20th Special Operations Squadron
First Lieutenant Fleming was the aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter near Duc Co in the Republic of Vietnam's central highlands, 26 November 1968. He unhesitatingly flew to the aid of a six-man Special Forces Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol in danger of being overrun by a large, heavily armed hostile force. Lieutenant Fleming descended twice in his lightly armed helicopter through a barrage of enemy fire to rescue the beleaguered patrol. Each time, he had to balance his helicopter, on the bank of a river with its tail boom hangingHM Number | HM1VT2 |
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Placed By | The Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park Council |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, November 20th, 2016 at 1:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 528809 N 3364839 |
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Decimal Degrees | 30.41526667, -86.70003333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 24.916', W 86° 42.002' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 24' 54.96" N, 86° 42' 0.12" W |
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Area Code(s) | 850 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 315 Independence Rd, Hurlburt Field FL 32544, US |
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