Russell, Peter John, CPT

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Last Rank
Captain
Last Service Branch
Transportation Corps
Last Primary MOS
1981-Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Transportation
Primary Unit
1968-1973, 1981, 240th Aviation Company (AHC), 214th Aviation Battalion
Service Years
1968 - 1973
Transportation Corps
Captain
Nine Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
New York
New York
 Year of Birth
1946
 
The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is SFC Anthony Eugene Santa Maria, IV (Tony).

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by SSG Edward Inman (sgtsin)
 
Contact Info
Home Town
New York		 Last Address
New York
MIA Date
Aug 01, 1968		  
Cause
Non Hostile- Died while Missing		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Phuoc Long (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
50W 045

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family RegistryNational League of POW/MIA Families
  2014, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2023, The National Gold Star Family Registry
  2023, National League of POW/MIA Families


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Then 1st Lt. Russell was the pilot of a UH-1C (#66-15154), call sign, "Mad Dog 36" out of Bearcat Airfield, RVN.. His aircraft disappeared in bad weather in former Song Be Province while returning from a mission. The aircraft was located in 1971, but only the remains of one crew member were found.  He remains MIA/BNR.


There is a possibility that the 3 missing crewmen were taken prisoner by the Viet Cong as their flight helmets were found, though no other evidence.

Crew:
WO1 William Fernan, AC (KIA)
CPT Peter Russell, AC (BNR)
SSG Steven M. Hastings, CE (BNR)
SP6 Donald R. Fowler, G (BNR)

In Memory Of marker at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, USA Plot: Section MA Site 91. Peter is also memorialize at the Courts of the Missing, Court B, Honolulu, Hawaii.
   
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Note: Trained with Flight Class 68-2
   
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   1968-1973, 1981, 240th Aviation Company (AHC), 214th Aviation Battalion

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From Month/Year
May / 1968 		To Month/Year
October / 1973
Unit
240th Aviation Company (AHC) Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 MOS
1981-Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander
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Phuoc Long Province		State/Country
Vietnam
  
 
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 240th Aviation Company (AHC), 214th Aviation Battalion Details

240th Aviation Company (AHC), 214th Aviation Battalion
Type
Aviation 		 
Parent Unit
214th Aviation Battalion 		Strength
Battalion
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

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240th Aviation Company (AHC)
Hiner, Franklin Joe, CPT, (1959-1968) AV 1981 Captain
Jilcott, Charles B., CPT, (1966-1968) AV 1981 Captain
Toops, Richard, CPT, (1967-1972) TC 1981 Captain
Glasier, Robert, CW2, (1967-1971) AV 100E Chief Warrant Officer 2
Huber, Ron, CW2, (1967-1970) AV 100E Chief Warrant Officer 2
Rosemark, Ronn, CW4, (1966-1987) AV 151A Chief Warrant Officer 2
Faverty, Alvis Ray, WO1, (1967-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Hoffman, David R., WO1, (1966-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Rolfe, Gary, CW2, (1968-1970) TC 100E Chief Warrant Officer 2
Addison, Harvey Charles, WO1, (1967-1968) TC 062B Warrant Officer 1
Eisenhart, Guy Lee, WO1, (1966-1968) TC 062B Warrant Officer 1
Eisenhour, James, WO1, (1967-1968) TC 062B Warrant Officer 1
Grabenstetter, George, MSG, (1959-1980) TC 67Z50 Master Sergeant
Hastings, Steven Morris, SSG, (1965-1968) AV 67N10 Staff Sergeant
Baird, Robert, SP 5, (1966-1969) AV 68D20 Specialist 5
Compton, Paul Douglas, SP 5, (1967-1968) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Dell, George Douglas, SP 5, (1967-1968) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Farris, John, SP 5, (1969-1971) AV 67U10 Specialist 5
Klann, Martin Douglas, SP 5, (1965-1968) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Manns, Dennis, SP 5, (1967-1971) EN 1221 Specialist 5
Page, Henry Lindsay, SP 5, (1965-1968) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Thomas, Robert, SP 5, (1967-1970) AV 67N10 Specialist 5
Begosh, Martin John, SP 4, (1967-1968) AV 67N10 Specialist 4
Bellinger, Ronald Lee, SP 4, (1966-1968) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Craig, Michael Dennis, SP 4, (1967-1968) TC 67N20 Specialist 4
Dye, Daniel Grover, SP 5, (1970-1971) AV 67N10 Specialist 4
Fowler, Donald Randall, SP 6, (1967-1975) IN 11B20 Specialist 4
Frazier, Paul, SP 4, (1966-1972) OD 35K10 Specialist 4
Tippett, William, SSG, (1965-1972) AV 67N20 Specialist 4
Hopkins, Al, CPT, (1965-1971) IN Captain
Rohtvali, Arvi, WO1, (1966-1968) WO Warrant Officer 1
Miller, Morris, SP 5, (1966-1968) AV Specialist 5
Sauer, Clayton, SP 5, (1970-1972) IM Specialist 5
Holton, Gary Dennis, SP 4, (1967-1968) AV Specialist 4
Havnaer, Ralph Milton, WO1, (1967-1968) Warrant Officer 1
214th Aviation Battalion
McKee, Edwin, CPT, (1965-1974) AV 1981 Captain
Fleer, Robert Dean, CPT, (1952-1968) TC 1981 Captain
Laplante, Noel Charles, 1LT, (1970-1971) TC 1981 First Lieutenant
Brown, Steven Merle, CW2, (1967-1970) AV 100B Warrant Officer 1
Butcher, Gale Washington, WO1, (1969-1970) AV 100B Warrant Officer 1
Cook, Donald Warren, CW2, (1961-1970) AV 100B Warrant Officer 1
Hoffman, David R., WO1, (1966-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Ross, Morris Jerome, WO1, (1967-1968) AV 062B Warrant Officer 1
Blaum, Gillbert, CPT, (1966-1968) MD 3100 Captain
Long, Frank, COL, (1966-1992) SC 0210 Captain
Bixler, Martin Edward, WO1, (1967-1968) TC 062B Chief Warrant Officer 3
Vilas, Gerald Frank, WO1, (1969-1971) TC 100B Warrant Officer 1
Yarger, Jeffrey J., WO1, (1966-1968) TC 062B Warrant Officer 1
Hastings, Steven Morris, SSG, (1965-1968) AV 67N10 Staff Sergeant
Harvey, Thomas Preston, SGT, (1970-1971) AV 67N10 Sergeant
Johnson, Mark, SGT, (1969-1971) QM 76V40 Sergeant
Warr, James Milton, SGT, (1967-1968) AV 67N10 Sergeant
Catoir, Joseph Geo. Patrick, SP 5, (1966-1968) AV 67N10 Specialist 5
Crawford, Stanley Wendel, SP 5, (1969-1970) TC 67N20 Specialist 5
Gray, Joe, SP 5, (1967-1968) MD 3666 Specialist 5
Harby, George, SP 5, (1967-1970) AV 67H10 Specialist 5
Holmok, Donald, SP 5, (1970-1971) OD 45M Specialist 5
Kleppin, Kenneth Thomas, SP 5, (1968-1970) AV 67N10 Specialist 5
LaCour, James, SP 5, (1967-1970) AV 67N10 Specialist 5

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