THE WALL OF FACES

"Nail" Nolan (he was tall, straight and thin) and I were in OCS together. He was only 19 when he became a 2LT, but he was bright and brave. He wanted to fly, and now he is with the angels. I think of him every Memorial Day.

CAPTAIN
JOSEPH PAUL NOLAN
PILOT

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
CRAIG LEE FARLOW
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER

SPECIALIST 5
ELLIOTT CROOK
CREW CHIEF

SPECIALIST 5
TIMOTHY JOHN JACOBSEN
DOOR GUNNER


who remain as being

Missing In Action


all served with


COMPANY A

101st AVIATION BATTALION

101st AIRBORNE DIVISION

" THE SCREAMING EAGLES "


On 16 May 1971,

1st Lieutenant Joseph Paul Nolan
Pilot

Warrant Officer 1 Craig Lee Farlow
Aircraft Commander

SP4 Elliott Crook
Crew Chief

SP4 Timothy John Jacobsen Door Gunner

comprised the four-man crew of a UH1H helicopter conducting a combat assault insertion of ARVN Marines into a landing zone ( LZ ) in the vicinity of Hue, Thua Thin Province, South Vietnam.

Lieutenant Nolan's helicopter was the seventh to land on the LZ.

On departing the LZ, pilots of the fifth and sixth helicopters stated that they were taking heavy enemy fire.

Lieutenant Nolan radioed after touchdown that he was taking heavy ground fire and that his crew chief was wounded.

Lieutenant Nolan immediately took off and at 250 feet, witnesses saw his aircraft rapidly lose rotor RPM and crash into the tree tops, bursting into flames.

No survivors were seen to exit the aircraft.

On 24 May, a search and recovery team made a ground search and found 2 partial skulls and one partial right foot, all badly burned.

It was also noted that there were four more possible remains that were trapped under the heavy wreckage.

The partial skulls were later determined to be Vietnamese.

The other remains were not recovered because of hostile fire.

The crew of the UH1H was presumed to be dead, and their bodies were never recovered.

They are listed with honor among the nearly 2500 Americans still missing in Southeast Asia until such time as their remains can be returned home for an honorable burial.





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YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

NOR SHALL YOU EVER BE

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

Mary Frye – 1932

"An God said who shall we send.I answered I am here,send me."

Isaiah 6:8

Sometimes life has challenges that only the strong and daring can handle, and you have taken on those challenges and turned into a hero. You will always be remembered and honored for your services. Thank you for your dedication and for defending the country that I love. You will never be forgotten.
Lauren Gerdes