THE WALL OF FACES

Sergeant Jimmie Wayne Green, Served with the 603rd Transportation Detachment, 188th Assault Helicopter Company, 269th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from your sister Martha and wife Glenna are moving and reflect their enduring love for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Jimmie and I met in Ft Eustis Virginia in 1966. He was our squad leader. We were sent to Fort Campbell Ky. Then Vietnam. I shall always remember him. We planned our futures together. God Bless Him.

On October 13, 1967, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H (tail number 66-16125) from the 188th Assault Helicopter Company “Black Widows” crashed at Dau Tieng in Binh Duong Province, RVN, after an engine failure. Two crewmen were killed, pilot MAJ Boyd E. Morrow and crew chief SP4 Jimmie W. Green. They were conducting a test flight in pre-dawn darkness after an engine repair. Green was operating an engine analyzer when the engine quit at low altitude. Morrow attempted to flare the aircraft as it went into a rice paddy north of Cu Chi near a rubber plantation, impacting right side down. The helicopter began to break apart, rolled, caught fire, and came to rest inverted about 500 feet from the point of initial contact. Morrow was evacuated to the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi and expired from internal injuries. Green suffered fatal head injuries in the crash. He was posthumously promoted to Sergeant. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and vietnam.ttu.edu/reports]

Dear Sgt Jimmie Green,
Thank you for your service as an Aircraft Powerplant Repairer. It has been too long, and it's about time 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.