Terry Alford graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas in 1966.
He, his sister Pam, and my wife were good friends. Pam, myself and my wife,
remain friends today. Pam has been as active as she could be to find out what
happened to her brother. I have been able to put her in touch with a couple of
people who can help her when they have information to pass on. I can't think of
another MIA I would want to have as my adopted MIA, than Terry. I am sad
there are still over 2000 unaccounted soldiers missing in action, but knowing
Terry and Pam hits close to home. Please continue to pray that all these brave
men and women will be found and returned home soon. Their families need
closure and the only way they will get closure is to know the outcome of their
loved ones.
I am highly involved in finding the outcome of the searches being performed in
Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Russia. As I am updated on the situation,
I will continue to update this site. Further information can be found by going to
The All POW/MIA Web Site. This site has current updates and supports veterans
from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
He, his sister Pam, and my wife were good friends. Pam, myself and my wife,
remain friends today. Pam has been as active as she could be to find out what
happened to her brother. I have been able to put her in touch with a couple of
people who can help her when they have information to pass on. I can't think of
another MIA I would want to have as my adopted MIA, than Terry. I am sad
there are still over 2000 unaccounted soldiers missing in action, but knowing
Terry and Pam hits close to home. Please continue to pray that all these brave
men and women will be found and returned home soon. Their families need
closure and the only way they will get closure is to know the outcome of their
loved ones.
I am highly involved in finding the outcome of the searches being performed in
Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Russia. As I am updated on the situation,
I will continue to update this site. Further information can be found by going to
The All POW/MIA Web Site. This site has current updates and supports veterans
from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Terry Lounging During His High School Years.
Photo Courtesy Of Joe Martin, A Friend Of Terry.
Photo Courtesy Of Joe Martin, A Friend Of Terry.
Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody for my own
I am so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
Wish I had someone to call on the phone
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
Letters, never a letter
I get no letters in the mail
I've been forgotten, yes, forgotten
Oh how I wonder, how is it I failed
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That?s why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
I have nobody for my own
I am so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
Wish I had someone to call on the phone
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
Letters, never a letter
I get no letters in the mail
I've been forgotten, yes, forgotten
Oh how I wonder, how is it I failed
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That?s why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
Name: Terry Lanier Alford
Rank/Branch: Chief Warrant Officer/US Army
Unit: 281st Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group,
1st Aviation Brigade
Nha Trang Airbase, VS
Date of Birth: 22 October 1947 (Houston, TX)
Home of Record: Pasadena, TX
Date of Loss: 04 November 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 123327N 1085304E (BP702890)
Status in 1973: Missing In Action
Category: 4
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: UH1H "Iroquois"
Other Personnel in Incident: James R. Klimo; John A. Ware and Jim R. Cavender (missing)
REMARKS: REMS OF OTHER CREW RECOV - J
SYNOPSIS: By early 1967, the Bell UH1 Iroquois was already the standard Army assault
helicopter, and was used in nearly every "in-country" mission. Better known by its nickname
"Huey," the troop carriers were referred to as "Slicks" and the gunships were called "Hogs." It
proved itself to be a sturdy, versatile aircraft which was called on to carry out a wide variety of
missions including search and rescue, close air support, insertion and extraction, fire support, and
resupply to name a few. It usually carried a crew of four.
On 4 November 1969, then WO1 Terry L. Alford, aircraft commander; WO1 Jim Cavender, pilot;
SP4 John A. Ware, crew chief; and SP4 James R. Klimo, door gunner; comprised the crew a UH1H
helicopter (serial #67-19512). Their mission assignment entailed flying a series of combat support
missions to and around the Central Highlands, Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam.
