FRANK MELVIN KAISER
Specialist 5th Class, Combat Aviation Crew Chief
281st Assault Helicopter Company
From: Madison, Minnesota
Born: May 7th, 1947
Tour of duty began on April 24, 1969.
Killed in action on February 6, 1970
in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
when his helicopter was shot down.
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Photo courtesy
of Mike Olson
SP5 Frank M. Kaiser was a 22-year-old married soldier from Madison, Minnesota. Frank was flying with Alan Johnson who was training him to be a Crew Chief. He was killed in action while flying a combat aviation support mission as the crew chief on UH1-H 68-16525 on February 6, 1970. WO Tarry T. O'Reilly, the pilot and SP5 Alan Howard Johnson the Door Gunner, were also lost. Frank was a highly respected crew chief and member of the 281st Flight. He shall not be forgotten.
A MAN IS NOT DEAD UNTIL HE IS FORGOTTEN
ONCE AN INTRUDER ... ALWAYS AN INTRUDER