Donald Jay Fillers

Captain
118TH AHC, 145TH AVN BN, 12TH AVN GRP, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
08 March 1939 - 28 May 1965
Greeneville, Tennessee
Panel 01E Line 125

1 AVN BDE

118TH AHC 		UH-1 HUEY

Army Aviator

Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Donald Jay Fillers

19 Nov 2001

"And they who for their country die
Shall fill an honored grave,
For glory lights the soldier's tomb,
And beauty weeps the brave."
Joseph Drake

A memorial from his niece,
Kathy Brooks
Katlady42@hotmail.com

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
    • PFC William J. Oakley, Waterbury, CT
    • WO Myron M. Pfoutz, New Cumberland, PA

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


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his niece,
Kathy Brooks
Katlady42@hotmail.com 
19 Nov 2001


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