Vietnam War
Unit | 281st Aviation Company |
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Rank | Warrant Officer Third Class U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Pasadena Texas |
Date of Death | November 4 1969 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Warrant Officer, Third Class Alford was a member of 281st Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. On November 4, 1969, he was the aircraft commander of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) on a combat support mission in South Vietnam. On returning to Nha Trang from Duc Lap contact was lost when the aircraft was near Duc My Pass. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.