ERNEST L BARBER
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HONORED ON PANEL 38W, LINE 70 OF THE WALL

ERNEST LEE BARBER

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ERNEST L BARBER

PANEL / LINE

38W/70

DATE OF BIRTH

08/17/1947

CASUALTY PROVINCE

THUA THIEN

DATE OF CASUALTY

11/27/1968

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LEFT FOR ERNEST LEE BARBER
POSTED ON 1.10.2019
POSTED BY: R. Olsen

Served with ft sill and camp eagle crew chief on one of three aircraft to go to hqtrs 4/77 101

Please call his name on memorial with others who flew into the face of forever that day 218 443 1678
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POSTED ON 8.17.2017
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Specialist Four Ernest Lee Barber, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 77th Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
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POSTED ON 11.11.2016
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR SPEC 4 BARBER,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A TACTICAL WIRE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST. WATCH OVER AMERICA. IT STILL NEEDS YOUR GRACE. TODAY IS VETERANS' DAY.- SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL OF YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS GUIDE YOU. REST IN PEACE.
HAPPY VETERANS' DAY.
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POSTED ON 11.20.2015

Final Mission of SP4 Ernest L. Barber

On November 27, 1968, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C (tail number 66-00611) from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 4th Battalion, 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery Unit, 101st Airborne Division was shot down in Thua Thien Province with the loss of five U.S. Army personnel. The crew members included aircraft commander WO1 John W. Brinkmeyer, pilot LTC Roger J. Bartholomew, gunner SP4 Ernest L. Barber, and crew chief SP5 Loren D. Martinsen. A single passenger was also on board the helicopter, COL Edward B. Vogel, one of the 101st Airborne Division's Artillery commanders in Viet Nam. The following in personal account for this incident: I was a WO1 at the time in A Battery 4/77 ARA. LTC Bartholomew was my battalion commander. During an ARA mission to the Bowling Alley near FB Tomahawk, LTC Bartholomew's aircraft was engaged by extremely heavy enemy fire and crashed. His wingman said it was likely that most crewmen were dead or seriously wounded before the crash. COL Vogel was visiting the ARA unit and decided to go along on the mission. LTC Bartholomew was in the typical racetrack pattern with his wingman when he spotted the enemy. He made an immediate turn back, thereby forcing his wingman to break away and making it impossible to provide cover to the other aircraft. It has been stated that LTC Bartholomew told his wife he would not return. He was killed less than a month into his tour. Other than the crewmen on that aircraft, no original members of A Battery or HHB died during their tour. This report is not meant to disparage the reputation or flying capability of LTC Bartholomew. [From Bob B. Black, LTC USAR (Retired)] [Taken from vhpa.org]
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POSTED ON 11.14.2015

Final Mission of SP4 Ernest L. Barber

On November 27, 1968, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C (tail number 66-00611) from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 4th Battalion, 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery Unit, 101st Airborne Division was shot down in Thua Thien Province with the loss of five U.S. Army personnel. The crew members included aircraft commander WO1 John W. Brinkmeyer, pilot LTC Roger J. Bartholomew, gunner SP4 Ernest L. Barber, and crew chief SP5 Loren D. Martinsen. A single passenger was also on board the helicopter, COL Edward B. Barry, one of the 101st Airborne Division's Artillery commanders in Viet Nam. The following in personal account for this incident: I was a WO1 at the time in A Battery 4/77 ARA. LTC Bartholomew was my battalion commander. During an ARA mission to the Bowling Alley near FB Tomahawk, LTC Bartholomew's aircraft was engaged by extremely heavy enemy fire and crashed. His wingman said it was likely that most crewmen were dead or seriously wounded before the crash. COL Vogel was visiting the ARA unit and decided to go along on the mission. LTC Bartholomew was in the typical racetrack pattern with his wingman when he spotted the enemy. He made an immediate turn back, thereby forcing his wingman to break away and making it impossible to provide cover to the other aircraft. It has been stated that LTC Bartholomew told his wife he would not return. He was killed less than a month into his tour. Other than the crewmen on that aircraft, no original members of A Battery or HHB died during their tour. This report is not meant to disparage the reputation or flying capability of LTC Bartholomew. [From Bob B. Black, LTC USAR (Retired)] [Taken from vhpa.org]
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