ROY H DAVIS
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HONORED ON PANEL 31W, LINE 34 OF THE WALL

ROY HENRY DAVIS

WALL NAME

ROY H DAVIS

PANEL / LINE

31W/34

DATE OF BIRTH

03/21/1947

CASUALTY PROVINCE

PLEIKU

DATE OF CASUALTY

02/24/1969

HOME OF RECORD

SAN LUIS OBISPO

COUNTY OF RECORD

San Luis Obispo County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

SP4

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR ROY HENRY DAVIS
POSTED ON 2.7.2011

Roy H. Davis high school senior portrait

Roy H. Davis was a 1966 graduate from San Luis Obispo High School in San Luis Obispo, CA.
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POSTED ON 12.21.2009

SP4 Roy H. Davis' grave

SP4 Roy H. Davis is interred at Los Osos Valley Memorial Park in Los Osos, CA. His grave is in the Veterans Dedication Garden, plot 235, space B.

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POSTED ON 12.19.2009

SP4 Roy H. Davis’ last mission

SP4 ROY H. DAVIS' LAST MISSION

Taken from the virtualwall.org website



On 24 February 1969 a CH-47A CHINOOK (hull number 66-19091) of the 179th Assault Support Helicopter Company crashed, killing two and injuring three crewmembers:



• WO2 J W Wilkes, instructor pilot, injured

• WO2 A S Ventura, pilot, injured

• SP5 Harold S. Lewis, flight engineer, killed

• SP4 Roy H. Davis, crew chief, killed

• SP4 S C Martin, gunner, injured



The aircraft had flown for 5 hours 20 minutes prior to the accident. At the 3+25 point, the aircraft had been shut down and inspected by SP5 Lewis and SP4 Davis under the supervision of WO Wilkes; no discrepancies were noticed. At the time of the accident, the CH-47 was approaching a landing zone with a slung cargo of 7,000 pounds of 105mm howitzer ammunition. As the aircraft neared hover, the nose turned left and dropped slightly, then continued into an uncontrollable nose-low flat spin. It drifted downwind from the landing zone, impacting about 300 feet distant from the pad. The aft fuselage impacted first and the nose shortly afterwards. The upper portion of the fuselage collapsed, severing fuel, hydraulic, and oil lines. The impact of the lower fuselage on the sling load apparently ruptured both aft fuel cells. Fire spread rapidly toward the nose of the aircraft, hampering rescue efforts. Within minutes the 105mm ammunition began cooking off, and the combination of explosions and fire consumed the aircraft.



 

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POSTED ON 12.19.2009

In Memory of Our Fallen Comrades - Roy H. Davis

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES

Taken from the 179th ASH “Shrimpboats” website



On Feb. 24, 1969, aircraft number 19091 crashed on final approach to Firebase Tango. Pilot W2 AS Ventura, Co-pilot W2 JW Wilkes, Flight Engineer Harold Lewis, Crew Chief Roy Davis, and Gunner SC Martin were carrying an external sling load of 105 rounds to the LZ when the ship began a low uncontrolled spin. As the ship began to spin, it lost altitude, making contact with the ground. As the aft section of the aircraft made contact with the ground, the aft transmission broke loose, came forward, and severed hydraulic and fuel lines in the rear of the aircraft. Fire immediately broke out with the 105 rounds exploding under the aircraft. Both Roy Davis and Harold Lewis perished in the crash. The extent of injuries and status of the remaining crew are unknown. However, 4 others were injured.

 

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POSTED ON 12.19.2009

Roy H. Davis' obituary

San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune Thursday March 6, 1969

VITAL STATISTICS

Obituaries

Roy H. Davis

Graveside rites with full military honors were conducted this morning at Los Osos Valley Memorial Park for SP4 Roy Henry Davis, who was killed in action last week in Vietnam.

The body arrived in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday and an honor guard from Fort Ord was on hand at the memorial park for the service.

The 21-year-old soldier was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Davis.

He entered the service two years ago and was on his second tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam when he was shot down during a helicopter flight. He was a flight engineer with the 179th ASH Co. stationed in Pleiku.

The family requests that donations be made to the Chris Jespersen School.

Arrangements were handled by Reis Colonial Chapel. The Rev. George Cargill of the San Luis Obispo Nazarene Church officiated.



 

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