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Robert W. Dieffenbach, Jr
Specialist Four
54TH MED DET, 498TH MED CO (AA), 67TH MED GROUP, 44TH MED BDE, USARV Army of the United States Newark, Delaware November 29, 1947 to October 18, 1968 ROBERT W DIEFFENBACH Jr is on the Wall at Panel W41, Line 72 |
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At 1807 hours, 18 October 1968, a Dust Off helicopeter, UH-1H, tail number 66-16760 was shot down by enemy fire. It had 7 individuals on board with two scout dogs. The aircraft and burst into flames and three passengers, one dog, and a crew member managed to get off the aircraft. The crew member died en route to medical facilities. Reported Missing in Action on 18 August, were WO Cole (recovered/declared dead 22 October); WO Doolittle (recovered/declared dead 25 October); SGT Hernandez (recovered/declared dead on 21 October); and SP4 Dieffenbach died en-route to medical facility. The other 3 passengers survived. The men who perished as a result were from the 54th Medical Detachment, 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 67th Med Group, 44th Med Brigade, US Army Vietnam:
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