Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Memorial Map
Back to the map

WESTBAY GAYLORD LEE

08 SEP 1967 · HHC 2 BDE 4 INF · OH-23G · #62-03822

Pilots

Passengers

Narrative

The aircraft crashed into trees and a stream as a result of fuel exhaustion. The pilot and one passenger were pinned in the wreckage. While the other passenger was walking for help, enemy forces killed the pilot and passenger and pilfered the aircraft.

VHPA incident report en.wikipedia.org 4thinfantry.org youtube.com historynet.com Google Earth