Taps...

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Fades the light; And afar
Goeth day, And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well; Day has gone,
Night is on.

Thanks and praise, For our days,
'Neath the sun, Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go, This we know,
God is nigh.

The History of Taps

Rest in Peace our Fallen Brothers...

THE WALL - PANEL 1 EAST

IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO
SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE NAMES OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND OF THOSE
WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED IN THE
ORDER THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US.

  
Line                                                          Acft   Tail
No. Rank Name                       Duty Unit                 Type   Number
--- --- ----------------------------- -- -------------------- ------ --------

	Incident Date 671215    Panel 31E
096 SP4 Oscar Aguayo, Jr.            CE  B/3/17               UH-1C

	Incident Date 671215    Panel 32E
004 PFC James Louis Reichelt          G  B/3/17               UH-1C

	Incident Date 671219    
025 SSG Willie C. McNair  (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)
025 PFC Richard E. Mehl   (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)

	Incident Date 680102    Panel 33E
019 WO1 William Thomas Jacobus        P  C/3/17 CAV           UH-1D  66-16036
021 PFC Ernest James Nichols, Jr.     G  C/3/17 CAV           UH-1D  66-16061

	Incident Date 680106
056 Sgt Kenneth Beryl Berry           I  B/3/17 CAV

	Incident Date 680201    Panel 36E
048 WO1 Raymond Lester Conway         CP B/3/17 Cav  Lost while retreiving a prisoner.

	Incident Date 680218    Panel 39E

079 1Lt Jerry Dean Adams               P  C/3/17 CAV (Was originally listed from A Troop by VHPA)

	Incident Date 680410    Panel 49E
007 SGT Daniel Leverne Ackerman       I  D/3/17 CAV
	
	Incident Date 680513    Panel 60E
004 SGT Edward Eugene Stroud (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)

	Incident Date 680522    Panel 65E
001 SP5 John Harold Tomey                HHT/3/17 CAV (From Morris Miller's Records)
006 SGT Lionel Timothy Clover            HHT/3/17 CAV (From Morris Miller's Records)
011 SP4 Steven Gary Hicks                HTT/3/17 CAV (From Morris Miller's Records)





THE WALL - PANEL 1 WEST

OUR NATION HONORS THE COURAGE, SACRIFICE
AND DEVOTION TO DUTY AND COUNTRY OF ITS
VIETNAM VETERANS. THIS MEMORIAL WAS BUILT
WITH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. NOVEMBER 11, 1982.





	Incident Date 680530    Panel 62W
002 SGT John Robert Sinnock           I  D/3/17 CAV (Ambush at Ben Muong)

	Incident Date 680723    Panel 51W
038 1Lt Douglas Dale Chaney  (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)  
041 SP5 Francis David Leo Johnson  (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)
044 CWO James Douglas Smith  (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)
046 SP4 Bruce R. Wenban      (Not on VHPA List - From A Trp, 3/17 History)

	Incident Date 681008    Panel 41W
028 SP4 Harry William Anderson, Jr.   OB A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16204


Spur Memorial Service for Harry Anderson - John Hays Photo
Camp Frenzell-Jones (the 199th's) at Long Binh, Vietnam

	Incident Date 681031    Panel 40W
062 SP4 Lawrence Gilbert Bourne       CE A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033
064 SP5 James Melvin Gheer            G  A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033
065 PFC Charles Ruiz Lemus, Jr.       PX A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033
066 1LT Milton Dale Pate              AC A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033
066 SP4 Tomas Reyes Mesa              PX A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033
070 1LT Ronald Alan Wolter            P  A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16033

	Incident Date 681116    Panel 39W              
074 WO1 Eddie Wayne Brown             P  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-07836
074 SGT Ernest Craig Homer            CE C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-07836
075 SP4 Jorge Luis Nieves             G  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-07836

	Incident Date 681125    Panel 38W
056 SP4 Michael Peter Cusick          I  B/3/17 CAV  Lost investigating enemy bunker.

	Incident Date 681213    Panel 36W
015 SP4 Robert Randy Fregia           CE C/3/17 CAV

	Incident Date 690106    Panel 35W
042 1LT Daniel Bernard Cheney         P  A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15582
043 WO1 Walter Norman Koslosky        AC A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15582

	Incident Date 690120    Panel 34W                  
045 1LT David Earl Taylor             P  A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-07872
046 MAJ Richard King Zimmerman        P  A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-07872

	Incident Date 690221    Panel 32W         
069 PFC Grover Cleveland Bowen        CE C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-17823
070 SFC Harold E. Carter              OB C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  66-17823

	Incident Date 690318    Panel 29W
066 1LT Hardy Eugene Calloway         P  B/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15580
070 WO1 Willard Spencer Lund          AC B/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15580

