Son of Willie and Alma Christmas
Twin Brother Troye M. Christmas
Pfc. Loye T. Christmas of Jacksonville, Florida is honored on Panel 1E, Row 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Pfc Christmas graduated from Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL, Class of 1962.
He was killed in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam on January 17,1964.
On January 17, 1964, a U.S. Army helicopter CH-21C (tail number 56-02134) from the 121st Assault Helicopter Company was on a troop-ferrying mission near Can Tho when it was taken under fire by enemy small arms. A single round entered the passenger cargo area, striking forward gunner PFC Loye T. Christmas and fatally injuring him. The aircraft continue flight, unaware that PFC Christmas had been hit until an adjacent helicopter pilot noticed no one at the forward gun and radioed over what he was seeing. [Taken from armyaircrews.com, vvmf.org, and vhpa.org]
Panel 1E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Twin Brother Troye M. Christmas
Pfc. Loye T. Christmas of Jacksonville, Florida is honored on Panel 1E, Row 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Pfc Christmas graduated from Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL, Class of 1962.
He was killed in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam on January 17,1964.
On January 17, 1964, a U.S. Army helicopter CH-21C (tail number 56-02134) from the 121st Assault Helicopter Company was on a troop-ferrying mission near Can Tho when it was taken under fire by enemy small arms. A single round entered the passenger cargo area, striking forward gunner PFC Loye T. Christmas and fatally injuring him. The aircraft continue flight, unaware that PFC Christmas had been hit until an adjacent helicopter pilot noticed no one at the forward gun and radioed over what he was seeing. [Taken from armyaircrews.com, vvmf.org, and vhpa.org]
Panel 1E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Son of Willie and Alma Christmas
Twin Brother Troye M. Christmas
Pfc. Loye T. Christmas of Jacksonville, Florida is honored on Panel 1E, Row 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Pfc Christmas graduated from Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL, Class of 1962.
He was killed in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam on January 17,1964.
On January 17, 1964, a U.S. Army helicopter CH-21C (tail number 56-02134) from the 121st Assault Helicopter Company was on a troop-ferrying mission near Can Tho when it was taken under fire by enemy small arms. A single round entered the passenger cargo area, striking forward gunner PFC Loye T. Christmas and fatally injuring him. The aircraft continue flight, unaware that PFC Christmas had been hit until an adjacent helicopter pilot noticed no one at the forward gun and radioed over what he was seeing. [Taken from armyaircrews.com, vvmf.org, and vhpa.org]
Panel 1E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Twin Brother Troye M. Christmas
Pfc. Loye T. Christmas of Jacksonville, Florida is honored on Panel 1E, Row 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Pfc Christmas graduated from Englewood High School, Jacksonville, FL, Class of 1962.
He was killed in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam on January 17,1964.
On January 17, 1964, a U.S. Army helicopter CH-21C (tail number 56-02134) from the 121st Assault Helicopter Company was on a troop-ferrying mission near Can Tho when it was taken under fire by enemy small arms. A single round entered the passenger cargo area, striking forward gunner PFC Loye T. Christmas and fatally injuring him. The aircraft continue flight, unaware that PFC Christmas had been hit until an adjacent helicopter pilot noticed no one at the forward gun and radioed over what he was seeing. [Taken from armyaircrews.com, vvmf.org, and vhpa.org]
Panel 1E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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