2 Nov 2004 William M. Harrison was a 1963 graduate of Pecos High School, Pecos, Texas. He entered the Warrant Officer Rotary Flight Program when he enlisted in the Army in 1966. He trained at Fort Polk, Lousiana, for basic, Rotary Flight through Fort Wolters, Texas, and Fort Rucker Alabama. Upon completion he was commissioned a Warrant Officer One. He started his tour in Vietnam on March 7, 1968 and he was killed, and two others were injured, by hostile fire as his helicopter was on the ground on February 6, 1969, one month before the end of his tour. He is remembered by his community and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice not be forgotten. From a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown 05 Dec 2005 The photos were provided by his sister, Brylene Paulsen of Odessa, Texas. They are his Basic Training picture and as a PFC in Germany. Billy M. Brown From a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown 4015 Melody Lane, Odessa, Texas 79762 bmbrown@grandecom.net

 

20 Jan 2005 We will never forget you guys. From the Veterans of the 134th Assault Helicopter Company. E-mail address is not available.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 134th Assault Helicopter Company lost two men on 06 Feb 1969: WO William M. Harrison, Pecos, Texas SP4 William S. Ogden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The 134th AHC history describes the action as follows: "On 6 February 1969, the 134th conducted a Combat Assault with ROK units near Phan Rang. At the landing zone, the VC were waiting in spider holes for the incoming aircraft. The lead ship was hit by ground fire and crashed in the LZ while another (66-16326) was destroyed by a B-40 rocket as it landed. CW2 William M. Harrison, the AC with 24 days left in country, was killed by shrapnel from the B-40. The crew chief, SP4 John Baxter, was hit numerous pieces of shrapnel and also took a hit in a leg that had to later be amputated. The last ship (66-16319) in the 3 ship formation went around the crashed lead ship. As it did, it was hit by a hail of fire and a round hit the gunner, PFC William Ogden, in the neck killing him instantly. The rest of the crew somehow escaped serious jury and managed to get the badly damaged ship back to Phan Rang Air Base." From the unofficial 134th AHC history

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