James Everett Shanks

Sergeant
A CO, 326TH ENG BN, 101 ABN DIV
Army of the United States
15 December 1950 - 30 April 1971
Springfield, Illinois
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101 ABN DIV

326TH ENG BN 		Engineers

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Everett Shanks

12 Aug 2004

REMEMBERED

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Five men were killed on 30 Apr 1971 when UH-1H tail number 68-16303 was shot down on the east ridge of the A Shau Valley :
  • B Co, 101st Avn Bn
    • CWO Charles T. Kallaher, Memphis, TN, pilot
    • SGT Harold K. Armstrong, New York, NY, crew chief
    • SP4 Cantrell M. Daniel, Atlanta, GA, gunner

  • A Co, 326th Eng Bn
    • SGT James E. Shanks, Springfield, IL
    • SGT Larry T. Yielding, Fulton, MS




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