John Frederick Shiefer

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02 Sep 2003 I was in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August and visited the American Veterans Traveling Tribute, a traveling 5/8 scale model Vietnam Veterans Wall that was at the Buffalo Chip camp ground. I frequently visit the various traveling Walls to see my friends' names. We were with C Troop, 2/17th Cav, and we were shot down in a helicopter. 1Lt John F Shiefer was the co-pilot and he and the pilot WO Mark Minear were killed. I survived. From a comrade in arms, Steve Ross

Notes from The Virtual Wall On 29 Aug 1970 a UH-1H Huey (tail number 67-17699) of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, was involved in a Ranger team insertion. As the aircraft settled into the landing zone it was hit repeatedly in the forward section by 12.7mm antiaircraft machinegun and RPG fire. With both pilots dead or dying, the aircraft crashed. Of the eight men aboard, four were injured but recovered by another aircraft and four were dead: WO Mark W. Minear, pilot, C/2/17 Cav 1LT John Frederick Shiefer, copilot, C/2/17 Cav SP4 Lawrence Elwood Scheib, Jr., L Co, 75th Infantry (Rangers) PFC Harry Thomas Henthorn, L Co, 75th Infantry (Rangers) 1st Lt Shiefer and Warrant Officer Minear are remembered by   C Troop, 2/17 Cav

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a comrade-in-arms, Steve Ross sjross@psln.com  02 Sep 2003

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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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