BYRON H CROTWELL
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HONORED ON PANEL 4E, LINE 68 OF THE WALL

BYRON HUGH CROTWELL

WALL NAME

BYRON H CROTWELL

PANEL / LINE

4E/68

DATE OF BIRTH

03/21/1932

CASUALTY PROVINCE

BINH DINH

DATE OF CASUALTY

01/13/1966

HOME OF RECORD

JACKSON

COUNTY OF RECORD

Hinds County

STATE

MS

BRANCH OF SERVICE

AIR FORCE

RANK

SSGT

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR BYRON HUGH CROTWELL
POSTED ON 1.25.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

We Will Remember

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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POSTED ON 3.21.2019
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Staff Sergeant Byron Hugh Crotwell, Served with the 310th Air Commando Squadron, 315th Air Commando Group, 13th Air Force.
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POSTED ON 3.2.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Ssgt Byron Crotwell,
Thank you for your service as a Fixed Wing Crewman. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 12.25.2017

You bring Honor to our Family!

We thank you so much for your sacrifice Uncle Byron. It has been one of our past time favorites to sit around and hear stories about you. You were such an amazing, kind, brave, and compassionate person. My husband considers it a true blessing and honor to of been named after his Uncle Byron- A True American Hero!! We await the day of seeing you in Heaven.
With love,
Your Nephew and Niece-in-law, Byron & Angel Crotwell
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POSTED ON 7.26.2015

Final Mission of SSGT Byron H. Crotwell

On the night of January 13, 1966, a C-123B transport (tail number 55-4519) of the 310th Air Commando Squadron was providing flareship support for a flight of A-1E Skyraiders from the 1st ACS. The Skyraiders in turn were attacking Vietcong positions near An Khe. As one of the Skyraiders pulled off target after delivering ordnance it collided with the circling flareship. Both aircraft crashed. There were no survivors. The crew from the C-123B included pilot CAPT Herman H. Ritchie, copilot CAPT Warren L. Anderson, SSGT Byron H. Crotwell, TSGT Thomas A. Fodaro, SSGT Edward J. Hincewicz, and TSGT Irwin L. Hoffman. The pilot of the A-1E was CAPT Robert N. Middlebrooks. [Taken from virtualwall.com and aviation-safety.net]
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