Letters to Government Officials

concerning 

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7/4/2001

 

 

Senator Chuck Grassley
United States Senate
135 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510

 

Dear Senator Grassley:

What is being done to determine the fate of WO Jerry Prosper Clark US Army?  Jerry was last seen On December 15,1965. On that day WO Jerry Prosper Clark was a pilot flying a reconnaissance mission when his 01D aircraft (serial#55-4686) went down just south of Qui Nhon, South Vietnam.  Prosper had experienced an in-flight emergency; he radioed that his battery had exploded, and that he was running low on fuel.  1Lt. Robert L. Taylor, who was flying a nearby UH1B, tried to intercept Clark and guide him to Qui Nhon airfield.   Clark's aircraft, according to his radio message, "quit" and he headed for the beach.

When Taylor flew over the beach trying to locate Clark, he found wreckage of his aircraft in shallow water near the hamlet of Tuy Phong, about 8 miles south of Qui Nhon. Several aircraft and vessels were dispatched to locate Clark, but no sign of him was found.

When search teams surveyed the crash site, Jerry's survival gear was not found and it was thought that he had been taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese.  Stories from villagers differ.  In one version, Clark left the aircraft, swam to shore, swam back to the aircraft to get a weapon, returned to shore and fled into the hills.   Another version says that Clark swam ashore, returned to the aircraft, but was shot by a sniper and fell into the water as though mortally wounded.  No proof of either version has been found, nor has Jerry P Clark.

Please advise me of any action that is being taken by you or any other elected appointed official to determine his fate.

 In the event there is nothing being done, please explain why not, and tell me how you personally plan to correct this and prevent it from ever happening again."

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 Tim

 

 

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