Roger Bruce Baxter

The database page for Roger Bruce Baxter

26 Sep 1999 I was a friend of Roger's in high school.

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 06 May 1970 the 158th AHB was tasked with laying a smoke screen on a landing zone near enemy positions in Quang Tri Province. During the operation, the skids of one helicopter (66-16707) impacted the rotor disk of a second (68-15663), causing both aircraft to crash. While the gunner from 68-15663 survived and was able to report the cause of the incident, seven men died: C/158TH AHB, in UH-1D 66-16707: CWO Clifford E. Poe, Kempner, TX, pilot WO Roger B. Baxter, Junction, TX, pilot SSG Allen G. Kinne, Mesa, WA, crew chief B/158TH AHB, in UH-1H 68-15663: CWO Richard C. Worthington, Bothell, WA (BNR), pilot WO Robert L. Kirk, Las Vegas, NV, copilot SGT Frank S. Hernandez, Fresno, CA (BNR), gunner SP4 William C. Weiss, Hershey, PA, crew chief Although infantrymen were inserted immediately to recover the remains, two bodies - those of WO Worthington and Sgt Hernandez - could not be located.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Gene Grant ggrant@noln.com  26 Sep 1999

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