Capt. Mosburg was born Dec. 3, 1935 in Custer City, OK, He was married and his home on record was Putnam OK. He was involved in a helicopter crash near the mouth of the Son Co Chien
River, on Sept. 26, 1966 which was the start of his tour. He is on the Vietnam Memorial Wall Panel 11E - Row 020.
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Capt.Henry L. Mosburg was a pilot assigned to the 114th
Assault
Helicopter Company. On September 26, 1966, he was assigned a combat
assault
mission in the Delta region of South Vietnam over Vinh Binh Province.
He
departed with a crew of four, including himself.
On the second pass on a target near the mouth of the Son Co Chien
River,
Mosburg's aircraft was fired on by small arms. As the aircraft prepared
for
a third pass, it was noticed that one of the helicopter's rockets was
on
fire on the left side of the aircraft.
Observers watched the tail section of the aircraft fall away, causing
the
helicopter to fall toward the water in a steep spin. The helicopter
landed
on its right side in approximately nine feet of water. One person
(unnamed)
was rescued, and one body was recovered. Mosburg was not found, nor was
his
gunner, SP4 Marvin F. Phillips.
An exhaustive ocean search was made surrounding the crash area, but no
trace
of Phillips or Mosburg was ever found. Because of the over-water area,
it
was considered that the two were killed, and that it would be
impossible
to
recover their remains.
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