Albert M. Smith, age 27,.
Spouse: Jean (Hopkins) and Marriman Smith
Children: Michael, 2; Kevin, 1
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 145th Aviation Battalion
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)
Gary Ray Artman, age 21, from Oklahoma County Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)
Carol Ann Elizabet Drazba, age 22, from Lackawanna County Dunmore, Pennsylvania .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash near Saigon. Her and 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Ann Jones were the first female service members to die in the Vietnam War.
Source: National Archives., Time (2021), UPI (1966),
Charles M. Jr. Honour, age 40, from Gwinnett County Norcross, Georgia .
Spouse: Charles III, 14; Elizabeth Susan, 12
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash near Saigon
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966), Atlanta Journal (1966)
Elizabeth Ann Jones, age 22, from Allendale County Allendale, South Carolina .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash near Saigon
Cemetery: Swallow Savannah
Source: National Archives, Time (2021), UPI (1966), The State (1966)
Christopher Joseph Lantz, age 18, from Cuyahoga County East Cleveland, Ohio .
Parents: Raymond D. Lantz
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash near Saigon
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966), Cleveland Press, Plain Dealer (1966)
Thomas William Stasko, age 30, from Denver County Aurora, Colorado .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash near Saigon
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)