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Date Posted: Tue, May 01 2007, 18:51:40
Author: Jeff Northridge
Author Host/IP: adsl-75-45-101-158.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net / 75.45.101.158
Subject: PFC Blain
In reply to: John R. Darling 's message, "My Lost Friend" on Mon, April 30 2007, 8:12:40

Howdy John;

PFC Dennis Knute Blain's Army Serial Number is RA 11915689 (which means that he enlisted) and his MOS was 67A1F [Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (Flight)]. He was born on 9/1/47 and his hometown of record is Portland, ME. His tour of duty in Vietnam commenced on 9/5/68 and he was assigned to A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, 160th Aviation Group, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). He was KIA on 9/25/68 in Thua Thien Province due to "Hostile, Helicopter-Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land". PFC Blain's religious preference was Roman Catholic, he was single, and his body was recovered.

There is a tribute to PFC Blain on the Virtual Wall at http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BlainDK01a.htm posted by an anonymous friend, but I don't think that it's you because there is no corresponding tribute to Richard L. Matthews. The homepage for A Co., 101st Avn. Bn. is at http://www.a101avn.org/ where you might be able to get in touch with someone who knew PFC Blain in Vietnam. In particular and on the memorial page of the above website, is the following:

"Bill Thomas, A/101 AVN, 68/69, remembers:

I would like to tell you about Dennis Blaine. He was only eighteen years old. He was new to the company and my helicopter was down for the 100-hour inspection.

Dennis was supposed to be my new door gunner. I was down in maintenance. Working on my helicopter and he flew a couple of missions on another ship. Co. C. needed a extra helicopter for a combat assault. Mine came out a little early from maintenance. So we were assigned to fly with C. Co.

We were the last ship in the LZ that day and that was when Dennis was killed. He died in my arms on the way to medivac. Maybe this is why you didn't find his name because we were flying with Co C. but we were 1st flight platoon, Co A 101st AVN."

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Note On PFC Blain -- Jeff Northridge, Wed, May 02 2007, 12:40:22 (adsl-75-45-105-137.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net/75.45.105.137)

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>Howdy John; > >PFC Dennis Knute Blain's Army Serial Number is RA >11915689 (which means that he enlisted) and his MOS >was 67A1F [Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (Flight)]. >He was born on 9/1/47 and his hometown of record is >Portland, ME. His tour of duty in Vietnam commenced on >9/5/68 and he was assigned to A Company, 101st >Aviation Battalion, 160th Aviation Group, 101st >Airborne Division (Airmobile). He was KIA on 9/25/68 >in Thua Thien Province due to "Hostile, >Helicopter-Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land". PFC Blain's >religious preference was Roman Catholic, he was >single, and his body was recovered. > >There is a tribute to PFC Blain on the Virtual Wall at >http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BlainDK01a.htm posted by >an anonymous friend, but I don't think that it's you >because there is no corresponding tribute to Richard >L. Matthews. The homepage for A Co., 101st Avn. Bn. is >at http://www.a101avn.org/ where you might be able to >get in touch with someone who knew PFC Blain in >Vietnam. In particular and on the memorial page of the >above website, is the following: > >"Bill Thomas, A/101 AVN, 68/69, remembers: > > I would like to tell you about Dennis Blaine. He was >only eighteen years old. He was new to the company and >my helicopter was down for the 100-hour inspection. > >Dennis was supposed to be my new door gunner. I was >down in maintenance. Working on my helicopter and he >flew a couple of missions on another ship. Co. C. >needed a extra helicopter for a combat assault. Mine >came out a little early from maintenance. So we were >assigned to fly with C. Co. > >We were the last ship in the LZ that day and that was >when Dennis was killed. He died in my arms on the way >to medivac. Maybe this is why you didn't find his name >because we were flying with Co C. but we were 1st >flight platoon, Co A 101st AVN."
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