RankFirst NameMiddle NameLast NameCategoryRelease DataMissing DateServiceRank at CaptureCountryDoBDoDAircraftUnit
MajJohnWilliamParselsPW3/27/7302/05/1970USAO3VS/VN28/06/1945UH1H101 ABN, HHC 2nd BN
Lt ColDanielFrancisMaslowskiPW02/12/197305/02/1970USAW1CB/VS05/05/1949UH1H1 CAV DIV (AMBI)
W1RogerAlanMillerPW03/05/19734/15/70USAW1VS/VN02/09/1942UH1H17 AV GP 1 B
TomYoshinisaKobashigawaPW3/27/7302/05/1970USAE5VS/VN06/04/1948UH1H101 ABN DIV, HHC 2nd BN
W1JamesHardyHestandPW02/12/19733/17/71USAW1CB/VS20/07/1949UH1H1 AV BDE
DanielHenryHefelPW3/27/7302/05/1970USAE4VS/VN17/05/1950UH1H101 ABN DIV, HHC 2nd BN
CSMFrederickHughCrowsonPW02/12/197305/02/1970USAE4CB/VS29/01/1950UH1H1 Cav Div
JoseManuelAstorgaA03/05/197304/02/1972USAE4VS/VN8/28/51UH1H
CW4RoyEsper, IIZieglerPW03/05/197302/08/1968USAW1VS/VN01/09/1941UH1D1 AV B, 58 AVN Det
RobertPrestonChenowethA3/16/7302/08/1968USAE5VS/VN12/31/47UH1D58 AVN Det
Joseph, IIIRosePW03/05/197302/08/1968USAW2VS/VN24/08/1946UH1D17 AV Gp 1B, 58 AVN Det
MichaelRobertLenkerPW3/16/7302/08/1968USAE4VS/VN12/04/1947UH1D17 AV GP 1 AV, 58 AVN Det
ColBenjaminHarrisonPurcellPW3/27/7302/08/1968USAO5VS/VN14/02/2028UH1D1 LOG CMA, 80 GSG
ColFloydHaroldKushnerPW3/16/7311/30/67USAO3VS/VN30/06/1941UH1D1 CAV DIV
EarlFGurnseyD01/06/196911/27/68USAE4VS7/22/485/29/82UH1D
MSgtRobert, IIILewisA03/05/197301/05/1968USAE4VS/VN01/06/1947UH1C23 INF DIV
MichaelFrancisO'ConnorPW03/05/197302/04/1968USAW2VS/VN09/06/1947UH1C1 CAV DIV, 3rd Brig
CW4FrancisGeneAntonPW3/16/7301/05/1968USAW2VS/VN11/27/43UH1C23 Inf Div
S/SgtJamesF, Jr.PfisterPW03/05/197301/05/1968USAE3VS/VN19/06/1948UH1C14 AV BN (AM DIV)
ColThomasJerryCurtisPW02/12/19739/20/65USAFO3VN24/08/1932HH43B38 ARS, det 3
CaptWilliamAndrewRobinsonPW02/12/19739/20/65USAFE5VN28/08/1943HH43B38 ARS
MajArthurNeilBlackPW02/12/19739/20/65USAFE2VN16/12/1944HH34B41 ARS
MajBruceRaymondArcherPW3/16/733/28/68USMCO3VS/VN3/29/xxCH46A1 MAW, HMM 165
MajPaulJosephMontaguePW3/16/733/28/68USMCO3VS/VN31/10/1934CH46A1 MAW, HMM 165
FrankEdward, Jr.CiusPW03/04/197306/03/1967USMCE3LA/VN5/20/1947CH46A1MAW
LtColJerryAllenSingletonPW02/12/197311/06/1965USAFO2VN3/20/1940CH3C38 ARS
CaptArthurCormierPW02/12/197311/06/1965USAFE5VN10/24/1934CH3C38 ARS, det 1
ColWarrenRobertLillyD02/12/197311/06/1965USAFO3VN8/17/1933CH3C38 ARS, det 1
MichaelTerryPetersonPW12/10/196911/02/1969USAW1VS3/30/1948AH1G
ColWilliamSpencerReederPW3/27/7305/09/1972USAO3VS/VN4/22/1945AH1G1 BDE 363 AWC
CaptLuisGenardoChirichignoPW03/02/197311/02/1969USAO3VS/VN6/21/1937AH1G1 AV BDE

Total:  31 helicopter crewmen survived as POWs.

POW’s who died in captivity

Rank First Name Middle Name Last Name Category Release Data Missing Date Service Rank at Capture Country DoB DoD Aircraft Unit
  Ronald James Dexter KK   06/03/1967 USA E8 LA/VN     CH46A  
  James E George KK   02/08/1968 USA E4 VS     UH1D  
  James Michael Lyon KK   02/05/1970 USA O3 VS     UH1H  
  Duane Whitney Martin KK   9/20/1965 USAF O2 VN/LA     HH43B  
  Robert Michael Young KR   05/02/1970 USA O3 CB     UH1H  

 

Total: 5 POWs died in captivity

For more information about Helicopter losses during the Vietnam War, see: Helicopter Losses during the Vietnam War