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Remember - Memorial Page Individual Memorials Last Update 05/08/01  In Memory of Those Who Gave All So We Can Be The land of The Free  .*"For those of us whofought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know"Anonymous A Fire Burns Forever in Our Hearts For You  .     SYNOPSIS: On November 4, 1969... United States Army Case Summary Report Important MIA Message From cilhi Others Missing in Viet Nam on 4Nov69 Another Memorial Site for the above men .  . Background Information SYNOPSIS: On November 4, 1969, WO Terry L. Alford, aircraft commander; WO1 Jim R. Cavender, pilot; SP4 John A. Ware, crew chief; and SP4 James R. Klimo, door gunner; wereflying a series of combat support missions in a UH1H helicopter (serial #67-19512) in South Vietnam. Loss Coordinates: 123327N 1085304E (BP702890)  WO Alford was returning to his base at Nha Trang from Duc Lap at about 1920 hours when he made his last known radio contact with the 48th Aviation Company Operations at Ninh Hoa. Either the pilot or aircraft commander gave his approximate location as Duc My Pass, and stated he was in the clouds and instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Shortly afterwards, the controller at Ninh Hoa heard a radiotransmission that WO1 Alford was in trouble. The pilot reported, inexplicably, that the helicopter was flying upside down. The Defense Department has told family members that the helicopter was on a secondary mission heading toward a buffer zone between Cambodia and South Vietnam, an area in the Central Highlands the helicopter was in by mistake. The helicopter is not believed to have been shot at. Search efforts were conducted for six consecutive days, but nothing was found. According to the Defense Department, one crewmember's body was recovered at a later time, butno remains were ever found that could be identified as Alford, Klimo, Wareor Cavender. The four crew members were not among the prisoners of war thatwere released in 1973. High ranking officials admit their dismay that "hundreds"of suspected American prisoners of war did not return. Klimo's sister hasidentified her brother as one of the prisoners of war pictured in a Vietnamesepropaganda leaflet. Source: Updated by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Top of Page WO1's TERRY ALFORD and JIM CAVENDER SP4's JOHN WARE and JAMES KLIMO The following narrative is from the United States Army Case Summary Report: Refno: 1515 Province: Khanh Hoa District: Khanh Binh Township: Khanh Binh Lat: 123326N Long: 1085304E UTM: BP702890 Narrative: On 4 Novemeber 1969 WO1 Terry Alford, WO1 Jim Cavender, SP4 John Ware and SP4 James R. Klimo werecrewmembers aboard a UH-1H helicopter flying east from Duc Lap to Nha Trangin deteriorating weather conditions. After making radio contact with airtraffic controllers at approximately 1920 HRS, a radio transmission from this aircraft indicated that the aviators had become disoriented in theclouds and were in an emergency situation. No further contacts were heardand all SAR operations conducted were negative. NOTE: The above UTM and Geo Coordinates are based on the last known US loaction (last radio transmission). Witness testimony from subsequent investigations place this incident loss near Hon Mang Mountain (49P BP797784), within Khanh Hoa Province. The actual crash site is probably in the vicinity of BP736768; the location of the landing zone prepared in April 1996. POST WAR SOURCES: T85-226, 23 July 85, JCRC-LNB: Source provided hearsay information about a helicopter crashsite in the Nha Trang area (No Further Information)that had reportedly been discovered in 1969. Further, the witness' brother had reportedly recovered four sets of remains from this site and was holding them near his home in Nha Trang. AUG 93, JFA 25: Team members investigate this case in Khanh Hoa Province. No witnesses to this incident could be found, MRS. NGUYEN THI CUT provided second-hand hearsay information about a person who allegedly held remains and a dogtag possibly associated with this cas, but MRS. CUT's acquaintance (NFI) who knew the individual'sname was out of the area for several days. 19 May 1994, Ltr from Garnett Bell to CILHI (Central Indentification Lab, Hawaii): Author providedhearsay information of a helicopter crashsite near "Chu Knia Mountain" inthe vicinity of BP 4779. He also claimed to possess remains and artifacts from this site and offered to forward them to CILHI. A photograph of an unidentified POW (#111) thought to possibly be of SP4 Klimo, was later identified as Charles Jackson, Captain, USAF by Jackson himself and his cellmate, Thomas J. Hanton, Captain, USAF. FEB 94, JFA 28: Team members returned to Khanh Hoa Province and reinterviewed MRS, Cut who introduced MR. PHAM NGOC CHAU to investigators. MR. CHAU provided hearsay information regarding the recovery of remains and a dog tag allegedly taken from the crashsite of an "A37". The team also attempted to interview MR. YSON, the person MR. CHAU identified as the one who discovered these artifacts, but MR. SON was unavailable during the teams' visit. JUN 94, JFA 30: Team members investigated this case in Dac Lac province. They