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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
www.springfield50.org
Thomas
Eugene
Champagne
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
12/7/49
Birth Place:
Middlebury, VT
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Robert Champagne
Mother's Name:
Olive G. (unknown) Champagne
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Married
Wife's Name:
PVT Candace L. (McPhfe) Champagne
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
Elias Brookings School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/11/57
School Attended:
Armory Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
12/6/57
School Attended:
Carew Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/3/58
School Attended:
Brightwood School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
12/14/59
School Attended:
Chestnut Street Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/4/63
School Attended:
Trade High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/66
High School Diploma:
No
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
SSS Local Board Location:
SSS Registration Date:
SSS Registrant Description:
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
4/22/67
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Specialist Four
Rank Abbrev:
SP4
Pay Grade:
E4
MOS:
67N2F
MOS Title:
UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
MOS Background:
Established May 65 as UH-1 Helicopter Repairer.
MOS still in use today. 4th char of 2 = E5 skill level. 5th char of F =
flight status, normally the crew chief/left door gunner on UH-1
"Huey" helicopter.
Awards Received:
Bronze Star Medal; Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; National Defense Service
Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Vietnam
Military Merit Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Badges Earned: Aircraft Crewman
Badge; Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar
Length Of Service:
2 years
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
7/19/69
Major Command:
1st Aviation Brigade
Sub Command 1:
17th Aviation Group
Sub Command 2:
52nd Aviation Battalion (Combat)
Sub Command 3:
189th Assault Helicopter Company
Base Location:
Camp Holloway, Pleiku, South Vietnam
Vehicle/Equipment Type:
UH-1H Helicopter
Vehicle/Equipment S/N:
67-17316
Army Campaign Number:
11th
Army Campaign Name:
Summer - Fall 1969
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
9/14/69
Casualty Time:
1230
Co-Casualties:
KIA: WO1 Larry G. Marsh; WO1 Gary R. Mason; SP5 Gale S. Pritchard
Casualty Age:
19
Casualty Data 1:
Non-Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Helicopter Crewman
Casualty Data 3:
Air Loss-Crash On Land
Casualty Province:
Pleiku Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates:
AR 486 764
Located In Or Near:
between II Corps HQ and Camp Holloway, Pleiku
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Mary's Cemetery, Newport, VT
Burial Date:
9/29/69
Consigned Funeral Home:
Rushford Funeral Home, Newport, VT
Escort Name:
SSG William J. Franks, USA
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
39th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
18W
Line Number:
81
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