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Senior Airman

David Ralph Jones

United States Air Force Security Forces — JBSA-Lackland, TX

Accident Veteran

End of Watch June 11, 1982

Age 21

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 11 mo

The Vigil Panel 125 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 40

Incident

Senior Airman David Jones, Staff Sergeant Richard Bohling, Senior Airman Marion Pace, Sergeant Thomas Meredith, and their two pilots were all killed when their UH-1F Iroquois helicopter crashed near Passaic, Missouri.

All four Security Policeman were providing security for a routine Air Force convoy transporting weapons system from AFB Whiteman to a launch silo near Passaic, Mo. An Air Force investigation revealed the helicopter's main rotor blade dipped out of position and struck the tail of the aircraft, which then broke apart.

Senior Airman Jones served with the United States Air Force Security Forces for less than three years. He was assigned to the 352nd Missile Security Squadron.

My dear Dave,

You live on in my heart every day. I love you, I miss you and one day I know I will see you again. And then my heart will be complete.

Heidi

Heidi Love companion October 23rd, 2024

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Senior Airman Jones gave the United States Air Force Security Forces 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Air Force Security Forces

Location JBSA-Lackland, TX

Platform Identity usafsffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 11, 1982

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 11 mo

Age 21

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

David Ralph Jones served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Senior Airman David Ralph Jones is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At United States Air Force Security Forces, 28 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Air Force Security Forces

of 41 officers

68.3% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident