DONALD HARRISON
Warrant Officer, Aviator
281st Assault Helicopter Company
From: New York, New York
Born: June 9, 1945
Tour of duty began on October 7th, 1966.
Killed in Action on December 2nd, 1966, Laos.
Helicopter 65-1088 was shot down.
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Warrant Officer Donald Harrison was born on June 09, 1945 in
Jamaica, New York, a suburb of Queens/New York City, New York.
Donald attended New York City public schools and graduated from
Andrew Jackson High School, Cambria, New York in 1963.
He joined the army in August of 1963 and was trained as an
airborne qualified Medical Corpsman. He reached the rank of E-5
while being assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. He left Fort Bragg in December of 1965 to
attend flight school at Camp Wolters, Texas. He graduated with
Class 66-13 at Fort Rucker Alabama in September of 1966.
Following flight school Donald traveled to South Vietnam
where on October 7, 1966 he was assigned to the 281st Assault
Helicopter Company. On December 2, 1966, Donald was killed in
action while performing aircrew duties as a pilot on
UH-1D 65-10088.
WO Daniel Arthur Sulander, SP4 William Joseph
Bodzick and SP4 Lee Joseph Boudreaux, Jr. were also lost in the
same aircraft crash. Donald was 21 years old at the time of his
death. His Interment was in Gravesite 6007, Section V
of the Long Island National Cemetery, located at 2040
Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, New York, 11735-1211
For details covering the mission please see
WO
Daniel Sulander's memorial page.
A MAN IS NOT DEAD UNTIL HE IS FORGOTTEN
ONCE AN INTRUDER ... ALWAYS AN INTRUDER