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HONORED ON PANEL 11W, LINE 56 OF THE WALL
GERARD FRANCIS O'CONNOR
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GERARD F O'CONNOR
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11W/56
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LEFT FOR GERARD FRANCIS O'CONNOR
POSTED ON 1.5.2016
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear WO Gerard Francis O'Connor, 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, Sir
Curt Carter
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, Sir
Curt Carter
POSTED ON 11.24.2010
Accident Summary of Helicopter UH-1C 66-15214
THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING AN ENEMY BUNKER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ESTABLISHED A COURSE OF ACTION TO DESTROY THE BUNKER. HIS DECISION WAS TO ENGAGE THE BUNKER ON A SW TO NE COURSE LINE AND DISENGAGE THE TARGET BY MAKING A LEFT BREAK. THE WIND WAS FROM THE NE. WO1 CONNER BEGAN HIS ROCKET ATTACK AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 400' MSL. THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF THE TARGET AREA IS APPROXIMATELY MEAN SEA LEVEL; HOWEVER TREES IN THE AREA REACH HEIGHTS OF APPROXIMATELY 50' TO 75'. WO1 O'CONNER BEGAN HIS ROCKET ATTACK AND FIRED TWO ROCKETS. BOTH ROCKETS IMPACTED BEYOND THE TARGET SO WO1O'CONNER INCREASED HIS ANGLE OF ATTACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIT THE TARGET BEFORE DISENGAGING THE TARGET. WHEN HE BEGAN HIS BREAK, HE WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE TREES, WO1 O'CONNER STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ALTITUDE. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TREES WITH FORWARD AIRSPEED AND PLUNGED THROUGH THE TREES IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 METERS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND ROLLED ON ITS LEFT SIDE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. [Taken from vhpa.org]
POSTED ON 7.25.2010
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
Gerald is buried at St John's Catholic Cemetery in Herrington, KS.