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Roger Bartholomew, Commanding Officer of 4th Battalion, 77th Artillery, was killed when the Huey helicopter he was piloting was shot down during an Aerial Rocket Artillery mission near Fire Base Tomahawk by extremely heavy small arms fire during an attack on an enemy position North of Da Nang.
Those in the helicopter were:
WO1 John W. Brinkmeyer, Co-pilot
LTC Roger J. Bartholomew, Pilot
SP5 Loren D. Martinsen, Crew Chief
SP4 Ernest L. Barber, Gunner
COL Edward B. Vogel
All were aboard a UH-1C Huey helicopter #66-00611 that was shot down over Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam. All four crewmen were from the 77th Artillery Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division: WO John W Brinkmeyer, LTC Roger J Bartholomew, Spec Loren D Martinsen, and Spec Ernest L Barber. Col. Vogel, Commanding Officer of the 101st Airborne Division Artillery, was a passenger.
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PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Portland, OR
Date of birth: 11/02/1932
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: O5
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
ID No: O91750
MOS: 1193: Field Artillery Unit Commander
Length Service: 14
Unit: HHB, 4TH BN, 77TH ARTILLERY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 10/05/1968
Incident Date: 11/27/1968
Casualty Date: 11/27/1968
Age at Loss: 36
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
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Roger Bartholomew, Commanding Officer of 4th Battalion, 77th Artillery, was killed when the Huey helicopter he was piloting was shot down during an Aerial Rocket Artillery mission near Fire Base Tomahawk by extremely heavy small arms fire during an attack on an enemy position North of Da Nang.
Those in the helicopter were:
WO1 John W. Brinkmeyer, Co-pilot
LTC Roger J. Bartholomew, Pilot
SP5 Loren D. Martinsen, Crew Chief
SP4 Ernest L. Barber, Gunner
COL Edward B. Vogel
All were aboard a UH-1C Huey helicopter #66-00611 that was shot down over Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam. All four crewmen were from the 77th Artillery Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division: WO John W Brinkmeyer, LTC Roger J Bartholomew, Spec Loren D Martinsen, and Spec Ernest L Barber. Col. Vogel, Commanding Officer of the 101st Airborne Division Artillery, was a passenger.
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From www.VirtualWall.org/db/BartholomewRJ01a.htm
Used with permission
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Portland, OR
Date of birth: 11/02/1932
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: O5
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
ID No: O91750
MOS: 1193: Field Artillery Unit Commander
Length Service: 14
Unit: HHB, 4TH BN, 77TH ARTILLERY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 10/05/1968
Incident Date: 11/27/1968
Casualty Date: 11/27/1968
Age at Loss: 36
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
ON THE WALL Panel 38W Line 070
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