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219th Aviation Company (Recon)
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Please help us honor and memorialize those who sacrificed their lives while assigned to the 219th Headhunters in Vietnam by notifying
us of any persons that need to be added to this list. We know this list is incomplete and need to add all names to make it complete.
Please contact Bob@219headhunters.com with any additional information that can help us accomplish this.

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Length of service 16 years
His tour began on Nov 3, 1964
Casualty was on Sep 10, 1965
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Vietnam Wall Panel 02E - Line 80
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JAMES DANIEL OLSEN |
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CWO - W2 - Army - Reserve Length of service 6 years His tour began on Mar 26, 1966 Casualty was on Apr 25, 1966 In , SOUTH VIETNAM NON-HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 06E - Line 134
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BRUCE CARLTON BESSOR |
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CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve |
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1st AVN BDE MIA May 28, 1969 |
SFC MICHAEL SCOTT
Observer
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STEVEN GEORGE SCHIMMEL |
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1LT - O2 - Army - Reserve |
Length of service 2 years His tour began on Mar 31, 1969 Casualty was on Jun 19, 1969 In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM NON-HOSTILE, FIXED WING - CREW AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 23W - Line 58 |
CPT GEORGE L. AIKEN*
MIA 9 October 1969
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FRANKLIN LEE WEISNER |
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MAJ - O4 - Army - Reserve |
| 1st AVN BDE MIA Oct 10, 1969 In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was not recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 17W - Line 61 |
CALVIN MAXWELL*
Observer
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MAJ - O4 -
Army - Regular |
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WILLIE JAMES RIDGEWAY |
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CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve |
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Length of service 14 years His tour began on Dec 31, 1969 Casualty was on Apr 3, 1970 In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM NON-HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 12W - Line 84
DONALD G. ARMSTRONG Observer SFC - E7 - Army - Regular
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ROGER MELVIN PISACRETA |
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CWO - W2 - Army - Reserve |
| 1st AVN BDE His tour began on Jun 16, 1970 Casualty was on Mar 10, 1971 In BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM Non-Hostile, died missing, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 04W - Line 35
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DAVID EDWARD CINKOSKY
CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve
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| His tour began on May 30,
1970 Casualty was on Aug 5, 1971 In , CAMBODIA HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Vietnam Wall Panel 03W - Line 123 |
* Still Missing at the time of this list April 21, 2007
There are more names to be added

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