CHARLES MILTON FITTS, FIRST LIEUTENANT, U.S. ARMY, SAN ANGELO, TOM GREEN COUNTY, TEXAS
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Army Aviator Wings, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Charles Fitts was born in Roscoe, Texas. He graduated from Roscoe High School in 1948 and moved to San Angelo where, be became a truck driver. In San Angelo, he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weddle. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He served as an enlisted man for six years. He served at Fort Polk, Louisiana and other state side bases. He served on the Executive Flight Command in Washington, D.C. during part of President Eisenhower's administration. In his third re-enlistment he applied for Officer Candidate School and was accepted. He attended the Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1960-61 and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant on April 1961.
Lieutenant Fitts applied for Rotary Flight Training upon completion of OCS and was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He completed flight school in 1962. He was promoted to lst Lieutenant and did a branch transfer from Artillery to Transportation. He departed for Vietnam as a part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam in October 1962. He was a helicopter pilot for the 93rd Transportation Group, 45th Aviation Group. On January 11, 1963, he was one of three passengers and a crew of four on a CH-21C tail number 55-04220. The aircraft was from the 57th Transportation Company. The aircraft was flying in the area about 55 miles southwest of Saigon. The helicopter went down under hostile conditions and crashed on an island in the Mekong River. All seven personnel perished.
He was survived by his father, a son Milton and a daughter, Sherri who were residing in Eldorado, Texas. He was also survived by his brothers; the Reverend Robert Fitts of Cleburne, Texas and Royce Fitts of Midland, Texas. He was also survived by his two sisters; Mrs. Jenie Stephens of Johnstown, Pa. and Mrs. Betty Nelson of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Lieutenant Charles Milton Fitts was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with full military honors. Building 312 at Fort Rucker, Alabama was named and dedicated in honor of 1Lt. Charles Milton Fitts.
1LT. Charles Milton Fitts was the second Permian Basin Resident to die in the Vietnam War. He was the first from San Angelo, Texas.
His name is on the Wall at Panel 01E Line 016.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Army Aviator Wings, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Charles Fitts was born in Roscoe, Texas. He graduated from Roscoe High School in 1948 and moved to San Angelo where, be became a truck driver. In San Angelo, he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weddle. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He served as an enlisted man for six years. He served at Fort Polk, Louisiana and other state side bases. He served on the Executive Flight Command in Washington, D.C. during part of President Eisenhower's administration. In his third re-enlistment he applied for Officer Candidate School and was accepted. He attended the Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1960-61 and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant on April 1961.
Lieutenant Fitts applied for Rotary Flight Training upon completion of OCS and was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He completed flight school in 1962. He was promoted to lst Lieutenant and did a branch transfer from Artillery to Transportation. He departed for Vietnam as a part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam in October 1962. He was a helicopter pilot for the 93rd Transportation Group, 45th Aviation Group. On January 11, 1963, he was one of three passengers and a crew of four on a CH-21C tail number 55-04220. The aircraft was from the 57th Transportation Company. The aircraft was flying in the area about 55 miles southwest of Saigon. The helicopter went down under hostile conditions and crashed on an island in the Mekong River. All seven personnel perished.
He was survived by his father, a son Milton and a daughter, Sherri who were residing in Eldorado, Texas. He was also survived by his brothers; the Reverend Robert Fitts of Cleburne, Texas and Royce Fitts of Midland, Texas. He was also survived by his two sisters; Mrs. Jenie Stephens of Johnstown, Pa. and Mrs. Betty Nelson of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Lieutenant Charles Milton Fitts was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with full military honors. Building 312 at Fort Rucker, Alabama was named and dedicated in honor of 1Lt. Charles Milton Fitts.
1LT. Charles Milton Fitts was the second Permian Basin Resident to die in the Vietnam War. He was the first from San Angelo, Texas.
His name is on the Wall at Panel 01E Line 016.
