David E. Peters
Warrant Officer
C BTRY, 2ND BN (ARA), 20TH ARTILLERY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 18, 1944 to July 20, 1966
DAVID E PETERS is on the Wall at Panel 9E, Line 49

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Miss you, buddy.


The Mission

A UH-1B HUEY (tail number 62-02030) of the 20th Aerial Rocket Artilley (ARA) Regiment was shot down while conducting convoy cover along Route 14 about 25 miles south of Pleiku. All four men aboard died in the crash:
  • WO1 David E. Peters, aircraft commander
  • 1LT Colin Keith Nichols, copilot
  • PFC Clifford Lee Carpenter, crew chief
  • PFC Charles Wendle Smith, gunner

 
A memorial from a friend and classmate,
James Sewell
info@pewsplus.com 
11 Apr 2002

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