Vernon Lynnwood Ailstock Jr. (1949-1971)

Vernon Lynnwood Ailstock Jr. Veteran

Birth

2 Jan 1949

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Death

18 Aug 1971 (aged 22)

Pegnitz, Landkreis Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany

Burial

Columbia Gardens Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section E

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PFC Ailstock was one of 37 killed when their CH-47 Chinook exploded at about 1000 feet at a military training area near Pegnitz, Germany. They had departed Dolan Barracks and were headed to Grafenwohr training area. It was the worst U.S. military helicopter crash on record in Europe.

He is represented on the Remembrance Rug by symbol #5605.

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