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Last Rank
Lieutenant
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Last Primary Designator/NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
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Primary Unit
1968-1968, 131X, HA(L)-3 Seawolves
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Service Years
1962 - 1968
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Order of the Golden Dragon
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1940 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Aric Bergren (Cheese), ABF3
to remember
Abrams, John Leon, LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Menomie, WI |
Last Address
Not Specified |
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Casualty Date
Jul 13, 1968 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Ba Xugen |
Conflict
Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68) |
Location of Interment
Spring Hill Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
52W 021 |
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1962-1964, 131X, NAS Ellyson Field
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1964-1965, 131X, NAS Key West
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1965-1966, 131X, USS Randolph (CVS-15)
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1965-1966, 131X, USS Hornet (CVS-12)
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1966-1967, 131X, NAS Bermuda
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1968-1968, 131X, HA(L)-3 Seawolves
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Last Known Activity
Lieutenant John Leon Abrams was serving as a pilot with the Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three Seawolves when he was killed in action in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. His UH-1B helicopter was hit by .50 caliber enemy fire, causing the transmission to seize at 800 feet. Also killed in the crash were his copilot, LtJG James Henry Romanski, and his crewmen, AMH3 Raymond Douglas Robinson and AMS3 Dennis Michael Wobbe.
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Comments/Citation
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