Vrba, James Mathew, III, MAJ

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Last Rank
Major
Last Service Branch
Transportation Corps
Last Primary MOS
4823-Aircraft Maintenance Officer
Last MOS Group
Transportation
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 4823, 114th Aviation Company (AHC)
Service Years
1961 - 1968
Transportation Corps
Major
One Overseas Service Bar

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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
 Year of Birth
1936
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Tulsa		 Last Address
Houston, TX
Casualty Date
Jan 31, 1968		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Vinh Long (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Woodland Park Cemetery - Mineral Wells, Texas		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
36E 041

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialVietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)The National Gold Star Family Registry
  1968, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2019, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Assoc. Page
  2019, The National Gold Star Family Registry


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   1967-1968, 4823, 114th Aviation Company (AHC)

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From Month/Year
September / 1967 		To Month/Year
January / 1968
Unit
114th Aviation Company (AHC) Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 MOS
4823-Aircraft Maintenance Officer
Base, Fort or City
Vinh Long		State/Country
Vinh Long (Vietnam)
  
 
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 114th Aviation Company (AHC) Details

114th Aviation Company (AHC)
Type
Aviation 		 
Parent Unit
Aviation Units 		Strength
Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jan 31, 2021
   
Memories For This Unit

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ATTACK ON VINH LONG AFLD, TET 19680131

CO, 150th Transportation Detachment

Major Vrba was killed in a bunker on the SW side of Vinh Long Air Field during an NVA night ground attack during the second day of Tet. He was credited with stopping the attack and was awarded the Silver Star, posthumously, for his actions.
   
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54 Members Also There at Same Time
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114th Aviation Company (AHC)
Tolbert, Ronald, MAJ, (1963-1983) TC 062B Captain
Edwards, Charles Harold, CPT, (1966-1971) TC 062B First Lieutenant
Jezierski, Chet, CW2, (1966-1973) TC 100E Warrant Officer 1
Uebler, Roy Nicholas, WO1, (1967-1968) TC 062B Warrant Officer 1
Colvin, Paul Silvey, 1LT, (1963-1967) AV 1981 First Lieutenant
Gordon, John, CPT, (1966-1971) AV 100E First Lieutenant
Koon, Albert Lewis, 1LT, (1966-1969) AR 1204 First Lieutenant
Whitehead, Tandy, CW4, (1968-1996) AV 154A Chief Warrant Officer 4
Bentson, Russel Dean, WO1, (1966-1967) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Duncan, William Bradley, WO1, (1966-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Pelch, Michael J. D., WO1, (1966-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Scott, Kenneth David, WO1, (1967-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Schrumpf, Michael, SGM, (1958-1988) AV 67Z50 Sergeant Major
Head, Billy Ray, SFC, (1958-1969) TC 64C10 Sergeant First Class
Ayres, John, SGT, (1966-1968) AV 68D20 Sergeant
Blanchard, John, SP 5, (1966-1968) EN 62E20 Specialist 5
Cahill, Jack, SP 5, (1966-1969) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Cockrill, Bob, SP 5, (1966-1969) SC 35K20 Specialist 5
Downey, Chuck, SP 5, (1965-1969) AV 67N20 Specialist 5
Johnson, Leon TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Kneller, Ed, SP 5, (1965-1967) OD 45J20 Specialist 5
Oftedal, Richard, SP 5, (1967-1970) TC 67N30 Specialist 5
Oliva, Richard, SP 5, (1967-1969) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Polhemus, Ron, SP 5, (1967-1969) TC 68D20 Specialist 5
Smalley, Joe, SP 5, (1966-1968) AV 67N10 Specialist 5
Stephens, Robert, SP 5, (1964-1967) AV 67N10 Specialist 5
Walsh, Steve, SP 5, (1968-1974) AV 67N20 Specialist 5
Bergeron, Simeon Joseph Arthur, SP 4, (1968-1969) TC 67N20 Specialist 4
Bolton, Dennis Lewis, SP 4, (1968-1969) TC 67N20 Specialist 4
Dietrich, Kenneth, SP 4, (1966-1968) QM 56C10 Specialist 4
Franks, Jimmy, SP 4, (1965-1967) OD 35K10 Specialist 4
Genova, Joseph, SP 4, (1966-1968) QM 94B10 Specialist 4
Griffin, David Scott, SP 4, (1965-1967) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Honaker, Ralph, SP 4, (1968-1969) OD 63B10 Specialist 4
Lynch, Virgil, SP 5, (1967-1975) AD 00G Specialist 4
Mac Donald, Jerome James, SP 4, (1966-1967) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Maestas, Jim, SP 4, (1966-1968) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Riley, Ernst, SP 4, (1966-1967) TC 67N20 Specialist 4
Slingerland, Gerald Howard, SP 4, (1966-1967) AV 67N10 Specialist 4
Thorne, Mark, SFC, (1964-1985) IN 11B10 Specialist 4
Poole, Charles Burton, PFC, (1967-1968) IN 11B10 Private First Class
Wilhelm, David Kenneth, PFC, (1968-1968) AV 67A20 Private First Class
Schooler, Thomas, SP 5, (1966-1969) OD 35M Private First Class
Royse, Wayne, CPT, (1967-1973) IN Captain
Baker, Robert, CW2, (1967-1971) AV Chief Warrant Officer 2
Schladweiler, Peter, SP 5, (1967-1970) TC Specialist 5
Hickman, Steven, SP 4, (1968-1969) TC Specialist 4
Stachura, Kenneth, SP 4, (1965-1967) TC Specialist 4
Schuster, Daniel Carl, CW2, (1966-1968) Chief Warrant Officer 2
Ziegler, Harlan, CW2, (1967-1971) Chief Warrant Officer 2
Hunt, Samuel L., WO1, (1966-1967) Warrant Officer 1
Hunt, Samuel L., WO1, (1966-1967) Warrant Officer 1
Hereau, Danny Edward, SGT, (1964-1968) Sergeant
Cook, Weyman Terry, SP 4, (1967-1969) Specialist 4
96th Signal Detachment
Bell, Marvin Vincent, SP 4, (1967-1968) QM 76P10 Specialist 4

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