William Earl Mc Donald, Jr
Major
HHC, 10TH AVN BN, 17TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 27, 1935 to December 28, 1968
WILLIAM E McDONALD Jr is on the Wall at Panel W36, Line 85

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William E Mc Donald
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06 Feb 1999

MEMORIAL
TO
MAJOR WILLIAM EARL McDONALD, JR.
United States Army

So, "Hon Mot Cai" (kiss me) Don, as I was called, became acquainted with the Major. We both liked Jazz music and we spent many enjoyable hours listening to our tapes and drinking our drinks of choice. Major drank Rusty Nails and I, Screwdrivers. This is how I like remembering Major William Earl McDonald, Jr., "An Officer and a Gentleman."

Your Friend
Hon Mot Cai Don of 'Nam
Donald L. Ortego
jor5381245@aol.com


 
11 Dec 2003

REMEMBERED

by his family.

staceyharris24@yahoo.com


 
23 Jul 2005

A beloved High School friend, of whom I had the privilege to be reunited at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and made a special trip in his small winged aircraft to Fort Story, Virginia, just to visit a High School chum. I will never forget him.

From a friend,
Robert Primus
hickamajig@hotmail.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Shortly after 9 AM on 28 Dec 68, Major William E. McDonald, Commanding Officer of the 10th Aviation Battalion, took off in UH-1D tail number 64-13668 on an administrative flight. Eight passengers were aboard in addition to the four-man crew.

Take-off was normal and the aircraft proceeded in a northeasterly direction over a rubber tree plantation. The UH-1 had travelled approximately 1 kilometer from takeoff when it crashed, killing five men and injuring the other seven. The dead were

  • MAJ William E. McDonald, Pittsburgh, PA, pilot, HHC, 10th Avn Bn
  • WO Donald J. Shang, Highpoint, NC, copilot, HHC, 10th Avn Bn
  • SFC James G. Wright, Washington, DC, crew chief, HHC, 10th Avn Bn
  • WO Richard C. Pugh, Sherman Oaks, CA, passenger, 155th AHC
  • SSG William E. McGuire, Moultrie, GA, passenger, 568th Medical Co

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