CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Vietnam Veteran, Born in Norfolk, VA, he became a resident of Davidson, NC.
CWO Steven Ike Cavin was a member of the Army Reserve, CWO Cavin served our country until October 31st, 1968 in Darlac, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. It was reported that Steven died when his helicopter crashed. His body was recovered. Steven was born on April 7th, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. CWO Cavin is on panel 40W, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 3 years.
I was the last one to fly on the helicopter that Steven would be killed in the next morning. I was a scared scrawny 18 year old from south Georgia. Steven had already served a year with the Big Red One and we all looked up to him. He was always so calm and looked after me. I will never forget him. Robert Connell Nashville, Georgia.
At about 0740, 31 Oct 1968, a 54th Signal Battalion UH-1H (tail number 66-16524) departed Nha Trang Air Base on an administrative flight to the battalion's outlying sites. Eleven men were aboard, four aircrew and seven passengers. A brief stop was made at Dong Ba Thin where one passenger deplaned. At 0835 the aircraft departed Nha Trang West, and at 0840 made a "Mayday" call to the Nha Trang Air Base tower reporting that the Huey was going down about 5 miles north of Nha Trang. The aircraft then crashed and burned. The accident board concluded the Huey lost all or a portion of a tail rotor blade, which led to failure of the tail rotor gearbox and loss of control. All ten men still aboard the aircraft died in the crash: Aircrew(A Co, 54th Sig Bn), CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Norfolk, VA, pilot was one of those killed.
Obituary from Iredell County: Chief Warrant Officer Steven Ike Cavin, 23 of Davidson, NC, was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on October 31, 1968. Full military rites will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at First United Methodist Church in Troutman by Rev W. Grady and a full compliment from Ft Jackson, S.C. will follow in the church cemetery. CWO Cavin was born April 7, 1945 in Norfolk, VA., and was a son of J.C. and Frances Sherril Cavin of Norfolk. He made his home part-time with his Grandmother. Mrs E.S. Sherril of Troutman. He was married on October 23, 1965, to the former Lynn Karriker of Davidson who survives. Also surviving in addition to his wife, parents and grandmother, are one brother, Staff Sergeant Richard Sherrill Cavin, US Army, Lexington, KY., and one sister, Frances Rebecca Cavin of Norfolk, VA. The body will be at Nicholson Funeral Home until the funeral hour, and the family will be at the home of the grandmother, Mrs F.S. Sherrill, in Troutman, Sunday evening.
He was the maternal grandson of Annie Lou Sherrill and Ernest Shuford Sherrill
He served with Alpha Company, 54th Signal Battalion, 1st Field Force, USARV.
He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal with Eleven Oak Leaf Clusters.
CWO Steven Ike Cavin was a member of the Army Reserve, CWO Cavin served our country until October 31st, 1968 in Darlac, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. It was reported that Steven died when his helicopter crashed. His body was recovered. Steven was born on April 7th, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. CWO Cavin is on panel 40W, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 3 years.
I was the last one to fly on the helicopter that Steven would be killed in the next morning. I was a scared scrawny 18 year old from south Georgia. Steven had already served a year with the Big Red One and we all looked up to him. He was always so calm and looked after me. I will never forget him. Robert Connell Nashville, Georgia.
At about 0740, 31 Oct 1968, a 54th Signal Battalion UH-1H (tail number 66-16524) departed Nha Trang Air Base on an administrative flight to the battalion's outlying sites. Eleven men were aboard, four aircrew and seven passengers. A brief stop was made at Dong Ba Thin where one passenger deplaned. At 0835 the aircraft departed Nha Trang West, and at 0840 made a "Mayday" call to the Nha Trang Air Base tower reporting that the Huey was going down about 5 miles north of Nha Trang. The aircraft then crashed and burned. The accident board concluded the Huey lost all or a portion of a tail rotor blade, which led to failure of the tail rotor gearbox and loss of control. All ten men still aboard the aircraft died in the crash: Aircrew(A Co, 54th Sig Bn), CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Norfolk, VA, pilot was one of those killed.
Obituary from Iredell County: Chief Warrant Officer Steven Ike Cavin, 23 of Davidson, NC, was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on October 31, 1968. Full military rites will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at First United Methodist Church in Troutman by Rev W. Grady and a full compliment from Ft Jackson, S.C. will follow in the church cemetery. CWO Cavin was born April 7, 1945 in Norfolk, VA., and was a son of J.C. and Frances Sherril Cavin of Norfolk. He made his home part-time with his Grandmother. Mrs E.S. Sherril of Troutman. He was married on October 23, 1965, to the former Lynn Karriker of Davidson who survives. Also surviving in addition to his wife, parents and grandmother, are one brother, Staff Sergeant Richard Sherrill Cavin, US Army, Lexington, KY., and one sister, Frances Rebecca Cavin of Norfolk, VA. The body will be at Nicholson Funeral Home until the funeral hour, and the family will be at the home of the grandmother, Mrs F.S. Sherrill, in Troutman, Sunday evening.
He was the maternal grandson of Annie Lou Sherrill and Ernest Shuford Sherrill
He served with Alpha Company, 54th Signal Battalion, 1st Field Force, USARV.
He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal with Eleven Oak Leaf Clusters.
CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Vietnam Veteran, Born in Norfolk, VA, he became a resident of Davidson, NC.
CWO Steven Ike Cavin was a member of the Army Reserve, CWO Cavin served our country until October 31st, 1968 in Darlac, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. It was reported that Steven died when his helicopter crashed. His body was recovered. Steven was born on April 7th, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. CWO Cavin is on panel 40W, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 3 years.
I was the last one to fly on the helicopter that Steven would be killed in the next morning. I was a scared scrawny 18 year old from south Georgia. Steven had already served a year with the Big Red One and we all looked up to him. He was always so calm and looked after me. I will never forget him. Robert Connell Nashville, Georgia.
At about 0740, 31 Oct 1968, a 54th Signal Battalion UH-1H (tail number 66-16524) departed Nha Trang Air Base on an administrative flight to the battalion's outlying sites. Eleven men were aboard, four aircrew and seven passengers. A brief stop was made at Dong Ba Thin where one passenger deplaned. At 0835 the aircraft departed Nha Trang West, and at 0840 made a "Mayday" call to the Nha Trang Air Base tower reporting that the Huey was going down about 5 miles north of Nha Trang. The aircraft then crashed and burned. The accident board concluded the Huey lost all or a portion of a tail rotor blade, which led to failure of the tail rotor gearbox and loss of control. All ten men still aboard the aircraft died in the crash: Aircrew(A Co, 54th Sig Bn), CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Norfolk, VA, pilot was one of those killed.
Obituary from Iredell County: Chief Warrant Officer Steven Ike Cavin, 23 of Davidson, NC, was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on October 31, 1968. Full military rites will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at First United Methodist Church in Troutman by Rev W. Grady and a full compliment from Ft Jackson, S.C. will follow in the church cemetery. CWO Cavin was born April 7, 1945 in Norfolk, VA., and was a son of J.C. and Frances Sherril Cavin of Norfolk. He made his home part-time with his Grandmother. Mrs E.S. Sherril of Troutman. He was married on October 23, 1965, to the former Lynn Karriker of Davidson who survives. Also surviving in addition to his wife, parents and grandmother, are one brother, Staff Sergeant Richard Sherrill Cavin, US Army, Lexington, KY., and one sister, Frances Rebecca Cavin of Norfolk, VA. The body will be at Nicholson Funeral Home until the funeral hour, and the family will be at the home of the grandmother, Mrs F.S. Sherrill, in Troutman, Sunday evening.
He was the maternal grandson of Annie Lou Sherrill and Ernest Shuford Sherrill
He served with Alpha Company, 54th Signal Battalion, 1st Field Force, USARV.
He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal with Eleven Oak Leaf Clusters.
CWO Steven Ike Cavin was a member of the Army Reserve, CWO Cavin served our country until October 31st, 1968 in Darlac, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. It was reported that Steven died when his helicopter crashed. His body was recovered. Steven was born on April 7th, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. CWO Cavin is on panel 40W, line 063 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 3 years.
I was the last one to fly on the helicopter that Steven would be killed in the next morning. I was a scared scrawny 18 year old from south Georgia. Steven had already served a year with the Big Red One and we all looked up to him. He was always so calm and looked after me. I will never forget him. Robert Connell Nashville, Georgia.
At about 0740, 31 Oct 1968, a 54th Signal Battalion UH-1H (tail number 66-16524) departed Nha Trang Air Base on an administrative flight to the battalion's outlying sites. Eleven men were aboard, four aircrew and seven passengers. A brief stop was made at Dong Ba Thin where one passenger deplaned. At 0835 the aircraft departed Nha Trang West, and at 0840 made a "Mayday" call to the Nha Trang Air Base tower reporting that the Huey was going down about 5 miles north of Nha Trang. The aircraft then crashed and burned. The accident board concluded the Huey lost all or a portion of a tail rotor blade, which led to failure of the tail rotor gearbox and loss of control. All ten men still aboard the aircraft died in the crash: Aircrew(A Co, 54th Sig Bn), CWO Steven Ike Cavin, Norfolk, VA, pilot was one of those killed.
Obituary from Iredell County: Chief Warrant Officer Steven Ike Cavin, 23 of Davidson, NC, was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on October 31, 1968. Full military rites will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at First United Methodist Church in Troutman by Rev W. Grady and a full compliment from Ft Jackson, S.C. will follow in the church cemetery. CWO Cavin was born April 7, 1945 in Norfolk, VA., and was a son of J.C. and Frances Sherril Cavin of Norfolk. He made his home part-time with his Grandmother. Mrs E.S. Sherril of Troutman. He was married on October 23, 1965, to the former Lynn Karriker of Davidson who survives. Also surviving in addition to his wife, parents and grandmother, are one brother, Staff Sergeant Richard Sherrill Cavin, US Army, Lexington, KY., and one sister, Frances Rebecca Cavin of Norfolk, VA. The body will be at Nicholson Funeral Home until the funeral hour, and the family will be at the home of the grandmother, Mrs F.S. Sherrill, in Troutman, Sunday evening.
He was the maternal grandson of Annie Lou Sherrill and Ernest Shuford Sherrill
He served with Alpha Company, 54th Signal Battalion, 1st Field Force, USARV.
He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal with Eleven Oak Leaf Clusters.
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