Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameMark CLOTFELTER 
BirthApr 4, 1947, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA
DeathJun 16, 1969, Kon Tum, Vietnam
Burial1969, Cremated. Ashes scattered at sea.
FatherMillard T. (Red) CLOTFELTER (1919-1996)
MotherIna Elvera BENSON (1922-2014)
Misc. Notes
Helicopter pilot. US Army. Died in Vietnam.
Mark D. Clotfelter, a 1966 Hialeah High School graduate, was killed in action in Vietnam. Mark arrived in Pleiku, Vietnam , in September 1968 and was shot down June 16, 1969.
He was the aircraft commander covering a truck convoy on a resupply mission in the Central Highlands. Mark was a member of the 361st Aviation Co. (Escort) , flying a Cobra AH-1G helicopter. They were a small unit, primarily flying support of the 5th Special Forces Unit involved in across-the-border covert missions. Mark earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and numerous other medals.
In 1997 I was fortunate to find, through the Internet, Mark's unit from Vietnam and have been able to learn what he was like as a fellow comrade and how he spent the last nine months of his life.
Mark's name is on panel 22 West, line 57 on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The Wall, as it is most commonly referred to, is quite special to me because Mark's ashes were scattered at sea and not buried. This is where I feel most connected to him. I can touch his name, and know he is in good company with over 58,000 other fallen comrades .
Susan Clotfelter, Mark's sister.
Cremated. His ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida where he and his four sisters grew up.
Mark D. Clotfelter, a 1966 Hialeah High School graduate, was killed in action in Vietnam. Mark arrived in Pleiku, Vietnam , in September 1968 and was shot down June 16, 1969.
He was the aircraft commander covering a truck convoy on a resupply mission in the Central Highlands. Mark was a member of the 361st Aviation Co. (Escort) , flying a Cobra AH-1G helicopter. They were a small unit, primarily flying support of the 5th Special Forces Unit involved in across-the-border covert missions. Mark earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and numerous other medals.
In 1997 I was fortunate to find, through the Internet, Mark's unit from Vietnam and have been able to learn what he was like as a fellow comrade and how he spent the last nine months of his life.
Mark's name is on panel 22 West, line 57 on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The Wall, as it is most commonly referred to, is quite special to me because Mark's ashes were scattered at sea and not buried. This is where I feel most connected to him. I can touch his name, and know he is in good company with over 58,000 other fallen comrades .
Susan Clotfelter, Mark's sister.
Cremated. His ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida where he and his four sisters grew up.