Joseph C. Cheney Military person

Joseph Curtis Cheney, II (August 14, 1920 - September 5, 1963) was a pilot for Air America during the Vietnam War. On September 5, 1963, Cheney took off on a mission with fellow Americans, Eugene DeBruin and Charles Herrick, Thai Pisidhi Indradat, Prasit Promsuwan and Prasit Thanee, and Chinese Y.C. To. During a flight over Laos, his C-46 aircraft was hit by ground fire and crashed about 2 kilometers from Tchepone in the Savannakhet Province. Cheney and co-pilot Herrick were killed in the crash. DeBruin, Y.C. To, and the three Thai nationals parachuted to safety, but were immediately captured by the Pathet Lao. Cheney's remains were returned to the United States on July 10, 2001.

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Birth dateAugust 14, 1920
Birth place
Ellensburg Washington
Date of deathSeptember 05, 1963
Place of death
Laos

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allegianceUnited States of America

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  1. http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/c/cx02.htm