Gerald Frank Vilas
Warrant Officer
335TH AHC, 214TH AVN BN, 164TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV Army of the United States Yale, Michigan August 16, 1949 to September 19, 1971 GERALD F VILAS is on the Wall at Panel W2, Line 20 |
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A neighbor, friend, and brother in arms. AN HONORABLE MAN I grew up with Gerry and knew his family well. The Vilas family are some of the finest people you would ever want to know, and it showed in Gerry. He served his country with a deep sense of loyalty, profesionalism, honor, and respect. When he died , this country lost one of its finest sons, and God took home to heaven an honorable man. |
Notes from The Virtual WallOn 19 Sep 1971, a UH-1M (tail number 65-09493) of the 335th Assault Helicopter Company was shot down in Kien Giang Province, RVN. Three of the four crewmen died in the incident, while the copilot (name unknown) survived. The dead were
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