At 1920 hours, the Huey departed a jungle outpost at Duc Lap, located only 9 miles east of the
South Vietnam/Cambodian border, for the return flight to their base at Nha Trang, some 102 miles
to the east-southeast. During the flight, the aircraft commander radioed the 48th Aviation Company
Operations Center at Ninh Hoa reporting their currant location as the Duc My Pass, approximately
82 miles east-northeast of Duc Lap and 24 miles north-northwest of Nha Trang. He further stated
they were in clouds and instrument meteorological conditions existed in the jungle-covered
mountains. Shortly afterwards, the controller at Ninh Hoa heard a radio transmission from WO1
Alford reporting that they were in trouble and he believed the helicopter was flying upside down.
Within minutes all contact was lost.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately initiated employing both air and ground forces.
Over the next six days they searched along the entire flight path of the Huey from the jungle
covered mountains and passes to all villages in the area. These efforts failed to produce any
information on the missing helicopter or its crew. At the time formal SAR efforts were terminated,
Terry Alford, Jim Cavender, John Ware and Jim Klimo were listed Missing in Action.
Later Defense Department personnel informed the families of the Huey's crew that they were on a
secondary mission heading toward the buffer zone between Cambodia and South Vietnam, rather
than away from it, when the aircraft vanished. However, these officials provided no details
regarding the purpose of the secondary mission or the aircraft's destination in the buffer zone. They
confused the situation further by adding that the helicopter was in the location of loss in the Central
Highlands by mistake, but never provided an explanation for that statement.
During a government program presented to POW/MIA family members, which included showing
pictures of unidentified Prisoners of War, Jim Klimo's sister identified her brother as one of the
prisoners pictured in a Vietnamese propaganda leaflet shown to them. To date no confirmation of
the identity of the man in the photograph has been made by our government.
Since the end of the Vietnam War well over 21,000 reports of American prisoners, missing and
otherwise unaccounted for have been received by our government. Many of these reports document
LIVE American Prisoners of War remaining captive throughout Southeast Asia TODAY.
Pilots and aircrews in Vietnam were called upon to fly in many dangerous circumstances, and they
were prepared to be wounded, killed or captured. It probably never occurred to them that they could
be abandoned by the country they so proudly served.
Source: Task Force Omega, Inc.
http://www.taskforceomegainc.org
Rank/Branch: Chief Warrant Officer/US Army
Unit: 281st Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group,
1st Aviation Brigade
Nha Trang Airbase, VS
Date of Birth: 22 October 1947 (Houston, TX)
Home of Record: Pasadena, TX
Date of Loss: 04 November 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 123327N 1085304E (BP702890)
Status in 1973: Missing In Action
Category: 4
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: UH1H "Iroquois"
Other Personnel in Incident: James R. Klimo; John A. Ware and Jim R. Cavender (missing)
REMARKS: REMS OF OTHER CREW RECOV - J
SYNOPSIS: By early 1967, the Bell UH1 Iroquois was already the standard Army assault
helicopter, and was used in nearly every "in-country" mission. Better known by its nickname
"Huey," the troop carriers were referred to as "Slicks" and the gunships were called "Hogs." It
proved itself to be a sturdy, versatile aircraft which was called on to carry out a wide variety of
missions including search and rescue, close air support, insertion and extraction, fire support, and
resupply to name a few. It usually carried a crew of four.
On 4 November 1969, then WO1 Terry L. Alford, aircraft commander; WO1 Jim Cavender, pilot;
SP4 John A. Ware, crew chief; and SP4 James R. Klimo, door gunner; comprised the crew a UH1H
helicopter (serial #67-19512). Their mission assignment entailed flying a series of combat support
missions to and around the Central Highlands, Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam.
At 1920 hours, the Huey departed a jungle outpost at Duc Lap, located only 9 miles east of the
South Vietnam/Cambodian border, for the return flight to their base at Nha Trang, some 102 miles
to the east-southeast. During the flight, the aircraft commander radioed the 48th Aviation Company
Operations Center at Ninh Hoa reporting their currant location as the Duc My Pass, approximately
82 miles east-northeast of Duc Lap and 24 miles north-northwest of Nha Trang. He further stated
they were in clouds and instrument meteorological conditions existed in the jungle-covered
mountains. Shortly afterwards, the controller at Ninh Hoa heard a radio transmission from WO1
Alford reporting that they were in trouble and he believed the helicopter was flying upside down.
