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Home State
Kentucky | |
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Year of Birth
1938 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
A3C Michael S. Bell
to remember
Bowman, Jesse Carl, TSgt.
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Home Town
Lexington |
Last Address
Nha Trang AB
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Casualty Date
Mar 26, 1969 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Khanh Hoa (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Crestview Memorial Park - Wichita Falls, Texas |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
28W 043 |
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Last Known Activity
On 26 March 1969 a UH-1 (tail number 63-13158) of the 20th SOS went down. While hostile fire was the suspected cause, the only certainties are that the aircraft was flying at about 4,000 feet when a severe vibration began. The pilot began an auto-rotation to earth, but control was lost during the descent. The main rotor came apart, severing the tail boom. The aircraft crashed and burned near Duc My, SVN, 12 minutes north of Nha Trang, SVN. Eight men died in the crash.
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