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Information on U.S. Navy helicopter SH-3A tail number 148985
POSTED ON 1/2/13 - BY WKILLIAN@SMJUHSD.ORG
Crew consisted of LT Richard W. Homuth, LJG Thomas E. Pettis, PR1 Eureka L. Schmittou, and ADJ Ronald P. Soucy. On 23 May 1967 after launching from the USS Hornet and during search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, the aircraft was downed, its crash at sea considered hostile. No radio contact was heard and the helicopter was classified as missing. Crew members were listed as killed in action-body not recovered, which was later changed to remains nonrecoverable (status assigned 11 Sept 1974). [Taken from vhpa.org]
Other Comments:
PR1 Schmittou had been in the Navy for 18 years-
his tour began on May 23, 1967
Other Personnel in Incident: Richard Homuth, Thomas Pettis, Ronald Soucy, all KIA/BNR
1967 HOMUTH RICHARD W. SPRING VALLEY CA.
(SAR FOUND RAFT RADIO CONTACT)
1967 PETTIS THOMAS E. MOBILE AL.
(SAR FOUND RAFT RADIO CONTACT)
1967 SCHMITTOU EUREKA LAVERN RINGGOLD TX.
(SAR FOUND RAFT RADIO CONTACT)
1967 SOUCY RONALD PHILIP WHITTING LAKE IN.
(SAR FOUND RAFT RADIO CONTACT)
REMARKS: ON SAR - LOST RADIO CONTACT - FOUNF RAFT
CACCF/CRASH/AIRCREW/18 YRS UNITED STATES NAVY
No further information available at this time.
North Vietnam, pre-1975: CHANGE OF CATEGORY FROM "DEAD (BNR)" TO "REMAINS NONRECOVERABLE"
