Air Rescue Personnel lost in South East Asia

Dedicated to those who gave their lives so

"That Others May Live"

September 1965 - June 1973

Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.
- Author Unknown

The following is a list of men from the Vietnam War who were flying a SAR mission when they were KIA or MIA. This list is probably incomplete, but is the best information I have been able to acquire. If you have additions or corrections, please email me with the Name, Rank, Service, Unit, Position, Call Sign, Date and Location of loss at rlapointe@gci.net

In addition to the ARRS personnel listed, at least 15 A-1 Sandy pilots were KIA/MIA while directly supporting SAR missions. I am missing some of their names and would appreciate any assistance honoring these brave men.

Location Abbreviations: SVN - South Vietnam, NVN - North Vietnam, LAO - Laos, CAM - Cambodia, THA - Thailand

Crew Position Abbreviations: PL - Pilot, CP - CoPilot, FE - Flight Engineer, FF - Firefighter, FM - Flight Mechanic, PJ - Pararescueman, NA - Navigator, RO - Radio Operator NC - Non Combat Fatality/Accidental Death O - Other

Names M thru z	Rank	Unit	Crew Pos	Aircraft	Date	Location	Call Sign	Wall Panel	Wall Line
Manor, James	E-4	40 ARRS	FE	HH-53	27/03/72	CAM	Jolly Green 61	02W	120
Martin, Duane W	O-2	39 ARRS	CP	HH-43	20/09/65	NVN	Dutchy 41	02E	091
Maysey, Larry W.	E-4	37 ARRS	PJ	HH-3E	09/11/67	LAO	Jolly Green 26	29E	060
Meador, Frances E.	O-2	40 ARRS	CP	HH-53	14/06/73	CAM	Jolly Green 64	01W	118
McLeod, David V. Jr.	E-7	40 ARRS	FE	HH-53	14/06/73	CAM	Jolly Green 64	01W	118
Moore, Donald R.	O-2	602 SOS	PL	A-1H	02/10/69	THAI	Sandy 02	17W	30
Nichols, Hubert C	O-4	602 TFS	PL	A-1E	01/09/66	NVN	Sandy 31	10E	060
Orr, Emmett S	E-5	38 ARRS	FF	HH-43	10/10/68	SVN	Pedro 44	41W	042
Pannabecker, David E.	O-3	40 ARRS	PL	HH-53	27/03/72	CAM	Jolly Green 61	02W	120
Pearson, William R.	E-4	37 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	06/04/72	SVN	Jolly Green 67	02W	132
Pitsenbarger, William H. More info	E-4	38 ARRS	PJ	HH-43	11/04/66	SVN	Pedro 73 hoisted Bill to ground to assist troops in contact. Shot in battle with the Viet Cong.	06E	102
Pittard, David H.	O-3	38 ARRS	PL	HH-43	27/09/68	SVN	Pedro 22	42W	032
Pleiman, James E.	E-4	33 ARRS	PJ	HU-16	14/03/66	NVN	Crown Bravo	06E	007
Prater, Roy D.	E-6	37 ARRS	FE	HH-53	06/04/72	SVN	Jolly Green 67	02W	131
Prose, Thomas D.	E-3	37 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	25/11/71	SVN	Jolly Green 70	02W	072
Pruett, William D.	E-8	40 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	28/01/70	NVN	Jolly Green 71	14W	076
Pullara, Angelo	O-3	37 ARRS	PL	HH-3E	16/02/67	LAO	Jolly Green 56	15E	050
Rackley, Inzar W. Jr.	O-5	37 ARRS	NA	HU-16	18/10/66	NVN	Crown Bravo	11E	088
Rice, Francis D	E-3	38 ARRS	FM	HH-43	28/10/66	SVN	Pedro 42	11E	124
Rittichier, Jack (USCG)	LT	37 ARRS	PL	HH-3E	09/06/68	SVN	Jolly Green 23	58W	014
Robbins, Richard J	O-3	unknown	PL	A-1E	19/04/66	Laos	Spad	06E	123
Rovito, Gilbert A.	O-2	40 ARRS	PL	HH-53	14/06/73	CAM	Jolly Green 64	01W	119
Schaneberg, Leroy C.	O-3	40 ARRS	PL	HH-53	30/06/70	LAO	Jolly Green 54	09W	107
Scott, Travis H. Jr.	O-3	37 ARRS	PL	HH-3E	15/04/70	SVN	Jolly Green 27	11W	009
Shinn, William C.	E-5	40 ARRS	FE	HH-53	28/01/70	NVN	Jolly Green 71	14W	077
Shoneck, John R.	E-7	38 ARRS	FM	HU-16	18/10/66	NVN	Crown Bravo	11E	088
Sprott, Arthur R	O-4	6 SOS	PL	A-1H	10/01/69	SVN	Spad 12	35W	067
Sutton, William C.	E-7	40 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	28/01/70	NVN	Jolly Green 71	14W	077
Swenck, Robert B.	O-4	37 ARRS	PL	HH-53	25/11/71	SVN	Jolly Green 70	02W	072
Taylor, Louis R.	E-5	TDY from 56 ARRS to Det 14 38 ARRS	O	GND	06/12/72	SVN	HH-43 maintenance troop killed in a rocket attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base, RVN	01W	094
Thomas, James R.	E-6	37 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	25/11/71	SVN	Jolly Green 70	02W	072
Tipping, Henry A.	O-6	SOS	PL	A-1H	2/7/68	NVN	Spad 11 KIA supporting the successful rescue of a downed pilot in North Vietnam	54W	039
Wagener, David R.	O-3	SOS	PL	A-1E	20/10/66	LAO	Sandy 08 KIA supporting the successful rescue of Jolly 02's crew	11E	092
Wagner, Raymond A.	E-3	40 ARRS	PJ	HH-53	27/03/72	CAM	Jolly Green 61	02W	120
Walsh, Richard A.	O-5	602 TFW	PL	A-1J	15/02/69	LAO	Sandy 01	32W	039
Wester, Albert D.	O-4	37 ARRS	CP	HH-3E	05/10/68	LAO	Jolly Green 10	11E	047
Welborn, Melvin O.	E-3	39 ARRS	NC	GND	07/11/67	SVN	Drown while off duty swimming	29E	046
Wilke, Robert F.	0-6	SOS	PL	A-1H	17/01/68	NVN	Sandy 5 MIA Disappeared during Hanger 1 SAR	34E	165
Wood, Patrick H.	O-6	38 ARRS	PL	HH-3E	06/02/67	NVN	Jolly Green 05	15E	001
Yeend, Richard C. Jr.	O-3	40 ARRS	CP	HH-3E	09/06/68	SVN	Jolly Green 23	58W	017

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Jolly Green Memorial Page	www.VirtualWall.org An on line database that has details of many who died in the Vietnam War
Link to POW Network

I wish to credit the Jolly Green Association, its web site, and webmaster Chuck Rouhier for generating the original list of names, the table they are inserted into and the basic web page design. I update the table as information becomes available and share the data with the Jolly Green Association. To view the Jolly Green pages dedicated to those who lost their lives in SEA, click on the icon above. Credit is also due to the POW Network and the Virtual Wall who provided some of the supporting material used on this site. Additional thanks to John Lopez, who provided data on many of the Sandy KIAs.

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