	Incident Date 690416    Panel 27W
096 1LT Peter Clark Little            P  C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15864
097 WO1 Robert W. Satterfield         AC C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15864

	Incident Date 690501    Panel 26W
093 1LT Kenneth Edward Ross           AC B/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15558

	Incident Date 690502    
100 SGT Jerry Roger Meadows           G  C/3/17 CAV    Posthumously promoted from SP4 to SGT

	Incident Date 690511    Panel 25W
047 WO1 James Michael Gilbert         P  A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16599

	Incident Date 690511    Panel 24W
020 SGT Paul Irving Roderigues        OB A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16599

	Incident Date 690601    Panel 23W
036 PFC Robert William Getz           I  C/3/17 CAV   Killed in firefight
038 SP4 David Lee Mills               G  B/3/17 CAV   Killed by sniper while on Medivac mission

	Incident Date 690613    Panel 22W
041 WO1 Stephen John Kinghorn         P  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16357

	Incident Date 690916    Panel 18W
094 CW2 Robert F. Daley               AC A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15584
094 1LT John Fletcher Goodlett        P  A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  67-15584

	Incident Date 690917
101 WO1 Gary James Davis              AC B/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15061
106 WO1 Theodore Van Skiles           CP B/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15061

	Incident Date 691021    Panel 17W

103 WO1 Martin Yale Namer             P  1 AVN BDE  (A/3/17 CAV)

        Incident Date 691202    Panel 15W
020 SSG Jonathan Townsend             I  D/3/17 CAV    Killed by explosive device

	Incident Date 691227    
098 WO1 Michael Randall Earl          P  C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15065  
112 SSG Richard Paul Stotsbery        TO C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15065 
							   (Lost on test flight)

	Incident Date 700102
119 SSGT Willie James Hayes           I  D/3/17 CAV  (Long Khanh Province - KIA 
120 PFC Barney McCoy Smith            I  D/3/17 Cav   while on patrol by 4 or 5 NVA 
						      hiding in a bunker)

	Incident Date 700116    Panel 14W
037 CW2 David Keith Aeschliman        P  B/3/17 CAV           OH-6A

	Incident Date 700209
117 SGT Oscar Joe Gomez               OB B/3/17 CAV           OH-6A (Aeschliman's Observer)

	Incident Date 700421    Panel 11W
031 CW2 Anthony Wayne Manstis         P  B/3/17 CAV           OH-6A?

	Incident Date 700429    
067 CW2 Willard Sparks Cannon III     P  C/3/17 CAV           OH-58A 68-16844

	Incident Date 700604    Panel 09W
007 SP4 Jerry Cecil Gillett           OB 1 AVN BDE (A/3/17 CAV)  OH-58A  68-16945
011 WO1 William Thomas Wallace, Jr.   P  A/3/17 CAV              OH-58A  68-16945

	Incident Date 700608    
029 SP4 Clark Franklin Rogers         I  D/3/17 CAV -- Jeep accident between
						       DiAn & Tay Ninh

  	Incident Date 700630
101 CPT Calvin William Binder II      P  A/3/17 CAV, 3 PLT    AH-1G          
104 CW2 James Freeman Elkin           P  A/3/17 CAV, 3 PLT    AH-1G	

	Incident Date 700704
118 WO1 Mark Thomas Jernigan          P  C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G                
120 WO1 Frank Edwin Stearns           AC C/3/17 CAV           AH-1G

        Incident Date 700822    Panel 08W   
130 SP4 Robert Leon Dunaway, Jr.      OB C/3/17 CAV           OH-58  69-16089
132 SP5 Paul Ward                     CE C/3/17 CAV           OH-58  69-16089 

        Incident Date 700915    Panel 07W
064 SGT David Franklin Freeman        OB C/3/17 CAV           OH-58  68-16912 
064 PFC Lee David Meadows             CE C/3/17 CAV           OH-58  68-16912

	Incident Date 700926    
091 WO1 Thomas Martin Barnett         P  A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G 

        Incident Date 701016    Panel 06W

004 PFC David Alan Moore                 D/3/17 CAV         Drowned while crossing a river in Gia Dinh Province

	Incident Date 701020    
011 WO1 Byron Mark Hannah             P  B/3/17 CAV

	Incident Date 701118
068 WO1 Thomas Allison Knopik         P  C/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  69-15565
068 CW2 Benton Lewis Miller           IP C/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  69-15565

	Incident Date 701207
112 PFC Harold Norman Flieger         0B A/3/17 CAV           OH-58 (Perished on his 20th birthday...)

