Lloyd Himes, a native of Rimersburg, served in the United States Army for 19 years before being killed in action in a helicopter crash during the Vietman War.
Name: Lloyd Allen Himes
Born: May 8, 1930
Died: January 31, 1968
Hometown: Rimersburg, Pa.
Branch: United States Army
Rank: Sergeant Major
Joined the service in: 1949
Years of Service: 19 years
SGM Himes began his tour in Thua Thien province, South Vietnam in June 1967. He served in 11th Aviation Group of the 227th Aviation Battalion at a Helicopter Repairer.
SGM Himes was killed in action in a helicopter crash on January 31, 1968.
He was interred at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.
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