CWO Warren Taylor Whitmire Jr.
Name: Warren Taylor Whitmire, Jr.
Rank/Branch: W1/US Army
Unit: Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Birth: 02 December 1945
Home City of Record: Fairfax VA
Date of Loss: 01 May 1968
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 162105N 1070535E
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: UH6A
Refno: 1153
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S.
Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families,
published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 1998.
Other Personnel in Incident: Donald P. Gervais; Richard D. Martin (both
missing)
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: Sgt. Donald Gervais, gunner; CPL Richard D. Martin, crew chief; and WO1 Warren T. Whitmire, pilot comprised the crew of a UH6A helicopter on a visual reconnaissance mission over the A Shau Valley in South Vietnam.
At 1800 hours, another aircrew saw Whitmire's aircraft crash into a ravine. It appeared to the crew of the other aircraft that Whitmire's helicopter hit a dead tree. The other aircraft received gunfire as it flew closer to the site.
Visual reconnaissance of the site was difficult because of enemy fire and it was determined that search crews could not be inserted because of the presence of enemy troops and rugged terrain.
An infantry platoon that was on the ground had encountered the enemy troops, and had observed the crash through binoculars from 300 meters away. The platoon leader tried to move closer to the site, but encountered enemy activity and had to withdraw. Heavy enemy activity continued in the area, making it impossible to reach the site again.
Gervais, Martin and Whitmire were declared Missing In Action. As no one saw them die, it is assumed that they could have survived. Certainly, the enemy should know their fate - alive or dead.
Since the war ended, thousands of reports have been received regarding Americans still held captive in Indochina. Is one of them Warren Whitmire? If so, what must he be thinking of us?
Information from No-Quarter:
--- General / Personal ---
Last name: WHITMIRE First name: WARREN TAYLOR JR Home of Record (official): FAIRFAX State (official): VA Date of Birth: Sunday, December 2, 1945 Sex: Male Race: Caucasian Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army Rank: CWO Serial Number: 229662644 Component: Regular Pay grade: W3 MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): Unknown/Not reported Major Organization: 1st Cavalry Div
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Wednesday, May 1, 1968 Date of Casualty: Tuesday, May 30, 1978 Age at time of loss: 32 Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing Reason: Air loss - Crashed on land (Pilot - Helicopter) Country: South VietNam Province: Thua Thien The Wall: Panel 53E - Row 043
The Wall Memorial 1st Cavalry Division
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