From: Jerry Scroggins
Date: 11/28/2005
Time: 1:44:40 PM
Remote Name: 66.49.54.178
Col. Moore,
My brother was the last Illinois aviator killed in Viet Nam. He was shot down in a CH47 on a peace keeping mission near Ahn Loc on 16Feb73. This was directly referenced on the cantho-rvn.org web site in the History of the 164th Combat Aviation Group page. The quote was:
"On 16 February 1973 the 611th TC began phasing down and the 18th CAC continued to retrograde CH-47s. Both units continued their support missions. At 1015 hours, a CH-47, flying support for the JMC, was shot down approximately 3 miles south of An Loc, RVN. The pilot was seriously wounded and the crew chief evacuated in critical condition due to severe burns.
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