Captain Thomas A. McAdams
Commander of Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Army

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The day Tom was killed in action he was conducting reconnaissance in force for the 2nd Squadron in an area between Tam Bien (East-West Village / Bandit Hill) and Ben Cat. Tom was in a Light Observation Helicopter above his Troop directing them toward an enemy bunker complex when he was hit by enemy automatic weapons fire.

Tom died at 3 pm on February 28th, on the operating table at the 24th Evacuation Hospital.

Tom has two daughters, Sheryl & Shelley.

Captain Carl E. Jackson
1st Flight Detachment, MACV-SOG 1131st Special Activities Squadron, 12th Det
Air Force

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Loved our God, family, country. Accumulated 4200 hours of flying time throughout his career in the Air Force, prior to his shoot down. Enlisted in the Air Force in 1957 for two years. He re-enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, active duty in 1960.

He was one of the elite chosen to work with MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observation Group). MACV-SOG was a joint service high command unconventional warfare task force engaged in highly classified operations throughout Southeast Asia.

Sunday evening, word had it that Nha Trang was about to be under rocket and mortor attack. Jackson and his commanding officer headed for the jeep. Jackson dropped off his C/O at one aircraft and drove to his own. Apparently, the destination was Ton Son Nhut air base. June 27, 1965, while on final approach, Jackson’s C123 started receiving ground-fire and subsequently crashed. Rescue crews arrived at the scene and found that there were no survivors. The FBI was brought in to fingerprint all on board however, and none of the bodies could be identified as Capt. Carl E. Jackson, USAF.

Throughout the years, the U.S. government has still not positively located his crash site.

LCDR Dennis Stanley Pike
VA-192 Golden Dragons
Navy

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Daddy is still MIA, But his case is no longer a cold one. Progress is being made and it is my mission is to bring him home to rest on the soil he believed strongly in defending.

In November 2019, DPAA will survey the site they plan on excavating in March of 2020.

I’ll be there.
Shannon