Davis, Michael Edward, PFC

Casualty Occurrence: PFC Davis served with Company A, 1st Aviation Battalion, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, detached from C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry as a "Shotogun" gunner for the helicopter unit. He was killed in action aboard his UH-1B (tail number 63-08647) during a recon of an LZ near Plei Me when the main rotor separated from the ship at 2,000 feet.  All 4 crewmen were killed in the crash: Crew members: 1st Lt. Harold A. Preisendefer (AC), WO1 Joseph S. Huwyler (P), SP5 William J. Johnson (CE), PFC Michael E. Davis (G).

POSTED ON 12.22.2014, POSTED BY: WKILLIAN@SMJUHSD.ORG. FINAL MISSION OF PFC MICHAEL E. DAVIS. On October 21, 1965, elements of Company A, 1st Aviation Battalion, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, was called on to lift 240 ARVN Airborne Rangers from Camp Holloway to an LZ near Plei Me, four kilometers north of a besieged camp. During the reconnaissance of the LZ, one UH-1B (tail number 63-08647) of Company A suffered a mechanical failure which resulted in the separation of the main rotor from the aircraft at 2000 feet absolute altitude. The helicopter crashed and exploded on impact. All crewmen suffered fatal injuries in the crash. They included aircraft commander 1LT Harold A. Preisendefer, pilot WO1 Josef S. Huwyler, crew chief SP5 William J. Johnson, and gunner PFC Michael E. Davis. This crew was the first lost by Company A in the Republic of Vietnam. (Note: The official name for this helicopter company when this event occurred was Company A, 1st Aviation Battalion, but on 20 Nov it would be redesignated the 155th Aviation Company [Air Mobile Light]). [Taken from vhpa.org]

Dennis Lyman, 195 38th st. Lindenhurst NY 11757 United States, Mike Davis was a member of the Lindenhurst Fire Department, Hook, Ladder and Engine Co. #2 ( The Bay Rats) when he in went into the army. His father, who would become chief of the department and his brother Joe were also a members of the Bay Rats. In 1966 a monument,a plaque and a bell were erected in the front of the fire house, honoring Mike. Each Memorial Day, Sunday, we have a ceremony and the reading of the plaque. Tonight, 13 oct. 2015, 50 years after losing our brother, we will set aside a page in our Co. minutes, to the memory of Mike. Oct 13, 2015.

Marybeth Tomka, 1st cousin once removed, 2826 Quail Oak San Antonio TX 78232 USA, A cousin not remembered but honored. I do not remember meeting my cousin Michael I was only 6 when he died. I do remember that he was the youngest child of my grandmother's brother. In 2002 I got a rubbing from his pane on the wall in Washington, D.C. Thank you cousin for your service your family will never forget! Marybeth Tomka, Ford West Babylon, NY. Sep 1, 2012.

Ron Hall, Little Bear Brother. On 30 April 2011, the Little Bear Association celebrated your sacrifice. You will not be forgotten. May 13, 2011.

Kimberly Kimmel-Ober. Admirer. Encinitas, California, United States, of America. For this soldier and all those who knew him and loved him, I just want to say, thank you, for your dedication and sacrifice! Please know that you have not been forgotten and always will hold a special place in my heart! It would have been nice to have known you, as a person and I greatly appreciate your service! I just wish you did not have to pay so high a price! You will always be a hero, in my eyes! Monday, January 28, 2012.

POSTED BY: ANONYMOUS, It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped in the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. Throughout our history America has been built on the blood of heroes and Brave Men of Honor like this Soldier. Thank you for your service, bravery, and for the ultimate sacrifice you have made. Thank you for my freedom. Rest well in God's loving embrace