2LT Elizabeth A. Jones and 2LT Carol Ann Drazba were assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon. They died in a helicopter crash near Saigon, February 18, 1966. Both were 22 years old. They are remembered on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 05E, Line 47.
51ST FLD HOSP (ATTACHED), 3RD FIELD HOSPITAL, 68TH MED GRP, 44TH MED BDE
Army of the United States
Allendale, South Carolina
Panel 05E Line 047
2LT Elizabeth A. Jones and 2LT Carol Ann Drazba were assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon. They died in a helicopter crash near Saigon, February 18, 1966. Both were 22 years old. They are remembered on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 05E, Line 47.
51ST FLD HOSP (ATTACHED), 3RD FIELD HOSPITAL, 68TH MED GRP, 44TH MED BDE
Army of the United States
Allendale, South Carolina
Panel 05E Line 047
Bio by: Elizabeth Reed
Inscription
South Carolina / 2d Lt 51 Field Hospital / Vietnam
NAME Elizabeth Ann Jones
SERVICE # 5417264
STATE South Carolina
CITY Allendale
COUNTY Allendale
BORN 09-12-1943
CASUALTY 02-18-1966
WAR Vietnam Conflict
SERVICE Army
SPECIALTY Nurse
RANK Second Lieutenant
UNIT44th Medical Brigade, 3rd Field Hospital
LOCATIONSouth Vietnam, Kontum province
DETAILS Died through non-hostile action .. air crash on land
MEMORIAL VVM Wall, Panel 05e, Line 47
AWARDS
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Vietnam Campaign Medal
ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Lt. Jones and 2nd Lt. Carol Ann Elizabeth Drazba were assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon. They both died in a helicopter crash near Saigon, February 18, 1966. Drazba was from Dunmore, PA, Jones from Allendale, SC. Both were 22 years old
On 18 Feb 1966, a UH-1B Huey (tail number 64-14188) of the 197th Assault Helicopter Company, 145th Combat Aviation Battalion, was on an administrative flight to Dalat when the aircraft struck a high-tension transmission line over a river in the vicinity of Bien Hoa. All seven persons aboard died in the crash:
• Aircrew, UH-1B 64-14188
o CPT Albert M. Smith, Washington, DC, pilot, HHC, 145th Avn Bn
o LTC Charles M. Honour, Norcross, GA, copilot, HHC, 145th Avn Bn
o SP4 Gary R. Artman, Oklahoma City, OK, 197th AHC, 145th Avn Bn
o SP4 Christopher J. Lantz, East Cleveland, OH, 197th AHC, 145th Avn Bn
o Passengers, all 51st Field Hospital
o CPT Thomas W. Stasko, Denver, CO
o 2LT Carol A. Drazba, Dunmore, PA
o 2LT Elizabeth A. Jones, Allendale, SC