were successful in locating MR. Y SON, who stated that in 1985 that he had come across a crashsitebut had not removed any artifacts. MR. Son led team members to this site(BP 702888), but it turned out to be a VNAF 0-1E loss. MR. SON also identifiedanother witness having knowledge of a different crashsite in the area, MR.MA LUC. MR. LUC led the joint team to a site at BP 706888, which correlatedto a VNAF L-19. Finally, the tentative last known location (BP 702890) wassearched with negative results. NOV 95, JFA 38: Team attempted to interview MR. Thanh, but found that he was resttled in theUS; with no forwarding address. NOTE: A source interviewed in July 1985 said that MR. THANH discovered a helicopter crashsite and 4 sets of remains in 1969. APR 96, JFA 40: Purpose of this investigation was to canvass residents (5 x total interviewed) of the villages near BP 9085, to gather information about aircraft losses in the area, and to conduct a survey of the last known location at BP 702890 of RENFO 1515. NOTE A survey was already done, see V30 above. The joint team first travelled to Nihn Hoa Township, Khanh Hoa Province and interviewed on witness, MR. LE SI DUNG. MR. DUNG knew about a helicopter crashsite near a streamnear Hon Mang Mountain (BP 797784) but could not lead the team there becauseof his asthma. The VNOSMP teamthen went to Ca Hong Hamlet, Khanh Binh Village, Khanh Vinh District, KhanhHoa Province and met MR. BO BO CHIA. MR. CHIA agreed to lead workers to anarea near the site to help prepare a landing zone (at 49P BP 736768) forthe Joint Team members. According to the VNOSMP, the LZ is approximately200M from the crashsite. The Joint Team did not survey the alleged crashsitebecause of time constraints. OTHER INFO: Based upon witness and advance VNOSMP team statements, team members determined thatthere is no crashsite at the US last known location (BP 702890), nor wasthere as crashsite located near the position of last radio transmission-at 49P BP9085. Team also attempted to find MR. THANH again, without success. (JFA 38 determined Thanh was in US...) NOTE: A computer database search of a 15km area around Hon Mang Mountain (BP 797784) indicates four UH-1 Operational Losses, one VNAF UH-! loss, the UH-1H associated with REFNO 1515, and a UH-1H associated with a resolved case. Four witnessesconfirmed that no aircraft crashed near BP9085. NOV 96, JFA 43: Team members investigated this case in Krong Bong district, Dak Lak Province (near Chu Knia Mountain in the vicinity of BP4779) They interviewed three witnesses who provided information on a fixed wing aircraft crashsite near Cu Pui Village, which does not correlate to this case. NOTE: This investigation was conducted based on a lead provided by MR. GARNETT BELL on 19 May 1994 (see USG section above). MAR 98, JFA 49: Joint Team interviewed two witnesses (MR. LE QUOC TRUNG and MR. BO BO CHIA) concerning a crashsite near Khanh Vinh District. Following the interviews the team surveyed crashsite at BP 7300876343 and found data plates that belong to a UH-1 helicopter. NOTE: Analysis of material found indicates the items correlate to an UH-1 aircraft incident, but they are insufficient to establish a correlation with REFNO 1515. There were five UH-1 crashes within 15km during the war. FUTURE PURSUIT INFORMATION Narrative: US RESEARCH (DPMO): Find MR. THANH in US and interview him. (MR. THANH was mentionedin a July 1985 report.[see USG info above]In 1969, he reportedly discoveredhelicopter wreckage/remains in Nha Trang area) JOINT INVESTIGATE: Need to go back to V49 site with metal detector to obtain more wreckage that will identify specific UH-1 helicopter. CASE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ANALYST NOTES: During V49, MR. LE QUOC TRUNG, while at survey site BP 7300876343, said this isnot the site he had visited with his brother (LE SI DUNG, see V40). He pointed east and indicated the site he told IE2 about is on the reverse side of the mountain across the valley, vicinity BP7775. He recalls at this site that he saw small unidentifiable burnt pieces of wreckage, a pair of torn leather boots, and a 30X60cm stripped engine block, with holes in a straight line where the pistons would have been. The site he recalls is 15X20 sqm and was surrounded by trees. MR. TRUNG agreed to take a Joint Team to this location. NOTE: Based on general location and witness describing that he found an in-line piston engine,site may correlate to an O-2 operational loss 3km south of Hon Mang Mountain,the general location witness pointed to. MAY BE WORTH CHECKING OUT! END OF REPORT Top of Page *Special thanks to Joe: "I foughtin the USMC Force Recon during Vietnam and that quote was found handwritten on an empty C ration box after Khe Sanh. I only wish Ihad been smart enough to come up with it." Please Note This Site will be updated As More Information is Gathered Please Bookmark and Check Back Often, Thank You email | Home | Memorial | Join OJC | Gov Links | MIA Links | About Us | War Links Design and Information Copyright ã to Lee Hiller email: thehillers@thehillers.com Do NOT use or reproduce any information without prior written permission |
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