1st Sgt.Yoshiiwa Nagato 7/1/29 - 7/19/66

Burial :
The National Cemetery of the Pacific, in Hawaii
Section U, Site 721-J

panel 09E - Line 42

KIA 07/19/66
...in mid-air collision over the Ia Drang River between a Huey,
 in which he was hitching a ride back to Base Camp in Pleiku, and an L-19 "Bird-dog" Air Force spotter plane.

Battalion Daily Journal Excerpt...  July 19, 1966:
"The men all knew Top Soldier Nagato and knew of his outstanding courage, the confidence he inspired in
 the men, and all around soldiering ability.  He had been one of the key figures in making the Dragons
 the professional unit it was and is today...  ...God rest these men, for they were soldiers."

FSGT - E8 - Army - Regular
25th Infantry Division

Length of service 18 years
His tour began on Jan 4, 1966
Casualty was on Jul 19, 1966
In  SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, HELICOPTER
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered