HONORED ON PANEL 11W, LINE 115 OF THE WALL
WILLIAM JAMES MITTON
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WILLIAM J MITTON
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11W/115
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LEFT FOR WILLIAM JAMES MITTON
POSTED ON 10.27.2007
POSTED BY: CLAY MARSTON
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS FINE YOUNG UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER WHOSE NAME SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE
HELICOPTER UH-1H 68-15412
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15412
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001678
Date: 05/06/70
Incident number: 70050622.KIA
Unit: 92 ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY
Cambodia
UTM grid coordinates: YA483617
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Also: OPERA ( Operations Report )
Loss to Inventory
Name: WO1 WILLIAM JAMES MITTON (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/06/70 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 20.6
Date of Birth: 09/20/49
Home City: San Gabriel, CA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 92 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-11
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-115
Short Summary:
Died instantly due to a head wound on takeoff from an LZ.
Rest of crew survived the crash.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-15412
SSN: 264846315 Service number: W3164614
Country: Cambodia
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 06/19/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
This record was last updated on 07/25/98
YOU ARE NOR FORGOTTEN
NOR SHALL YOU EVER BE
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POSTED ON 1.4.2005
POSTED BY: Robert F. Mitton, father, Margaret, Mother
Bill
POSTED ON 9.2.2004
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
William is buried at Ft Bliss Nat Cem.
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POSTED ON 1.26.2003
POSTED BY: Dennis Summers
Classmate Gone but not Forgotten
Bill was one of my classmates in flight school (WOC 69-11). He set an example for all of us to follow in flight school. He is missed but will not be forgotten.
Dennis Summers (69-11 A-4, D Troop 1/1 Cav, Vietnam)
Dennis Summers (69-11 A-4, D Troop 1/1 Cav, Vietnam)
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POSTED ON 10.28.2001
POSTED BY: Col R.V. Baker (Ret)
The Kid
I was in the same unit with "The Kid". Mitton was the most professional flyer we'd ever seen. Though only 19 when he started his tour, he incorporated new safe ideas. Sunglasses with a clear visor, instead of a color visor. Tucked sleeves with velcro pulls, high color to protect the neck from fires. He made it look so professional many others copied what he did. His flying was a meticulous as his appearance, professional, safe and extremely competent. He died as he lived, a single clean shot. No one else in the ship suffered any serious injuries. A tremendous, pilot, soldier, and friend.
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