Irving Burns Ramsower II

Lieutenant Colonel Irving Burns Ramsower II served in the U.S. Air Force. Irving served in the Vietnam War. Irving was 37 years old.

AC-130A Hercules gunship, tail number 55-0044, nicknamed Prometheus · 29 March 1972
Jungle foothills 56 miles east of Savannakhet, southern Laos

	Name	Rank	Born	Died	Age	Role	Chain	Grave	Dec	Insc
—	Irving Burns Ramsower II	LtCol O-5	1934-12-25	1972-03-29	37	Pilot	✓	✓	5	1
	Charles Joseph Wanzel III	Capt O-3	1947-07-31	1972-03-29	24	Copilot	✓	✓	5	1
	Henry Paul Brauner	LtCol O-5	1936-01-26	1972-03-29	36	Navigator	✓	✓	6	1
—	Howard David Stephenson	LtCol O-5	1937-10-06	1972-03-29	34	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Curtis Daniel Miller	Maj O-4	1946-06-07	1972-03-29	25	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Barclay Bingham Young	Maj O-4	1938-08-06	1972-03-29	33	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Richard Castillo	LtCol O-5	1938-11-21	1972-03-29	33	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Richard Conroy Halpin	Capt O-3	1946-07-23	1972-03-29	25	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Merlyn Leroy Paulson	MSgt E-7	1936-06-19	1972-03-29	35	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
—	Edwin Jack Pearce	CMSgt E-9	1947-12-08	1972-03-29	24	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
—	Edward Dewilton Smith Jr.	SMSgt E-8	1944-11-29	1972-03-29	27	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
—	James Kenneth Caniford	SMSgt E-8	1948-08-26	1972-03-29	23	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
—	William Anthony Todd	MSgt E-7	1950-01-08	1972-03-29	22	Crew	✓	✓	5	1
	Robert Eugene Simmons	MSgt E-7	1951-11-25	1972-03-29	20	Weapons Mechanic	✓	✓	5	1

14 men recorded for this loss. A dash is a hole, not a fact.

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