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Casualty Info
Home Town East Bernstadt
Last Address East Bernstadt
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment River Hill Church Cemetery - Laurel County, Kentucky
Worst Moment On 18 June 1969 the pilot of a UH-1H Huey from the 282nd AHC was hit in the head by ground fire while departing a landing zone about 12 kilometers west of Quang Ngai City. The aircraft rolled inverted and crashed, resulting in the loss of four men:
* WO Gary C. Salanitro, Huntington Station, NY, pilot * CPT George D. Carr, Corpus Christi, TX, copilot * SP5 Jose M. De La Torre, Fullerton, CA, crew chief * SP4 George R. Browning, East Bernstadt, KY, gunner