Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail
number 67-17232
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours
at this point: 00001784
Date: 04/24/70
Incident number: 70042488.KIA
Unit: 170 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YB887433
Original
source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations
Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CW2 LEPAGE
P CW2
TAYLOR M
G SP4 GINN MICHAEL PATRICK KIA
War Story:
Ginn was the
door gunner on Lepage's and Tayor's helio. They were making a resupply/medivac
from a hill north of Dak Seang when they came under fire. Ginn was killed
instantly by a bullet in the head. Their aircraft caught on fire and they put it
down on the air strip at Dak Seang. Ginn was pulled from the aircraft and put in
a ditch. Lepage and others retreated to the compound under heavy small arms
fire. The aircraft burned completely. From: Kenneth W. Knowlton
.
This record was last updated on 11/05/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: SP4 Michael Patrick Ginn
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
04/24/70 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 21.2
Date
of Birth: 02/24/49
Home City: St Petersburg, FL
Service: component of the
U.S. Army.
Unit: 170 AHC
Major organization: Special Forces
Service:
U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-045
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number
67-17232
SSN: 267823400
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft
Maintenance Apprentice
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at
sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour:
08/25/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other
aircrew
Length of service: 01
Location: Kontum Province II
Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
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 06/25/94
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
67-17232
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 0268.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
Tabular Data unavailable on mobile device
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6802 0 0 3300 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6803 88 88 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6804 105 193 3261 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6805 0 193 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6806 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6807 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6808 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6809 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6810 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6811 0 193 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6812 0 193 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6901 129 322 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6902 143 465 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6903 138 603 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6904 114 717 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6905 0 717 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET VIETNAM RVN
6906 21 738 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6907 77 815 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6908 145 960 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6909 113 1073 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6910 157 1230 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6911 135 1365 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6912 107 1472 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7001 96 1568 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7002 103 1671 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7003 76 1747 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7004 37 1784 WC5CAA 604 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00