	Incident Date 701208    
114 SSG William Harold Martin            D/3/17 CAV


	Incident Date 701224    Panel 05W
007 1LT Joseph C. Spence, Jr.         AC A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15171
007 CW2 William Henry Yount, Jr.       P A/3/17 CAV           AH-1G  68-15171

	Incident Date 701230    
014 PFC Howard Wayne Bramlett, Jr.    CE B/3/17 CAV           OH-58A 68-16964
015 SP4 Steve Spencer De Nike         OB B/3/17 CAV           OH-58A 68-16964
015 1LT Brian Anthony Horinek         P  B/3/17 CAV           OH-58A 68-16964

	Incident Date 710215
109 SP4 Tagipo Vaoga Tauala           I  A/3/17 CAV

	Incident Date 710218
128 CPT Robert Eugene Decelle II      P  A/3/17 CAV           OH-58A

	Incident Date 710224    Panel 04W
002 WO1 Thomas Evans Bennett          CP A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
002 WO1 Clarence Dean Hakes           PP A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
002 WO1 Steven William Goelz          P  A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
002 SP4 Vernon Andrew Green           CE A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
003 CPT Joseph Michael Wilsher        PP A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
003 SP5 Craig James Jakel             PX A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038
003 SP4 Michael Henry Keys            G  A/3/17 CAV           UH-1H  66-16038

	Incident Date 710226
007 SGT Michael William Langnehs      I  D/3/17 CAV  Known as 'Jarhead' &  perished
					    at Nhon Trach from explosive booby trap.

	Incident Date 710331
096 SGT Raphael Lorenzo Collazo       I  C/3/17 CAV  MIA - Body returned 19 May 93
                                                     Official date of loss: 17 Mar 68

	Incident Date 710423    Panel 03W  (CAMBODIA)
018 SSGT Patrick Oreilly Orr          OB A/3/17 CAV           OH-58A 68-16946
                                               Lost near the Chup rubber plantation

	Incident Date 710527  (CAMBODIA)        
056 1LT Thomas William Knuckey        P  A/3/17 CAV, 12 CAG   OH-58A 68-16888  
056 SGT Philip Charles Taylor         OB A/3/17 CAV, 12 CAG   OH-58A 68-16888

	Incident Date 710705
101 CWO Edward Lewis Mortimer, Jr.    P  F/4th CAV -- Temp. attached to the 3/17th  

	Incident Date 710723
112 SP4 Margarito Rodriquez Gomez     I  D/3/17 CAV  Recon patrol between Rung La &
						     Dai Mai off of Route 1
	      
	Incident Date 710724  (CAMBODIA)        
113 SP4 Randall David Dalton          G  A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  68-17257
114 SGT Gregory Alfred Antunano       OB A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  68-17257

	Incident Date 710831    Panel 02W

007 PFC Frederic C. Saunders          I D/3/17 CAV  Grenade accident near Lai Khe

	Incident Date 710907    
011 CPT Bruce Alton Cannon            P  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A
011 SP5 Jimmie David Hinton           OB C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A

	Incident Date 710913
015 WO1 Robert Gene Fortin            P  B/3/17 CAV           OH-6A          

	Incident Date 710915
023 SP4 Charles Egbert Jaquins        G  A/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  68-17175

	Incident Date 710927
027 PVT James Franklin Bishop         G  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16629
028 CPT Hershel Gale Rogers           P  C/3/17 CAV           OH-6A  67-16629

	Incident Date 711023
049 SP4 Robert Harrison Clifton       I  HHT/3/17 CAV    KIA in drowning accident

	Incident Date 711110
064 CW2 James Patrick Delaney        AC  334 AHC**            UH-1H  66-16036
064 SP4 John Michael Clark            G  334 AHC**            UH-1H  66-16036
065 WO1 Francis James Klassen         P  334 AHC**            UH-1H  66-16036
065 SP4 Henry Floyd Dellecker        CE  334 AHC**            UH-1H  66-16036
065 SGT Dennis Michael Higgins       TO  334 AHC**            UH-1H  66-16036

	Incident Date 711130
081 SP4 Bert Otto Lawrence               C/3/17 CAV           Truck Accident
081 SP4 Joseph Bernard Ziel              C/3/17 CAV           Truck Accident







** -- Those fallen brothers from the 334th AHC from 2Nov70 when they were
      attached as E Troop to the 3/17th.   




Please note:  The incident date is not always the same as date died.

