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Richard Gary Lewis
Warrant Officer
335TH AHC, 268TH AVN BN, 17TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV Army of the United States Westfield, New Jersey July 26, 1943 to May 05, 1968 RICHARD G LEWIS is on the Wall at Panel 55E, Line 21 |
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I ask my friends to remember another crew from the 335th AHC who were killed May 5, 1968. CW-2 Bobby Ray Williams, WO-1 Richard G. Lewis, SP5 Glenn T. Fey, and PFC Jerome E. Jacobs were killed when their UH-1B gunship was hit with a B-40 rocket up near Bong Song. They were low level in a heavy and were unable to jettison the rocket pods before they hit the ground. I usually flew the aircraft and would have been Aircraft Commander, but for some unknown reason was switched to a different aircraft and mission the night before.
Few days go by that I don't think of these guys, forever heroes in my mind.
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Current and alumni Brothers of Alpha Xi Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, University of Delaware, would like Richie and his family, friends and loved ones to know that he lives on in our fond memories as well. I hadn't known until recently of Richie's fate... even though I was near Pleiku, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam during the same period! We all loved you Richie, and still do!
From a fraternity Brother and friend, The photo is from a 1962 composite photograph of the Brotherhood of Alpha Xi Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, University of Delaware. It is of a younger Richie, prior to his decision to leave school and join the U.S. Army. |
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