Verlyn Gwen Meyer

Captain
92ND AHC, 10TH AVN BN, 17TH AVN GRP, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
20 September 1942 - 22 August 1968
Lennox, South Dakota
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1 AVN BDE 92ND AHC
Army Aviator

Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Verlyn Gwen Meyer

22 Sep 2003



Vern, I knew you well in the Summer of our youth...

T J Bynum
Major Retired, AUS
tjbynum@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 22 Aug 1968 four men of the 92nd Assault Helicopter Company died when their UH-1C gunship, tail number 66-15119, was shot down while supporting Task Force South near Bao Lac in Lam Dong Province: :
  • Captain Verlyn Gwen Meyer, Lennox, SD, pilot
  • WO James K. McAleer, Bridgeville, PA, copilot (Silver Star)
  • SP5 David L. Ferry, Fairbanks, AK, crew chief
  • SP4 Patrick Edward Ward, Philadelphia, PA, gunner




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 22 Sep 2003
Last updated 08/10/2009