Bobby James Perkins

The database page for Bobby James Perkins

13 Jul 2002 REMEMBERED by his comrades in arms from VVA Chapter 421 Placed by a fellow Vietnam veteran, Lester Modelowitz lmodelowitz@si.rr.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 26 November 1968 the 15th Med Battalion was tasked with a medevac mission in support of A Company, 5/7 Cavalry. The UH-1C Huey landed, loaded the wounded aboard, and took off - only to be hit by .51 caliber machinegun fire. The aircraft crashed, killing all eleven men aboard: 15th Medical Bn (UH-1C crewmen): 1LT Stephen C. Beals, Dallas, TX, pilot, HQ & Svc Co CWO James D. Doran, Ridgefield Park, NJ, copilot, HQ & Svc Co SP5 Johnny G. Gregg, Houston, TX, medic, HQ & Svc Co SP4 John S. Alling, Auburn, NY, crew chief, HQ & Svc Co CPL Robert E. Jones, Harrison, MI, medic, B Co A Co, 5th Bn, 7th Cav Rgt (wounded): SGT William M. Ebel, West Olive, MI SGT Curtis H. Rainer, Fort Worth, TX SGT Patrick E. Smith, Avon, OH (Silver Star) SP4 Pietro Piconi, Hannastown, PA PFC Roger D. Algire, Mount Vernon, OH PFC Bobby J. Perkins, New York, NY

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow Vietnam veteran, Lester Modelowitz lmodelowitz@si.rr.com  13 Jul 2002

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