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MARTIN GEHRING GIVEN Personal
Data: Birth
Date:
June 2,
1948 Birth
Place: Race:
Caucasian Religion:
Protestant -
No Preference U.S.
Citizen: Yes Father’s
Name: Mother’s
Name: Sibling
Names: Marital
Status:
Single Wife’s
Name: Offspring
Names: Education: Schools
Attended: High
School Diploma: Selective
Service Data: SSS
Local Board Number: SSS
Local Board Location: SSS
Registration Date: SSS
Registrant Description: Military
Service Record: Entry
Date: Entry
Mode: Entry
Location: Home
of Record:
Northfield,
Massachusetts Service
Branch:
Army
Service
Component:
Reserve
Rank:
Warrant
Officer Rank
Abbrev:
WO
Pay
Grade:
W1
MOS:
062B
MOS
Title: MOS
Background: Awards
Received:
Badges
Earned: Posthumous
Promotion:
Length
of Service: Southeast
Asia Tour Data: Date
Tour Commenced: July
1, 1968 Major
Command:
1st
Aviation Brigade
Air
Assignment: Air
Group:
17th
Aviation Group Battalion:
52nd
Aviation Battalion
Company:
119th Assault
Helicopter Company Casualty
Data: Casualty
Date:
November
21, 1968 Casualty
Time: Casualty Age: 20 Casualty
Data 1: Hostile,
Died
Casualty
Data 2: Air
Loss, Crash on Land
Casualty
Data 3:
Helicopter
- Crew
Casualty
Province:
Kontum Casualty Country: South Vietnam Casualty
Coordinates: YA 646 508
Located
In Or Near: Casualty Vehicle: UH-1D Iroquois serial number 66-16297 Aircraft Incident Data: click here for Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association report Body Recovered: Yes Burial/Memorial: Burial
Location: Burial
Plot Location: Burial
Date: Consigned
Funeral Home: Military
Escort Name: Northfield’s Fallen Casualty Order:
1st Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
38W Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-16297 The Army purchased this helicopter 0467 Total flight hours at this point: 00000543 Date: 11/21/68 Incident number: 68112111.KIA Unit: 2 SIG South Vietnam UTM grid coordinates: YA646508 Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. ) Loss to Inventory Crew Members: AC WO1 GIVEN MARTIN GEHRING KIA P WO1 STOREY ROBERT LEE KIA CE SP5 ONTIS BILLIE JOE KIA G SP4 SUMPTER EDDY GALE KIA This record was last updated on 05/25/98 The following is crew member information for this incident: Name: WO1 Martin Gehring Given Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/21/68 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander. Age at death: 20.5 Date of Birth: 06/02/48 Home City: Northfield, MA Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 119 AHC Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade Flight class: 68-505/68-3 Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 38W-026 Short Summary: With WO1 Robert Lee Storey. Nickname - Highpockets. Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16297 Service number: W3160763 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor Primary cause: Hostile Fire Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: aircraft commander Started Tour: 07/01/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Location: Kontum Province II Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident. Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer This record was last updated on 05/25/98 Name: SP5 Billie Joe Ontis Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/21/68 while performing the duty of Crew Chief. Age at death: 20.8 Date of Birth: 02/06/48 Home City: Denver, CO Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 119 AHC Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 38W-029 Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16297 Service number: 16917193 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: crew chief Started Tour: 03/01/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 01 Location: Kontum Province II Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Roman Catholic The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident. Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel This record was last updated on 05/25/98 Name: WO1 Robert Lee Storey Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/21/68 while performing the duty of Pilot. Age at death: 22.3 Date of Birth: 07/22/46 Home City: Grand Forks Afb, ND Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 119 AHC Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade Flight class: 68-11/68-15 Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 38W-031 Short Summary: With Marten Given. See book Silent Birdmen. Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16297 Service number: W3161466 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor Primary cause: Hostile Fire Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: pilot Started Tour: 09/09/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot Length of service: 01 Location: Kontum Province II Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Latter Day Saints (Mormon) The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident. Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer This record was last updated on 05/25/98 Name: SP4 Eddy Gale Sumpter Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/21/68 while performing the duty of Gunner. Age at death: 20.4 Date of Birth: 07/16/48 Home City: Judsonia, AR Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 119 AHC Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 38W-030 Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16297 Service number: 15875059 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: unknown Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: door gunner Started Tour: 09/17/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Location: Kontum Province II Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident. Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel This record was last updated on 05/25/98 The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
66-16297 DATE FLT HRS UIC
UNIT
AREA
POST COUNTRY Please send additions or corrections to: VHPA Head Quarters or Gary
Roush or Mike Law Printed from databases on: 08/27/00 Copyright © 1998, 1999 and 2000 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
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