William Conrad Weiss, JrSpecialist FourB CO, 158TH CAB, 160TH CAG, 101 ABN DIV Army of the United States 23 February 1947 - 06 May 1970 Hershey, PA Panel 11W Line 118 |
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The database page for William Conrad Weiss, Jr
This is my brother Bill. Anyone viewing this who may have any information on Bill, it would be much appreciated if you could contact me. I was only 13 when he was killed and would love to know about his life in the service.
Cindy Weiss Skinner |
The MissionOn May 6, 1970, UH-1H aircraft from the 158th Combat Aviation Battalion were engaged in laying a smoke screen for a combat assault in the mountains west of Tun Tavern and Langley, Quang Tri Province, SVN. The aircraft involved in this incident were
A search team was sent to the site on the same day (May 6). The bodies of Kirk and Weiss were recovered from the wreckage of 68-15663 and those of Poe, Baxter, and Kinne from the wreckage of 66-16707. Although there were no signs of anyone having left the crash site area and it was believed that there were no survivors of the crash, the bodies of Worthington and Hernandez were not recovered. The VHPA accident reports are available for both 68-15663 and 66-16707. These pages will open in a new window. |
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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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