Bobby James Perkins
Private First Class
A CO, 5TH BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
New York, New York
August 16, 1949 to November 26, 1968
BOBBY J PERKINS is on the Wall at Panel W38, Line 68

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13 Jul 2002

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in arms from
VVA Chapter 421

Placed by a fellow Vietnam veteran,
Lester Modelowitz
lmodelowitz@si.rr.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 26 November 1968 the 15th Med Battalion was tasked with a medevac mission in support of A Company, 5/7 Cavalry. The Huey landed, loaded the wounded aboard, and took off - only to be hit by .51 caliber machinegun fire. The aircraft crashed, killing all eleven men aboard:
  • Aircrewmen, 15th Medical Bn:
    • CWO James D. Doran, Ridgefield Park, NJ, pilot, HQ & Svc Co
    • 1LT Stephen C. Beals, Dallas, TX, copilot, HQ & Svc Co
    • SP5 Johnny G. Gregg, Houston, TX, medic, HQ & Svc Co
    • SP4 John S. Alling, Auburn, NY, crew chief, HQ & Svc Co
    • CPL Robert E. Jones, Harrison, MI, medic, B Co

  • A Co, 5th Bn, 7th Cav Rgt (wounded):
    • SGT William M. Ebel, West Olive, MI
    • SGT Curtis H. Rainer, Fort Worth, TX
    • SGT Patrick E. Smith, Avon, OH (Silver Star)
    • SP4 Pietro Piconi, Hannastown, PA
    • PFC Roger D. Algire, Mount Vernon, OH
    • PFC Bobby J. Perkins, New York, NY

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