Vietnam War
Unit | 62nd Aviation Company |
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Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Georgiana Alabama |
Date of Death | January 8 1973 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Staff Sergeant Stinson was a member of 62nd Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. On January 8, 1973, he was the gunner of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) en-route to Quang Tri, South Vietnam. It crossed the Thach River into enemy held territory and was shot down by a missile. His remains were recovered on August 27, 1996 and identified on October 4, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.