James Goodwin Whaley

Specialist Four
176TH ASSLT HELO CO, 14TH AVN BN, 17TH AVN GROUP, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
10 September 1945 - 13 December 1967
Sacramento, California
Panel 31E Line 089

1 AVN BDE

176TH AHC
Army Aircrew

Combat Infantry

Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Goodwin Whaley

17 Mar 2008

I was a year behind Jim in high school. He was friendly and outgoing and was always upbeat and cheerful. He was a big sports fan and was liked and known by everybody.

Thank you for your sacrifice. We are all proud of you.

From a classmate from high school,
John Maylone
mrkoala@netptc.net

01 Apr 2008

Jim was my best friend in high school and was my best man at my wedding. I can't thank him enough for being my friend and I know one day in heaven I'll be able to tell him how much I appreciate the sacrifice he made so we can sleep in peace at night and the freedom we have because of what Jim and all of the servicemen and women did by giving the ultimate sacrifice for family and country.

From a friend,
Theron Brinson Sr
tbrinsonsr@sbcglobal.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 13 December 1967 a UH-1D (tail number 66-01186) of the 176th AHC had an in-flight tail rotor failure. The aircraft nosed over, spun, crashed, and burned near Chu Lai. Six men died in the crash:
  • Aircrew, 176th Assault Helicopter Company:
  • Passengers, 1st Bn, 46th Infantry:
    • MAJ Thomas W. Cotton, Brilliant, AL, HQ Company
    • CPT Grady I. Carriker, Kittrell, NC, A Company
One passenger, a Captain D. Kidd, unit unknown, survived the crash.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 17 Mar 2008
Last updated 08/10/2009