Duty codes:  AC = Aircraft Commander  P = Pilot   CP = Co-pilot  C = Crew Member
	     FE = Flight Engineer     G = Gunner  OB = Observer  CE = Crew Chief
	     IP = Instructor Pilot    MD = Medic  ME = Mechanic  PX = Passenger
	     PP = Pilot Passenger     CX = Crew member passenger ME = Mechanic
	     PR = Pararescue Member   TO = Technical Observer    FM = Flight Mechanic
	     RS = Rescue Specialist   FS = Flight Surgeon  I = Infantry



IN ADDITION, those lost from A Troop, PRIOR to deployment to RSVN:

	LISTER, ELIGAN* - COLBY, RAYMOND W.* - BROWN, CARL L.* - 
	MICHON, DAVID E.* - HOLLAND, IRA D.* - CORDER, RICHARD E.* - 
	KNOLL, DENNIS L.* - HORNBERGER, JOE K.* - VAN DYKE, DONALD G.*

(*) These particular names do not appear on The Wall. Lists compiled from
A Troop Unit Historical documents compiled at the time. These men were killed
in a training accident prior to unit's deployment to the Republic of South Vietnam.
The tenth man killed in the accident was WO Knoll's brother, SP4 Terry L. Knoll,
who was serving with another unit.

More on this tragic accident from Glynn T. Decoteau:

"My congratulations on putting together a truly inspirational site and a
fitting memorial.  Initially lift section leader, I became aerorifle
platoon commander (vice CPT Jim Taylor) the day before the accident at Fort
Knox; it occurred during a demonstration for West Point cadets, etc. which
involved two slicks flying side-by-side.  Their blades meshed producing the
mid-air.  My entries in a faded old book indicate the following:

Aircraft destroyed:  Army 66-16032 and 66-16055.

Killed:  

    Hornberger
    Knoll
    Colby (had son)
    Corder (married)
    Michon
    Brown
    Holland
    Lister
    Van Dyke (Medic)
    Knoll (D.'s brother/Army, but not 3/17.  He was visiting D. and climbed
	 aboard at the last minute.)

Injured:

    Boughton (Soldier's Medal - see below)
    Clements (Soldier's Medal - see citation below)
    Clary
    Longworth
    Ruscher (Burns - Sent to Brook Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX)
    Ingram
    Kitt
    Cunningham (Burns - Sent to Brook Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX)
    Jay
    Joyner

This incident shook the platoon to its knees, but we got back up in the air shortly
after it happened - on purpose.  1LT Raoul Robert was the Lift Section Leader.    

Glynn T. Decoteau -- 'Devil 26', April 1967 - July 1968."

Soldier's Medals for heroism: Provided by CSM (ret) Bill Barber -- 'Echo 26')

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress,
July 2, 1926, has awarded the Soldier's Medal to:

Private First Class Elden H. Clements, Jr., United States Army

for heroism:

On the afternoon of 28 May 1967, Private First Class Elden H. Clements, Jr., Troop A, 3d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, distinguished himself by heroism while participating as a passenger in a helicopter involved in a firepower demonstration at Dorrets Run Range, Fort Knox, Kentucky. During this demonstration, the helicopter in which Private Clements was riding crashed and burst into flames. After clearing the helicopter, he returned to help evacuate those who were still aboard. Private Clements boarded the aircraft and rescued another passenger who was trapped in the helicopter and severly burned. Private Clements was observed putting out the fire on this individual outside the helicopter. In returning to the aircraft, Private Clements willingly subjected himself to possible serious injury. The aircraft was on fire and in danger of exploding. Private Clements' actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.

 

 

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress,
July 2, 1926, has awarded the Soldier's Medal to:

Specilist Four Elmer B Boughton, US--------, United States Army

for heroism: 28 May 1967

 

Credits and Squadron Links:

28Sep98:

I have had several requests from other 3/17th troopers for the KIA lists of their particular Troops.

The above list of KIAs for the 3/17th Air Cav Squadron was compiled from various sources, including the VHPA lists, and from 3/17th Troop Historical Records which are available as of this date. My sincere thanks to Gary Roush, Webmaster of the VHPA Website for the vast amount of information VHPA has provided veterans around the world. And a special thanks to "No Quarter" for additional information and research data!

The VHPA information included many those lost from HHT, A, B & C Troops & also includes those fallen brothers from the 334th AHC from 2Nov70 when they were attached as E Troop to the 3/17th.

Information on Delta troop losses has been researched and documented by the Bluetiger troopers of D, 3/17th. My sincere thanks to all in their personal efforts to bring all of our fallen troopers "home."

This page has been made entirely possible by the combined personal efforts of many troopers, family members, friends and loved ones who will never forget them! Without such personal efforts some troopers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation would have been left off the list. It is therefore vital if you have additonal names of our fallen heroes please share it with us! Help us make this list complete! So that every fallen trooper will be honored.

The above list is provided for the sole information of 3/17th Air Cav members and their family members, and is NOT intended to be used for commercial use or for-profit.

Please send additions/corrections to me for updating at: roger@northwestvets.com

Respectfully,

Roger "Bear" Young
A Trp, Dec '69 - Nov '70

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