DALLAS A DRIVER
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HONORED ON PANEL 7W, LINE 122 OF THE WALL

DALLAS ALAN DRIVER

WALL NAME

DALLAS A DRIVER

PANEL / LINE

7W/122

DATE OF BIRTH

05/07/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

TAY NINH

DATE OF CASUALTY

10/10/1970

HOME OF RECORD

STEPHENS CITY

COUNTY OF RECORD

Frederick County

STATE

VA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

SGT

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Contact Details
STATUS

MIA

REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR DALLAS ALAN DRIVER
POSTED ON 6.29.2017
POSTED BY: Jose L Rodriguez 199th Infantry A5/12 2nd squad

Spoke w/your wife

Got a surprise e-mail from your wife.She told me that the Army didn't give her many details about the chopper accident.
I mentioned to her that I was the last one that boarded and that the pilot turned around and said to get the last men off because of the weight limit.
I felt a hand push me off just as the chopper took off.
As I was going to the other chopper Joe Porto told me to look back and I saw the chopper flip on its side and hit the river. We looked for anyone surfacing but saw no one. The current was pretty strong and wondered if the current had carried you upstream.
Told your wife that you showed us a photo of your daughter.
She e-mailed me a photo of her and your daughter all grown up.
We have been keeping in touch and talk about you
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POSTED ON 11.16.2014

Final Mission of SGT Dallas A. Driver

On October 9, 1969, a UH-1H helicopter crew and passengers were attempting an extraction from a mined pickup zone in eastern Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam near the shores of the Song Dong Nai River. During the extraction attempt, the helicopter's rotor blade struck a bamboo thicket, causing the loss of rotor RPM's and lift capability. The helicopter began losing altitude, turned right and headed west and downriver in an attempt to regain air speed. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft struck 15-20 feet of water in an almost level attitude, and sank on its left side in less than 10 seconds. Immediate and continuous air and water searches, loudspeaker broadcasts, and phamplet distributions were conducted during the period of 9-15 October and 19-21 October, suspended October 16-18 only because of poor weather conditions. No recovery was made of any of those missing from the aircraft, but the remains of two personnel aboard were located and subsequently identified. The waters of the Song Dong Nai River were swift and treacherous. A LRRP swimmer trying to inspect the site had difficulty staying afloat even with a rope. The individual reported that equipment seen on the shore after the crash appeared to be alternately submerged and then reappear. It could not be determined at the time how many persons escaped the aircraft. One who was known to escape (unnamed in Army records) reported that he could not make it to shore and went under. Another survivor reported seeing him go down within 3-4 feet of him, but never saw him again. One of the individuals who was initially seen to survive, later drowned or was lost in the incident. The only survivor of the original crash was WO Kilbourne, the pilot. The two remains located were identified as the crew chief, who had survived the immediate crash, but later drowned. CW4 James W. Bailey, the aircraft commander, was lost and his remains were recovered. SGT Dallas A. Driver, SGT Jimmy R. Garbett, SGT Raymond G. Moore, SGT James L. Suydam and SP5 James H. Turner were listed as Killed, Body Not Recovered. Since their remains were never found, they are listed with honor among the missing. [Taken from pownetwork.org]
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POSTED ON 10.8.2014

Final Mission of SGT Dallas A. Driver

On October 10, 1970, a UH-1H helicopter crew and passengers were attempting an extraction from a mined pick-up zone in eastern Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, near the shores of the Song Dong Nai River. During the extraction attempt, the helicopter's rotor blade struck trees, causing the loss of rotor RPM's and lift capability. The helicopter began losing altitude, turned right and headed west and downriver in an attempt to regain air speed. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft struck 15-20 feet of water in an almost level attitude, and sank on its left side in less than 10 seconds. Immediate and continuous air and water searches, loudspeaker broadcasts, and phamplet distributions were conducted during the period of 9-15 October and 19-21 October, suspended October 16-18 only because of poor weather conditions. No recovery was made of any of those missing from the aircraft, but the remains of two personnel aboard were located and subsequently identified. A LRRP swimmer trying to inspect the site had difficulty staying afloat. The individual reported that equipment seen on the shore after the crash appeared to be alternately submerged and then reappear. It could not be determined at the time how many persons escaped the aircraft. One who was known to escape (unnamed in Army records) reported that he could not make it to shore and went under. Another survivor reported seeing him go down within 3-4 feet of him, but never saw him again. One of the individuals who was initially seen to survive, later drowned or was lost in the incident. The only survivor of the original crash was WO Kilbourne, the pilot. The waters of the Song Dong Nai River were swift and treacherous. It is particularly tragic that men who survived an aircraft would drown trying to reach safety. The two remains located were identified as the crew chief, who had survived the immediate crash, but later drowned. CW4 James A. Bailey, the aircraft commander, was lost and his remains were recovered. Others who perished in the crash included SGT Dallas A. Driver, SGT Jimmy R. Garbett, SGT Raymond G. Moore and SP5 James H. Turner. All were listed as Killed, Body Not Recovered. Since their remains were never found, they are listed with honor among the missing. [Taken from pownetwork.org]
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POSTED ON 10.21.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter

Remembering An American Hero

Dear SGT Dallas Alan Driver, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter
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POSTED ON 7.10.2013
POSTED BY: Annabelle Driver Hamman

my first love

Dallas was my first love, we met in High school at James wood in Winchester, Va. I was a 9th grader he was an Senior. He was such a sweet and honest man. He had a lot of friends and was always a hard worker. He wanted more a lot of life and he saw how my Dad made a something of himself by going into the Army so he thought that he would go in and do the best he could. He was expert in rifle. pistol and other great medals in other fields. We got married on May 30, 1969 and had 2 1/2 wonderful weeks together before he went Vie Nam . we wrote a lot of letters and he sent me some pictures and sent me an oil painting of Vietnam village in which I still have haning in in a frame in my bedroom and I still have his pictures sitting around in my house. I will always love him I just wish there was closer because they never found his body and that still haunts me to this day.
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