crew from downed chopper @ litts
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:59 pmJim I tried to send you the e-mail sent to me by Chuck Ogle but it kept being returned.
I just got off the phone with the commander of dustoff 61 that was shot down at litts trying to get our wounded out of there March 9th 1968.
His name was Chuck Ogle from Kearney, Nebraska
He was commander and the crew was, Paul Mancina and Blackwell medic. After they were shoot down he was upside down and had to cut himself loose and fell to the bottom and clawed out the back door. He ran to our perimeter were two of our guys went back with him to get the rest of the crew. When they got back someone helped him get his helmet off and he had a bad headache as he had been shot in the head by a ak47. Paul had 31 broken bones in his face and was sent to Japan.Chuck was sent to 67 Evac hospital to recover and while there a captain from the 1st and 50th brought his helmet to him full of drit,hair and blood. Chuck went on to train pilots and retired from the Army he said he always carried that helmet in his flight bag.
Paul was sent back to Nam after he healed up and frist mission back was shot down again and shot in the leg three times. He left the service.
If anyone would like to talk to Chuck his e-mail is ogle.dustoff61@gmail.com
Great guy and the crew that night was about as brave as it gets.
Harley Mick Hawkins
I just got off the phone with the commander of dustoff 61 that was shot down at litts trying to get our wounded out of there March 9th 1968.
His name was Chuck Ogle from Kearney, Nebraska
He was commander and the crew was, Paul Mancina and Blackwell medic. After they were shoot down he was upside down and had to cut himself loose and fell to the bottom and clawed out the back door. He ran to our perimeter were two of our guys went back with him to get the rest of the crew. When they got back someone helped him get his helmet off and he had a bad headache as he had been shot in the head by a ak47. Paul had 31 broken bones in his face and was sent to Japan.Chuck was sent to 67 Evac hospital to recover and while there a captain from the 1st and 50th brought his helmet to him full of drit,hair and blood. Chuck went on to train pilots and retired from the Army he said he always carried that helmet in his flight bag.
Paul was sent back to Nam after he healed up and frist mission back was shot down again and shot in the leg three times. He left the service.
If anyone would like to talk to Chuck his e-mail is ogle.dustoff61@gmail.com
Great guy and the crew that night was about as brave as it gets.
Harley Mick Hawkins