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SH3A Helicopter from the USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
Down in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam
January 11th, 1967
Redondo Man Hurt In Copter Crash
A Redondo Beach, California man was among three Navy men injured when a SH3A helicopter from the USS BENNINGTON CVS-20 went down in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam, the Navy announced today. Two men are reported missing.
The pilot, Lt. (jg) Charles Stella, of Gonzales, Texas, and Petty Officer 2nd class Roberto B. Reed, of Houston, each suffered a broken leg in the Thursday night crash.
Lt. (jg) Finkenhagen of Redondo Beach, the co-pilot, suffered a broken arm and leg, the Navy said.
The three were picked up by choppers from the BENNINGTON. Cause of the crash of the anti-submarine warfare helicopter is being investigated, the Navy said.
NOTE:
This information supplied by
Joe Pires - Former SK3 aboard BENNINGTON
(Info from a news article January 14th, 1967)
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA)
Killed in Action (KIA) on
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Panel Number
14E
Date range on this panel 1/9/67 - 2/6/67
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No. Rank Name Duty Unit Type Number
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Incident Date 670111
011 LCP Patrick Lee Wood C HMM-363 UH-34D 148785
012 1LT Gary Don Shields AC HMM-363 UH-34D 148785
012 1LT Robert Peter Schena P HMM-363 UH-34D 148785
013 CPL Ernest Howard Wilson C HMM-363 UH-34D 148785
Incident Date 670112
018 SSG Thomas Collins Shea CE 196 BDE 23 INF OH-23G 62-03800
019 CPT Ronald Ra Van Regenmorter P 196 BDE 23 INF OH-23G 62-03800
017 AX3 Clayton Charles Kemp, Jr. C USS BENNINGTON SH-3A 149909
017 AX3 Wayne Conrad Reinecke C USS BENNINGTON SH-3A 149909
Incident Date 670114
026 WO1 Robert Clark Ferris P 173 AHC, 1 INF UH-1D 65-09595
026 PFC Joe Herbert Epps G 173 AHC, 1 INF UH-1D 65-09595
028 1LT Arthur Russell Le Grow, Jr. P 173 AHC, 1 INF UH-1D 65-09595
039 SP4 Arthur Douglas Washington CE 173 AHC, 1 INF UH-1D 65-09595
Incident Date 670115
035 PFC Raymond Columbus Jackson G
031 CW2 A. J. Bottom AC 147 ASHC CH-47A 66-00072
034 SP6 Herman Leroy Gurr FE 147 ASHC CH-47A 66-00072
035 SP4 Thomas John Harty G 147 ASHC CH-47A 66-00072
038 CW2 Robert Greer Strange P 147 ASHC CH-47A 66-00072
039 SP5 Kenneth Warren Teeter CE 147 ASHC CH-47A 66-00072
Incident Date 670117
042 CPT Richard Belton Brockman P HHC/145 AVN UH-1D 64-13726
044 SP4 James Arno Harden CE HHC/145 AVN UH-1D 64-13726
045 SP4 Anthony Philip Magistro G HHC/145 AVN UH-1D 64-13726
046 CPT Edgar Joe Saffle, Jr. P HHC/145 AVN UH-1D 64-13726
Incident Date 670123
069 WO1 Julian A. Fincher, Jr. P 120 AHC UH-1B 63-12948
070 CPL Peter MacIel, Jr. CE 120 AHC UH-1B 63-12948
071 CPT Guinn Junell Rogers P 120 AHC UH-1B 63-12948
071 SP4 Michael Vitacco G 120 AHC UH-1B 63-12948
Incident Date 670124
075 CPL James Price Spencer G 25 AVN 25 INF
073 SP4 Robert Harold Smith CE A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV UH-1C 66-00517
073 PFC Jimmie Andrew Herrera G A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV UH-1C 66-00517
074 CPT William E. Hingston, Jr. P A/2/20 ARA 1 CAV UH-1C 66-00517
Incident Date 670127
086 2LT Jerome Joseph Ringenberg AC HMM-263 UH-34D 148114
Incident Date 670128
091 WO1 Harvey Grant Howe, Jr. P C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV
090 WO1 Gerald Andrew Dorr P 128 AHC UH-1D 63-12994
090 SP4 Michael Ervan Brady CE 128 AHC UH-1D 63-12994
091 1LT Terry Lee Manz AC 128 AHC UH-1D 63-12994
092 PFC Paul Bruce Severloh G 128 AHC UH-1D 63-12994
091 SSG Clarence Ivory Henry C CH-46A 152566
Incident Date 670202
109 CPT Marion Gilmer Runion OB 1 INF DIV
107 CPT Joe Raymond Fulghum, Jr. P 283 MED DET UH-1D 65-12881
108 PFC Philip Harry Johnson CE 283 MED DET UH-1D 65-12881
108 SP4 Thomas Michael Martinez MD 283 MED DET UH-1D 65-12881
110 1LT Alan Harry Zimmerman P 283 MED DET UH-1D 65-12881
Incident Date 670203
113 LTC William Russel Phillips P
112 MAJ Paul Richard Karas CP HHC/11 CAB UH-1D 66-00908
Incident Date 670204
117 1LT Charles Sutherland Hymers P 128 AHC
Incident Date 670206
129 COL Richard Abbott Kibbey P 38 ARRS DET 7 HH-3E 65-12779
129 CMS Donald Joe Hall C 38 ARRS DET 7 HH-3E 65-12779
131 WO1 William Jay Robbins AC 71 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1D 64-13563
131 PFC Thomas Michael Nowack G 71 AHC, 145 CAB UH-1D 64-13563
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