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Last Rank
Technical Sergeant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
A462X0-Aerial Gunner
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Last AFSC Group
Weapons and Munitions
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Primary Unit
1969-1970, 7th Air Force
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Service Years
1955 - 1970
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1937 |
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Greenwood, James William, TSgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Pasadena, TX |
Last Address
Ban Me Thuot, SVN
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Casualty Date
Mar 19, 1970 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Vietnam, South (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Fairview Cemetery - Denison, Texas |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
12W 021 |
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Last Known Activity
The Mission
On 19 Mar 1970, two UH-1P aircraft of the 20th Special Operations Squadron based at Ban Me Thuot departed on a training flight. UH-1P tail number 65-07944, carrying a four-man crew, was shot down by enemy ground fire southeast of Ban Me Thuot. One gunner was thrown clear and survived, but three men died in the crash.
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Comments/Citation
United States Air Force Technical Sergeant served with the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Seventh Air Force. He was a gunner aboard a UH-1P Iroquois helicopter as the lead aircraft on a training flight south east of Ban Me Thuot that was shot down by enemy ground fire. Co-pilot, Capt Carlos A Estrada was also killed in the crash. The other gunner aboard survived and was rescued by a second aircraft on the mission. |
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