Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail
number 66-01066
Date: 01/10/68
Incident number: 68011061.BAT
Unit: 57
AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AR782884
Original source(s) and
document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence
Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA, 52 CAB Unit History (Operations
Report. )
Summary: This aircraft is specifically mentioned as being destroyed
during the B-40 and satchel charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Loss to
Inventory
Crew Members:
FM SP4
ARMOR LOYDE DEAN KIA
FM SP4
CARPENTER THOMAS JR KIA
FM PFC DEVINE RICHARD DANIEL JR KIA
CM PFC GOMEZ
ANDRES ARMANDO R KIA
FM SP4 MUNCY ROBERT WILLIAM KIA
Passengers:
PFC PFEISTER ROBERT, AR, CM, KIA;
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SP4 Loyde Dean
Armor Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
01/10/68 while performing the duty of Flight Mechanic.
Age at death:
23.7
Date of Birth: 04/14/44
Home City: Broseley, MO
Service: component
of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 615 TC DET
Prior Unit: 57 AHC
Major
organization: other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
34E-013
Short Summary: Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and
Satchel Charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number
66-01066
Service number: 56584529
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 68G20 =
Aircraft Structural Repairer
Compliment cause: weapons
Started Tour:
10/20/67
\"Official\" listing: ground casualty
Length of service:
01
Location: Kontum Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event:
AR785889
Reason: multiple-fragment wounds
Casualty type: Hostile -
killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion:
Nazarene
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
Name: SP4 Thomas Carpenter, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
01/10/68 while performing the duty of Flight Mechanic.
Age at death:
21.1
Date of Birth: 12/12/46
Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
Service:
component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 615 TC DET
Prior Unit: 57 AHC
Major
organization: other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
34E-015
Short Summary: Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and
Satchel Charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number
66-01066
Service number: 53842080
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 =
UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Compliment cause: weapons
Started Tour:
08/13/67
\"Official\" listing: ground casualty
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: AR785889
Reason:
multiple-fragment wounds
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S.
citizen
Race: Negro
Relgion: Methodist (Evangelical United
Brethren)
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
Name: PFC Richard Daniel Devine, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an
incident on 01/10/68 while performing the duty of Flight Mechanic.
Age at
death: 20.5
Date of Birth: 07/25/47
Home City: Saugus, MA
Service:
regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 615 TC DET
Prior Unit: 57 AHC
Major organization: other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
34E-017
Short Summary: Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and
Satchel Charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number
66-01066
Service number: 11618345
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 68G20 =
Aircraft Structural Repairer
Compliment cause: weapons
Started Tour:
10/20/67
\"Official\" listing: ground casualty
Length of service:
01
Location: Kontum Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event:
AR785889
Reason: multiple-fragment wounds
Casualty type: Hostile -
killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman
Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
Name: PFC Andres Armando R Gomez
Status: Killed In Action from an incident
on 01/10/68.
Age at death: 20.3
Date of Birth: 09/10/47
Home City:
Anaheim, CA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57
AHC
Major organization: other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
34E-018
Short Summary: Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and
Satchel Charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number
66-01066
Service number: 18773569
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 =
UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Started Tour:
05/04/67
\"Official\" listing: ground casualty
Length of service:
01
Location: Kontum Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event:
AR785889
Reason: gunshot or small arms fire
Casualty type: Hostile -
killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman
Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
Name: SP4 Robert William Muncy
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
01/10/68 while performing the duty of Flight Mechanic.
Age at death:
27.7
Date of Birth: 05/15/40
Home City: Hydro, OK
Service: component of
the U.S. Army.
Unit: 615 TC DET
Prior Unit: 57 AHC
Major organization:
other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 34E-023
Short Summary:
Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and Satchel Charge attack on
Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-01066
Service number:
54661433
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter
Repairer
Compliment cause: weapons
Started Tour: 10/04/67
\"Official\"
listing: ground casualty
Length of service: 01
Location: Kontum Province
II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: AR785889
Reason:
multiple-fragment wounds
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S.
citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Protestant - no denominational
preference
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining
this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead
Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
Name: PFC Robert Pfeister
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
01/10/68.
Age at death: 20.4
Date of Birth: 08/23/47
Home City:
Louisville, KY
Service: component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 AHC
Major
organization: other
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location:
34E-024
Short Summary: Died of injuried received during an enemy B40 and
Satchel Charge attack on Kontum Airfield.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number
66-01138
Service number: 51942040
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 =
UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Started Tour:
10/20/67
\"Official\" listing: ground casualty
Length of service:
01
Location: Kontum Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event:
AR785889
Reason: gunshot or small arms fire
Casualty type: Hostile -
killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist -
other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in
explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle
dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted
personnel
This record was last updated on 06/06/97
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-01138
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased
by the US Army in .
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6801 0 0 WAX5AA 57 AHC VIETNAM VS
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
