Donald James Cramer, Jr
Specialist Four
COMM SECTION, HHB, 1ST BN, 21ST ARTILLERY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV Army of the United States Detroit, Michigan September 23, 1947 to October 03, 1968 DONALD J CRAMER Jr is on the Wall at Panel W42, Line 67 |
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Southwestern, class of '65
Classmate, friend, more than a name on the Wall.
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From a friend from Vietnam, |
A Note from The Virtual WallTwentyfour men died when a C-7A (tail number 63-9753) collided with a CH-47A (tail number 66-19041) near Camp Evans on 03 Oct 1968.The CH-47, from Company A, 228th ASHB, was on a regular shuttle run from LZ Nancy to Camp Evans, while the C-7A, from the 537th Tac Airlift Sqdn, had just taken off from Camp Evans. As the C-7A climbed through 1100 feet in an ascending right turn it hit the CH-47. The helicopter's rotor slashed through the C-7's cockpit, killing both pilots instantly. The C-7A then spiralled into the ground, killing all aboard - 4 Air Force crewman and 9 Army passengers. The CH-47 broke up in flight, with the main fuselage section dropping almost vertically to the ground, where it exploded and burned. Five crewmen and six passengers aboard the CH-47 died. All of the Army casualties were from the 1st Cavalry Division. The dead were
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