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Last Rank
Warrant Officer 1
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Last Service Branch
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
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Last Primary MOS
062B-Helicopter Pilot Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
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Last MOS Group
Transportation Corps (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1969-1969, 062B, D Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry
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Service Years
1968 - 1969
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Personal Details
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Home State
Indiana | |
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Year of Birth
1943 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SGT James E. Reece, III (Team Leader, Vietnam Profiles)
to remember
Ameigh, James Keith, WO1.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Akron, IN |
Last Address
Akron, IN
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Casualty Date
Jun 24, 1969 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Tay Ninh (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Akron IOOF Cemetery - Akron, Indiana |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
21W 005 |
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Last Known Activity
On 24 June 1969, WO James K. Ameigh, pilot, and SP4 James A. Slater, observer, were flying as the second aircraft, call sign DARK HORSE 15, in a flight of two OH-6A "Loach" helicopters on a visual reconnaissance mission. The aircraft (tail number 66-17813) crashed, exploded, and burned 8 kilometers north-northeast of Lai Khe airfield. Later investigation of the wreckage indicated that it had been hit by hostile fire.
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