Age 38 - From Wahiawa, Hawaii
Killed in action on August 12, 1972 - Ba Xugen, South Viet Nam

INFORMATION FOUND AT VIETNAM VETERANS

MEMORIAL FUND WEBSITE (www.vvmf.org)

PHILIP HUGH STEVENS
is honored on Panel 1W, Row 65 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: PHILIP HUGH STEVENS
Wall Name: PHILIP H STEVENS
Date of Birth: 6/12/1934
Date of Casualty: 8/12/1972
Home of Record: WAHIAWA
State: HI
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SFC
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: BA XUGEN



INFORMATION FROM "THE VIRTUAL WALL"
(http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SaarelaWG01a.htm)

Shortly before dawn on 12 Aug 1972 a C-130E transport (tail number 62-1853) took off from Soc Trang. As the aircraft climbed through 500 feet it was hit by enemy fire and crashed near the airfield. Hobson's "Vietnam Air Losses" states that 30 of the 44 persons aboard were killed, but only 13 US servicemen can be identified as lost in the crash - 7 aircrew and 6 passengers. The remaining 17 persons must have been US civilians and/or SVN personnel.

Oddly, the 7 USAF and 3 USN personnel are coded as lost to hostile fire, while the 3 Army personnel, all members of MACV's Advisory Team 14, are coded as non-hostile losses. The 13 men who died are:

Aircrew:
MAJ James W. Fulk, Union City, IN, 776th Tac Alft Sqd
MAJ Jerry D. Vance, Richmond, IN, 776th Tac Alft Sqd
CPT Terry Kohler, Kalamazoo, MI, 776th Tac Alft Sqd
CPT Merrill H. Masin, Sayville, NY, 776th Tac Alft Sqd
CPT Charles P. Roberts, La Junta, CO, 50th Tac Alft Sqd
CPT Timmie J. Ward, Rockford, IA, 776th Tac Alft Sqd
MSGT Ray E. Tannehill, Elsberry, MO, 50th Tac Alft Sqd


Passengers:
SFC Edward J. Brue, Newton, IA, MACV Advisors
SFC William G. Saarela, Carlton, MN, MACV Advisors
SFC Philip H. Stevens, Wahiawa, HI, MACV Advisors
LCDR Marshall B. Collins, Arlington, TX, Det Soc Trang, HQ, USNAVFORV
RM1 Raymond R. Reese, Scranton, PA, Det Soc Trang, HQ, USNAVFORV
YN1 Ben O. Sheppard, North Little Rock, AR, Det Soc Trang, HQ, USNAVFORV

CASUALTY RECORD FOR PHILIP HUGH STEVENS
FROM WWW.NO-QUARTER.ORG
(http://www.no-quarter.org/gui/detail.php?ID=49785)

GENERAL/PERSONAL
Home: Wahiawa, Hawaii
Birth Date: 1934-06-12
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Married/Single: Single
Religion: Christian Science
Citizen: Yes

MILITARY
Service: Army
Rank: SFC
Serial Number: 131289713
Component: Regular
Grade: E7
MOS: 95B4H
Length of Service: **
Start of Tour: 1972-07-22

CASUALTY
Casualty Date: 1972-08-12
Casualty Type: Non-Hostile, Died Other
Reason: Air Loss, Crash - Land
Air or Ground: Fixed Wing - Noncrew
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Ba Xugen
Posthumous Promotion: No change
Body Recovered: Body recovered
Location on The Wall: Panel 01W - Row 065
RefNo: 7083
Processed Date: 7208

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