March-April
1972-page
15
March-April
1972-page
15
“Southeast Asia”
Det
1
Crews
Medevac
Four
PHAN
RANG
AB
- A
small
Vietnamese
boy
and
three
U.S.
military
personnel
were
evacuated
in
separate
missions
by
Pedro
crews
from
Det
1,
3rd
ARRGp
based
here.
The
boy,
seven
years
old,
was
airlifted
to
the
dispensary
after
stepping
on
a
mine
near
the
base
perimeter.
His
condition
was
listed
as
serious.
Maj
John
R.
Cassarini
was
pilot
on
the
mission
and
Capt
Larry
B.
Doege
was
copilot.
Others
aboard
were
Capt
Gary
L.
Kissel
(MC),
SSgt
Leslie
B.
Terbeest,
and
SSgt
Raymond
B.
Campbell.
To
make
the
pickup,
the
HH-43
was
landed
in
the
mine
field.
An
army
officer
suffering
from
an
appendicitis
attack
was
medevaced
at
night
by
a
Det
1
Pedro
crew
consisting
of
Major
Cassarini,
Capt
Kevin
M.
Mahan,
Captain
Kissel,
SSgt
Roger
A.
Klaes
and
SSgt
James
H.
Lowery.
While
flying
to
the
hospital
at
Cam
Ranh
Bay
and
also
while
returning
to
Phan
Rang,
the
rescue
crew
found
it
necessary
to
fly
around
artillery
fire.
The
third
mission
involved
the
medical
evacuation
of
a
sergeant
suffering
from
malaria,
heart
failure,
peptic
ulcers
and
diabetes.
His
condition
was
critical
when
he
was
placed
aboard
the
HH-43
for
the
flight
to
the
hospital
at
Cam
Ranh
Bay.
Because
of
the
patient's
condition
it
was
necessary
to
make
a
fast,
but
smooth,
flight.
The
malaria
had
created
an
extremely
dangerous
condition
in
the
patient
which
lead
to
his
heart
failure.
He
was
on
oxygen
and
being
intravenously
fed
during
the
flight.
Members
of
the
crew
were
Capt
Robert
M.
Albers,
pilot,
Captain
Mahan,
copilot;
Captain
Kissel,
Sergeant
Klaes,
SSgt
Jim
H.
Lowery
and
SSgt
Gavin
H.
Sloan.
A
sergeant
who
had
suffered
a
compound
fracture
and
severed
tendon
on
his
index
finger
was
taken
to
the
hospital
at
Cam
Ranh
Bay
for
the
surgery
needed
to
assure
the
reuse
of
his
hand.
Captain
Albers
was
pilot
and
Captain
Mahan
was
copilot
on
the
flight.
Other
members
of
the
HH-43
crew
were
SSgt
Raymond
B.
Campbell,
Sergeant
Klaes,
SSgt
Lester
W.
Clements
and
Captain
Kissel.
Det
5
Night
Flight
Saves
Civilian
UDORN
RTAFB
-
Flying
at
night
through
numerous
rain
storms,
an
HH-43
Pedro
crew
from
Det
5,
3rd
ARRGp,
evacuated
a
US
civilian
who
had
suffered
a
cerebral
hemmorrhage
at
Khon
Kaen,
55
miles
from
Udorn.
On
the
flight
to
the
pickup
site
Capt
Robert
F.
Raggio
and
his
copilot,
Maj
Walter
A.
Malkiewicz,
used
dead
reckoning
as
the
primary
source
of
navigation;
a
night
approach
was
made
to
the
unlighted
airport
upon
arrival.
The
patient
was
placed
aboard
after
examination
by
Capt
Ronald
W.
Knight
(MC),
a
flight
surgeon,
and
the
HH-43
headed
back
for
Udorn.
On
the
way,
rain
storms
again
hampered
the
flight.
After
landing
at
Udorn,
Captain
Knight
said
the
patient's
life
would
have
been
in
grave
danger
had
it
not
been
for
the
helicopter
evacuation.
Other
members
of
the
rescue
crew
were
A1C
LeMayne
E.
DeWild,
helicopter
mechanic;
and
Sgt
Robert
W.
Mosteller,
medical
technician.
Wounded
Airman
Medevaced
By
Pedro
Crew
DA NANG AFLD - A security policeman, seriously wounded by an enemy sniper, was medevaced to the hospital shortly after midnight by an HH-43 crew from the Pedro Division (LBR Det), 37th ARRSq, here. Manning the Pedro were Capt Michael F. Schmidt, pilot; Capt John N. Drexler, copilot; A1C Leon J. Raska, flight mechanic; and SSgt Wallace H. Long, medical technician.
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