ABEL CHARLES SEABORN

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ACFT 1 OF 2 GUNSHIPS ESCORTING 5 SLICKS WITH TROOP LZ MISSED BECAUSE OF WX FLT ATTEMPTED RETURN TO BASE FLT BECAME SEPARATED IN HVY RAIN 088 SEEN SLOWING AND ENTERING TREES ACFT SETTLED THRU TREE LOW CEILING HVY RAIN GROUND FOG POOR VISIBILITY ACFT AND CREW MISSING War Story: From page 12, 68th AHC Annual History 1966 on-line at http://www.68thahc.com/Unit_Reports/U_H_1966_01.pdf "The 'Top Tigers' were called upon to supply a platoon and a heavy fire team to support a classified operation. During the operation, four men were lost when they were caught in a severe thunderstorm. Missing in action are 1LT Charles S. Abel, WO Edwin R. Higgins, SP4 Kenneth R. Bertsch, and a Navy personnel, training as a gunner with the 68th." The "Navy personnel" was Airman CHILDERS (7949781). Correct unit is Det 1, HC-1. The HC-1 dets went in-country 01 Jul 66 and were combined to form HA(L)-3 on 01 April 1967.