John Thomas Orrico

Chief Warrant Officer
191ST AHC, 13TH AVN BN, 164TH AVN GRP, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
04 July 1948 - 02 November 1970
Ridgefield, Connecticut
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1 AVN BDE

191ST AHC 		Army Aviator

Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for John Thomas Orrico

28 Apr 2006

REMEMBERED

by his nephew,
Anthony Orrico
aewilson19@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

At 0650 02 Nov 1970 a UH-1C gunship, tail number 66-15219, belonging to the 2nd Platoon, 191st AHC took off from the Rach Gia helo strip heading for the main airfield to refuel. After lift-off the Huey went into a right turn and leveled off at 500 feet. Immediately thereafter the main rotor system separated from the fuselage, which nosed over and crashed, exploding on impact. The trail gunship, which was immediately behind the lead aircraft, circled the impact point looking for survivors. The aircraft had been completely destroyed, killing all four crewmen:
  • CWO John T. Orrico, Ridgefield, CT, pilot;
  • WO Douglas J. Campbell, Orlando, FL, copilot;
  • SP5 Kenneth L. Brown, Fort Scott, KS, gunner; and
  • SP5 Oscar Maloney, Tuba City, AZ, crew chief.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his nephew,
Anthony Orrico
aewilson19@hotmail.com
 28 Apr 2006


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