10 Jan 1968 a UH-1B (tail number 64-14011) from the 128th Assault Helicopter Company went down about 14 kilometers northeast of Trang Bang after being hit by small arms fire. The gunner, SP4 Stephen M. Childs, was able to get the other crewmen out of the wreckage and call for assistance using an emergency radio. The three survivors (WO Hartwell had been killed in the incident) were picked up by another helo, but that aircraft too was hit on lift-off, killing 64-14011's crew chief, SGT John C. Tingley.
Biography:
He is buried in Waldheim Cemetery - Kathryn, ND.