Gerald Richard Thompson

Specialist Five
173RD AHC, 11TH AVN BN, 12TH AVN GROUP, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
17 June 1944 - 21 March 1969
Wellston, Ohio
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1 AVN BDE

173RD AHC
Army Aircrew

Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Gerald Richard Thompson

14 Sep 2001

You made the ultimate sacrifice
and it did not go unnoticed.

I thank you and salute you.

A memorial from someone who remembers,
Leilah Ash Ward
Hollywood, Florida
ashtwin2001@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Two men from the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company died when UH-1C tail number 66-00742 crashed at Lai Khe during a maintenance test flight:




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 14 Sep 2001
Last updated 08/10/2009