John Alan Ware.
*** Staff Sergeant Ware was a member of 281st Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. On November 4, 1969, he was the crew chief of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) on combat support missions in South Vietnam. As the aircraft was returning to its base at Nha Trang from Duc Lap, contact was lost when it was near Duc My Pass. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on – in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!

JOHN ALAN WARE – Army – SSGT – E6
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Feb 13, 1949
From: HERMISTON, OR
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single

SSGT – E6 – Army – Selective Service
1st AVN BDE
His tour began on Nov 4, 1969
Casualty was on Aug 21, 1978
In KHANH HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing, HELICOPTER – CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

Body was not recovered
Panel 16W – Line 32″

Source:  FindAGrave

Edna  Record added: Jul 18, 2012

John Alan Ware was born in Pendleton Oregon on February 13, 1949. He was the younger of two sons born to Cecil and Aileen Ware. John grew up in Oregon, attended elementary and junior high school at Stanfield School, and graduated from Hermiston High School in 1967. John was lost along with SFC James Klimo, WO Terry Alford and WO Jim Cavender in the crash of UH-1 67-19512 near Khan Hoa, South Vietnam.

John Alan Ware was awarded the Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Military Service Medal, the Rifle and Machine Gun Award, the Auto Rifle Award, the Crew Chief Award with Crew Member Wings, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart.� John was promoted to Staff Sergeant after being declared missing on November 4, 1969. He was reclassified as “Died while Missing” on August 19, 1978. His body, along with those of his fellow crewmembers, is still missing.

John was a highly skilled crew chief and a respected member of the 281st AHC. He was a friend to all. John Alan Ware shall never be forgotten by the 281st Flight.

John was adopted by Jack Mayhew who completed his “Book Of Remembrance” for the 281st AHC web site.

Source:  281st Assault Helicopter Company

A memorial from his unit association,
281st Assault Helicopter Company Association