Started Vietnam Tour: 08?20/1966

Final Mission of U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13708Posted on 10/22/12 - by wkillian@smjuhsd.org

Aircraft took-off and crashed into the river about 100 meters south of the helipad. A red ball of fire was observed on the river's surface. Three crewmen and two passengers perished in the crash. There was one survivor, the aircraft?s commander. The lost crewmen included WO1 Harold K. Ketner Jr., CPL Roosevelt Amison Jr., and SP4 William G. Lacey. The two passenger casualties were SP4 McKinley Caughman Jr. and SP4 Woodrow J. Mueller. Nha Be and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel participated in the search and recovery efforts. The wreckage of the helicopter's fuselage section was subsequently recovered by Light Lift Craft 1 and delivered to the Nha Be helicopter pad. Salvage operations were terminated on 12 March 1967. [Taken from vhpa.org]

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Note from Page Administrator:

The pilot of this aircraft, WO1 Harold (Buddy) Ketner Jr. was my roommate in Flight School.
His ATWS Fallen Profile, which I also administer, is # 55925.
CW2 Mike Kemp

Mueller, Woodrow John, SP 4