PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Date of birth: Saturday, 10/12/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 521586411
MOS: 11D40 Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Lenth of Service: Not recorded
Unit: AIR CAVALRY TROOP, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 09/08/1971
Cas Date: Saturday, 10/30/1971
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
ON THE WALL: Panel 02W Line 056
Died when helicopter in which he was an observer crashed and burned in South Vietnam
On October 30, 1971, pilot WO1 Eric A. McMichael and observer SGT Jack A. Garnes comprised the crew of a U.S. Army OH-6A light observation helicopter (#69-16007) from Air Cavalry Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry. They were flying a visual reconnaissance mission in Binh Duong Province, RVN. At 9:55 AM their aircraft was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, causing it to crash and burn. SGT Garnes was fatally injured in the attack. WO1 McMichael suffered severe burns and was taken to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh.
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WIFE: LINDA A GARNES
PARENTS: MR & MRS REX F GARNES
Home of Record: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Date of birth: Saturday, 10/12/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 521586411
MOS: 11D40 Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Lenth of Service: Not recorded
Unit: AIR CAVALRY TROOP, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 09/08/1971
Cas Date: Saturday, 10/30/1971
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
ON THE WALL: Panel 02W Line 056
Died when helicopter in which he was an observer crashed and burned in South Vietnam
On October 30, 1971, pilot WO1 Eric A. McMichael and observer SGT Jack A. Garnes comprised the crew of a U.S. Army OH-6A light observation helicopter (#69-16007) from Air Cavalry Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry. They were flying a visual reconnaissance mission in Binh Duong Province, RVN. At 9:55 AM their aircraft was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, causing it to crash and burn. SGT Garnes was fatally injured in the attack. WO1 McMichael suffered severe burns and was taken to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh.
www.11thcavnam.com
WIFE: LINDA A GARNES
PARENTS: MR & MRS REX F GARNES
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Date of birth: Saturday, 10/12/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 521586411
MOS: 11D40 Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Lenth of Service: Not recorded
Unit: AIR CAVALRY TROOP, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 09/08/1971
Cas Date: Saturday, 10/30/1971
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
ON THE WALL: Panel 02W Line 056
Died when helicopter in which he was an observer crashed and burned in South Vietnam
On October 30, 1971, pilot WO1 Eric A. McMichael and observer SGT Jack A. Garnes comprised the crew of a U.S. Army OH-6A light observation helicopter (#69-16007) from Air Cavalry Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry. They were flying a visual reconnaissance mission in Binh Duong Province, RVN. At 9:55 AM their aircraft was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, causing it to crash and burn. SGT Garnes was fatally injured in the attack. WO1 McMichael suffered severe burns and was taken to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh.
www.11thcavnam.com
WIFE: LINDA A GARNES
PARENTS: MR & MRS REX F GARNES
Home of Record: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Date of birth: Saturday, 10/12/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 521586411
MOS: 11D40 Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Lenth of Service: Not recorded
Unit: AIR CAVALRY TROOP, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 09/08/1971
Cas Date: Saturday, 10/30/1971
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
ON THE WALL: Panel 02W Line 056
Died when helicopter in which he was an observer crashed and burned in South Vietnam
On October 30, 1971, pilot WO1 Eric A. McMichael and observer SGT Jack A. Garnes comprised the crew of a U.S. Army OH-6A light observation helicopter (#69-16007) from Air Cavalry Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry. They were flying a visual reconnaissance mission in Binh Duong Province, RVN. At 9:55 AM their aircraft was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, causing it to crash and burn. SGT Garnes was fatally injured in the attack. WO1 McMichael suffered severe burns and was taken to the 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh.
www.11thcavnam.com
WIFE: LINDA A GARNES
PARENTS: MR & MRS REX F GARNES
Inscription
COLORADO / SGT AIR CAV TRP / 2 SQ 11 ACR / VIETNAM / AM & 3 OLC - PH
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