Edward Roger Piper

Chief Warrant Officer
118TH AHC, 145TH AVN BN, 12TH AVN GRP, USARV
Army of the United States
11 July 1939 - 28 May 1965
Thorsby, Alabama
Panel 01E Line 127

USARV

118TH AHC
Army Aviator

Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Edward Roger Piper

05 Oct 1999

He gave the best he had to give in his short life.

He lives in the hearts and memories of his home town cousins.

He will always be remembered for his unselfish devotion to his family.

A memorial initiated by
Byron Higgins
nifer@scott.net

Byron and Ed's other cousins would love to hear from anyone who knew him.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 28 May 1965 two UH-1B Hueys from the 118th Assault Helicopter Company collided near Bien Hoa. Of the eleven men aboard, only one survived - Sergeant S. C. Kartak from UH-1B tail number 63-08594. The dead were
  • UH-1B 63-08594:
      118th AHC aircrewmen
    • CPT Donald J. Fillers, Greeneville, TN
    • WO Myron M. Pfoutz, New Cumberland, PA
    • PFC William J. Oakley, Waterbury, CT

  • UH-1B 63-08592:
      118TH AHC aircrewmen
    • 1LT Phillip D. Childers, Florence, AL
    • CWO Edward R. Piper, Thorsby, AL
    • SGT George H. Frazee, Akron, OH
    • PFC Foster F. Triggs, East Bernard, TX

      Passengers (all from SD-5891, HQ, MACV Advisors)
    • CPT James J. Masotti, Troy, NY
    • CPT Millard R. Valerius, Grand Rapids, MI
    • SSG Ronald J. Warren, St Louis, MO




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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