Estes, Merle Edward, SSgt

Fallen

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
113X0-Flight Engineer

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1965-1965, 315th Air Commando Group, Troop Carrier

Service Years
1951 - 1965

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Kentucky

Year of Birth
1931

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Casualty Info

Home Town Winchester, KY	Last Address Tan Son Nhut AB/Nha Trang AB, South Vietnam

Casualty Date Jun 11, 1965
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Pleiku (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Winchester Cemetary - Winchester, Kentucky	Wall/Plot Coordinates 02E 007

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1965, Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1965-1965, 310th Air Commando Squadron (Troop Carrier)

From Month/Year - / 1965	To Month/Year - / 1965
Unit 310th Air Commando Squadron (Troop Carrier) Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Vietnam, South (Vietnam)

Patch	310th Air Commando Squadron (Troop Carrier) Details
	C-123B aircraft out of TanSonNhut, Saigon and Nha Trang.
	Type Special Operations
	Parent Unit Air Commando Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

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15 Members Also There at Same Time

310th Air Commando Squadron (Troop Carrier)

Ganci, Samuel Joseph, Maj, (1947-1965)			Major
Anderson, Warren Lester, Capt, (1954-1966)			Captain
Dimond, Alvin James, Capt, (1957-1965)			Captain
Goldsmith, Nathan, Maj, (1952-1974)	105	1051C	Captain
McCurdy, Clark B., Maj, (1961-1983)			Captain
Titus, Terrence Richard, Capt, (1955-1965)			Captain
Dawson, Paul Glen, SSgt, (1952-1965)			Staff Sergeant
Dohlke, Robert, SMSgt, (1960-1980)	122	12270	Staff Sergeant
Hincewicz, Edward Joseph, SSgt, (1951-1966)			Staff Sergeant
McDonough, Patrick, SSgt, (1965-1969)	431	43171B	Staff Sergeant
WILKIE, GEORGE ALAN, TSgt, (1953-1975)	431	43171A	Staff Sergeant
Williams, Norman Columbus, SSgt, (1949-1965)			Staff Sergeant
Daughtry, Larry, Sgt, (1964-1968)	114	11450	Sergeant
Perrin, Frederick, Sgt, (1964-1968)	431	43151A	Sergeant
Coy, James Anthony, A1C, (1963-1965)			Airman 1st Class