Within minutes all contact was lost.
Search and rescue (SAR) efforts were immediately initiated employing both air and ground forces.
Over the next six days they searched along the entire flight path of the Huey from the jungle
covered mountains and passes to all villages in the area. These efforts failed to produce any
information on the missing helicopter or its crew. At the time formal SAR efforts were terminated,
Terry Alford, Jim Cavender, John Ware and Jim Klimo were listed Missing in Action.
Later Defense Department personnel informed the families of the Huey's crew that they were on a
secondary mission heading toward the buffer zone between Cambodia and South Vietnam, rather
than away from it, when the aircraft vanished. However, these officials provided no details
regarding the purpose of the secondary mission or the aircraft's destination in the buffer zone. They
confused the situation further by adding that the helicopter was in the location of loss in the Central
Highlands by mistake, but never provided an explanation for that statement.
During a government program presented to POW/MIA family members, which included showing
pictures of unidentified Prisoners of War, Jim Klimo's sister identified her brother as one of the
prisoners pictured in a Vietnamese propaganda leaflet shown to them. To date no confirmation of
the identity of the man in the photograph has been made by our government.
Since the end of the Vietnam War well over 21,000 reports of American prisoners, missing and
otherwise unaccounted for have been received by our government. Many of these reports document
LIVE American Prisoners of War remaining captive throughout Southeast Asia TODAY.
Pilots and aircrews in Vietnam were called upon to fly in many dangerous circumstances, and they
were prepared to be wounded, killed or captured. It probably never occurred to them that they could
be abandoned by the country they so proudly served.
Source: Task Force Omega, Inc.
http://www.taskforceomegainc.org
Click Here For Info About Terry On The Wall
Special thanks to Jennifer Martinez for sending me this current
information about Terry and his crew. The search for the MIA's is
alive and well, despite the U.S. government
information about Terry and his crew. The search for the MIA's is
alive and well, despite the U.S. government
Visit her site at: http://www.jenmartinez.com
I'm Proud To Be An American!
I'm Proud To Be An American!
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POW/MIA Facts and Links
The POW/MIA flag is mandated to Fly from all Federal installations on Holidays...
Federal law mandates that the Prisoner of War Flag be flown under the United States
flag on federal property on all federal holidays, and permissable to be flown on any
date. All veterans are assigned to ensure that the POW/MIA flag is flown.
Links To This Mandate:
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/hr1161.htm
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/flagduty.htm
HR 1161: To Mandate The Display of the POW MIA Flag
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/powmia.htm
The American POW/MIA Fact File
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/powdata.htm
24 Hour POW/MIA Update Line
http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/updateline.html
Prisoner of War Missing in Action RESOURCE GUIDE
http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib6p.htm
This Information Was Obtained From:
The American War Library, Est. 1988
http://www.13105320634.com
http://www.amervets.com
Federal law mandates that the Prisoner of War Flag be flown under the United States
flag on federal property on all federal holidays, and permissable to be flown on any
date. All veterans are assigned to ensure that the POW/MIA flag is flown.
Links To This Mandate:
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/hr1161.htm
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/flagduty.htm
HR 1161: To Mandate The Display of the POW MIA Flag
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/powmia.htm
The American POW/MIA Fact File
http://members.aol.com/usaheroes/powdata.htm
24 Hour POW/MIA Update Line
http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/updateline.html
Prisoner of War Missing in Action RESOURCE GUIDE
http://members.aol.com/veterans/warlib6p.htm
This Information Was Obtained From:
The American War Library, Est. 1988
http://www.13105320634.com
http://www.amervets.com
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