CHARLES MILTON FITTS, FIRST LIEUTENANT, U.S. ARMY, SAN ANGELO, TOM GREEN COUNTY, TEXAS
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Army Aviator Wings, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Charles Fitts was born in Roscoe, Texas. He graduated from Roscoe High School in 1948 and moved to San Angelo where, be became a truck driver. In San Angelo, he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weddle. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He served as an enlisted man for six years. He served at Fort Polk, Louisiana and other state side bases. He served on the Executive Flight Command in Washington, D.C. during part of President Eisenhower's administration. In his third re-enlistment he applied for Officer Candidate School and was accepted. He attended the Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1960-61 and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant on April 1961.
Lieutenant Fitts applied for Rotary Flight Training upon completion of OCS and was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He completed flight school in 1962. He was promoted to lst Lieutenant and did a branch transfer from Artillery to Transportation. He departed for Vietnam as a part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam in October 1962. He was a helicopter pilot for the 93rd Transportation Group, 45th Aviation Group. On January 11, 1963, he was one of three passengers and a crew of four on a CH-21C tail number 55-04220. The aircraft was from the 57th Transportation Company. The aircraft was flying in the area about 55 miles southwest of Saigon. The helicopter went down under hostile conditions and crashed on an island in the Mekong River. All seven personnel perished.
He was survived by his father, a son Milton and a daughter, Sherri who were residing in Eldorado, Texas. He was also survived by his brothers; the Reverend Robert Fitts of Cleburne, Texas and Royce Fitts of Midland, Texas. He was also survived by his two sisters; Mrs. Jenie Stephens of Johnstown, Pa. and Mrs. Betty Nelson of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Lieutenant Charles Milton Fitts was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with full military honors. Building 312 at Fort Rucker, Alabama was named and dedicated in honor of 1Lt. Charles Milton Fitts.
1LT. Charles Milton Fitts was the second Permian Basin Resident to die in the Vietnam War. He was the first from San Angelo, Texas.
His name is on the Wall at Panel 01E Line 016.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Army Aviator Wings, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Charles Fitts was born in Roscoe, Texas. He graduated from Roscoe High School in 1948 and moved to San Angelo where, be became a truck driver. In San Angelo, he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weddle. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He served as an enlisted man for six years. He served at Fort Polk, Louisiana and other state side bases. He served on the Executive Flight Command in Washington, D.C. during part of President Eisenhower's administration. In his third re-enlistment he applied for Officer Candidate School and was accepted. He attended the Field Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1960-61 and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant on April 1961.
Lieutenant Fitts applied for Rotary Flight Training upon completion of OCS and was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He completed flight school in 1962. He was promoted to lst Lieutenant and did a branch transfer from Artillery to Transportation. He departed for Vietnam as a part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam in October 1962. He was a helicopter pilot for the 93rd Transportation Group, 45th Aviation Group. On January 11, 1963, he was one of three passengers and a crew of four on a CH-21C tail number 55-04220. The aircraft was from the 57th Transportation Company. The aircraft was flying in the area about 55 miles southwest of Saigon. The helicopter went down under hostile conditions and crashed on an island in the Mekong River. All seven personnel perished.
He was survived by his father, a son Milton and a daughter, Sherri who were residing in Eldorado, Texas. He was also survived by his brothers; the Reverend Robert Fitts of Cleburne, Texas and Royce Fitts of Midland, Texas. He was also survived by his two sisters; Mrs. Jenie Stephens of Johnstown, Pa. and Mrs. Betty Nelson of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Lieutenant Charles Milton Fitts was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with full military honors. Building 312 at Fort Rucker, Alabama was named and dedicated in honor of 1Lt. Charles Milton Fitts.
1LT. Charles Milton Fitts was the second Permian Basin Resident to die in the Vietnam War. He was the first from San Angelo, Texas.
His name is on the Wall at Panel 01E Line 016.
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