John Henry Ralph BrooksStaff Sergeant129TH AHC, 268TH CAB, 17TH CAG, 1 AVN BDE Army of the United States 08 April 1949 - 11 February 1974 Bryant Pond, ME Panel 25W Line 095 |
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The database page for John Henry Ralph Brooks
Your friends at the 129th pray you are at peace, John.
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The MissionOn 13 May 1969 three UH-1H helicopters of the 129th Assault Helicopter Company were assigned in support of an RoK troop insertion in Binh Dinh Province. The assault was directed at an NVA position atop a hill, and the insertion point was down-slope. The first two aircraft safely dropped their troops, but the third UH-1 (tail number 67-17399) hit a land mine on touchdown. Although the UH-1 managed to get airborne after the explosion it crashed upslope. Nine RoK troops and four Americans were aboard:
The bodies of WO Witmer, WO Stowe, and SP4 Goonan were recovered on 14 May. Brooks and the two Koreans who moved downhill were never found. As mentioned, three Korean troopers evaded and rejoined friendly forces. Of the 13 men aboard, 3 survived; 3 were missing in action; and 7 were killed in action. SP4 Brooks has not been repatriated. From the VHPA database and other sources |
The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend of the 129th AHC, Judith Singer jsinger@uwm.edu 10 Sep 2002 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
Last updated 09/10/2002