Billy Wallace McDonaldStaff Sergeant773RD TAC AIRLIFT SQDN, 463RD TAW, 7TH AF United States Air Force 18 April 1934 - 23 June 1969 Maryneal, Texas Panel 22W Line 123 |
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The database page for Billy Wallace McDonald
Billy was from a small town in Nolan County, Texas, southwest of Sweetwater. He was a career airman and had served 16 years at the time of his death. He is remembered by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Midland, Texas.
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 23 June 1969 a C-130 (tail number 61-0965) from Tan Son Nhut was conducting a resupply flight to the Special Forces base at Katum. While flying at 3000 feet it was hit in the port wing area by radar-controlled quad .50 caliber antiaircraft gunfire. The hits caused a fire and engine failure, and the C-130 spun into the ground. There were no survivors of the crash. The bodies of four crewmen were recovered shortly afterwards, but the other two men were not repatriated until 1994. The crewmen were
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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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