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WILKINSON, CLYDE DAVID
Name: Clyde David Wilkinson
Rank/Branch: O3/US Army
Unit: C Troop, 2nd Squad, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Birth: 18 March 1945 (Friendsville IL)
Home City of Record: Mineral Wells TX
Date of Loss: 12 February 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 164302N 1063420E
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: AH1G
Other Personnel in Incident: Arthur E. McLeod (missing)
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: On February 12, 1971, WO McLeod was the pilot and Capt. Clyde D.
Wilkinson the aircraft commander of an AH1G helicopter flying an armed
reconnaissance mission west of Quang Tri, South Vietnam. During an attack on a
target, McLeod's aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire. He radioed that the
engine oil bypass caution light was on, and that he would attempt to return to
Khe Sanh.
On the return attempt, the aircraft began to smoke and burn, and the crew
attempted to land the aircraft. Just prior to touchdown, the aircraft exploded
and crashed, followed by intense fire and ammunition detonation.
After the aircraft had cooled, several passes were made overhead, but no
survivors were detected. The aircraft had been almost completely consumed by
the intense fire and explosions. Search continued by air, but no sign of the
crew was ever found. Enemy presence prohibited ground search.
Since American involvement in the Vietnam war ended, thousands upon thousands
of reports have been received by the U.S. Government concerning Americans still
missing in Southeast Asia. Experts believe that hundreds are still alive today,
being held against their wills. Whether McLeod or Wilkinson are among them
seems unlikely, but until positive proof of their deaths is found, their cases
cannot be closed.