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25th
Infantry Division |
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Maj. Raymond Eugene
Johnson
Age 32
Headquarters &
Headquarters Company
Died: July 19, 1966 |
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On the morning of the
19th Alpha Company came under attack and successfully defeated the
enemy. Then Captain Raymond Johnson, the relatively new S-3
came in by helicopter to pick up First Sergeant Nagato of A
Company and also to tag enemy equipment policed up by 1st
platoon of A Company. When everything was loaded on the
chopper, it departed the area and was flying parallel to the Ia
Drang River when it collided with a L-19 type aircraft.
Losing its main rotor, it tumbled to the ground below and
immediately burst into flames, killing Captain Johnson, First
Sergeant Nagato, the two pilots and two gunners. The pilot
of the L19 was also killed when his ship landed on the west side
of the Ia Drang River. |
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Maj. Johnson was from Lake City, Florida.
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Dec 27, 1965
Casualty was on Jul 19, 1966
In SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, HELICOPTER
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
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OUR HONORED DEAD
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