Casper WIA

Purple Heart Medal This page is dedicated to those Casper Aviation Platoon Crew Members - Our Pilots, Crew Chiefs, Door Gunners & Mechanics who were wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart Medal while serving proudly in Casper Aviation Platoon. We Salute You!

The Purple Heart, the nation's oldest military decoration and is awarded to members of the armed forces who are wounded in combat by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy. During the Vietnam War, there was a total of 303,704 GIs Wounded in Action.

Wounded	Name	Position	Action
10/12/66	Doug Jones	Pilot	Mortally Wounded
01/05/67	Zelner Houchin	Crew Chief	Aircraft Hit by Enemy Ground Fire
02/15/67	Charles Reed	Pilot	During Operation Junction City
02/24/67	George Heard	Pilot	Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain
02/24/67	Grover Hudgins	Pilot	Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain
02/24/67	Jerry Terry	Pilot	Mortar Attack at Tay Ninh Mountain
02/24/67	Chuck Hoskinson	Pilot	During Operation Junction City
04/01/67	Stephen Greene	Pilot	During Operation Junction City
08/27/67	Dale Birney	Pilot	Medivac Mission east of Dak To
01/26/68	Terry Finch	Crew Chief	Mortally Wounded
03/04/68	Donny Kidd	Pilot	Mortally Wounded
04/12/68	Richard Joles	Crew Chief	Mortally Wounded
05/23/68	Bob Durand	Pilot	During Mission North of LZ English
05/23/68	James Sickler	Pilot	During Mission North of LZ English
05/23/68	Robert Alderman	Door Gunner	During Mission North of LZ English
12/04/68	Joe Wolan	Crew Chief	West of North English FSB.
12/05/68	Buddy King	Pilot	Inferno Gun Run near LZ English
12/11/68	Ned Costa	Crew Chief	Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe
12/11/68	Walt Henderson	Pilot	Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe
12/11/68	John Steen	Door Gunner	Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe
12/11/68	Cliff White	Pilot	Shot Down & Crashed near An Khe
02/19/69	Steve Sprague	Crew Chief	Aero Scout Mission near LZ English
03/15/69	Bill Krueger	Crew Chief	On Flight Line at LZ English
03/20/69	Terry Gallagher	Crew Chief	Sapper Attack in An Khe
03/20/69	Bob Nelson	Pilot	Sapper Attack in An Khe
03/20/69	Larry Smith	Door Gunner	Mortally Wounded
03/20/69	Gary Irwin	Door Gunner	Mortar Attack at LZ English
03/20/69	Doug Haviland	Aviation Officer	Mortar Attack at LZ English
03/20/69	Chuck Merkel	Pilot	Mortar Attack at LZ English
03/20/69	James Revoir	Pilot	Mortar Attack at LZ English
04/28/69	Neal McFarland	Crew Chief	During Refueling at LZ English
06/02/69	Doug Walton	Door Gunner	C & C Mission in Central Highlands
06/29/69	Dennis D'Andrea	Crew Chief	Mortar Attack at LZ English
08/18/69	William Bassignani	Pilot	Mortally Wounded
08/18/69	Rigoberto Gomez-Diaz	Crew Chief	Mortally Wounded
09/07/69	Willis Little	Door Gunner	LRRP Extraction in Bong Son
10/04/69	Richard Canning	Crew Chief	Mortally Wounded
01/15/70	Randy Plese	Pilot	Scout Mission West of LZ Orange
01/17/70	William Nottingham	Crew Chief	Explosion during Last Light Mission
01/22/70	Don McKeough	Pilot	During Medivac Mission on Hill 475
01/31/70	Terry Burke	Door Gunner	During an Ambush
02/03/70	Tomas Rendon	Door Gunner	Sniper Fire near North English
02/17/70	Ron Branson	Crew Chief	Frag Attack in Tuy Hoa
04/01/70	Bob Claycomb	Crew Chief	C & C Mission in Central Highlands
04/08/70	Bill Kane	Crew Chief	Ground Explosion during Mission
04/08/70	Jaime Longoria	Crew Chief	Ground Explosion during Mission
04/15/70	John Ackelson	Pilot	C & C Mission over Bong Son
04/15/70	Dave Hunter	Pilot	C & C Mission over Bong Son
04/17/70	Bob Wooldridge	Crew Chief	Frag Attack in Tuy Hoa
07/09/70	Joe Jones	Crew Chief	Ambushed during an Extraction
08/07/70	Eric Busch	Mechanic	Mortally Wounded
08/07/70	John Crawford	Mechanic	Mortally Wounded
12/27/70	William Lupo	Crew Chief	Shrap Metal Wounds in Pleiku