Volume 7 Book of Rememberance -Looking for details of ex Log/RCASC pilot

[gordjenkins]

An RCASC names that remain outstanding for the Book of Rememberance is
Lt Jack (John) W. Shaw  RCASC
who was killed 17 Mar 65 at Fort Rucker in a US Army H-47 helicopter crash.

Any details - even service # appreciated
Regards

Gord Jenkins
ex Major RCASC CA (R)  ZB 7454

send to
gordjenkins@sympatico.ca
Thanks

 

[armyvern]

Hi,

Are you sure the date was 17 Mar 65? I was able to find this site below which lists a H47 crash at Fort Ruckers Alabama which resulted in 3 deaths that occured on the 19 March 1965 (2 pilots and the CE). They do not give the names or the particulars of the pilots however.

http://www.armyaircrews.com/chinook.html

 

[gordjenkins]

Yes
but thanks for suggestion and referral web page.

Specific request from friend John stuart who is helping coordinate Book 7 of Book of Rememberance is "

His friends remember his death as -for sure - that date as it was St Patrick's Day! I sent you one e-mail that you had copied to me and below is the txt that I > sent before.  I obtained my pers files under access to information and > found > that any reference to anyone else has been removed.  Privacy rules.  The
> RCASC List that I have that gave service numbers only goes back to 1966
> and > Shaw died in 1965 so that wasn't much help.  Thanks for your efforts. The
> US > Army may have a service number and that is all I need.

 

[gordjenkins]

Pay dirt
Thanks
- info found by one of your excellent web army.ca researchers

ZB 8533 born 07 39 seniority 16 09 60

I can't see him in the 1965 list but he's in the 1963 list 30th ed page 152

 

[armyvern]

Excellent,

Glad pers unknown was able to help you out with your search!! Good on them!!