SP4 Bradley "Allen" Kinder
- Crew Chief & Door Gunner -
KIA 8 Feb 70S

SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Nov 08, 1949
From BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA
His tour of duty began on Sep 20, 1969
Casualty was on Feb 08, 1970
in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Religion PROTESTANT

I wanted to take a couple of minutes to remember Brad Allen Kinder. Allen was very youthful, and he looked much younger than he actually was. He kind of reminded me of a kid who was away from home for the first time. However, he was learning about the real world in a very harsh environment. Allen had a very pleasant disposition, was attentive to his duties and, from my observation, he always worked very hard to be a full member of any crew he was assigned to fly with. You could tell that he loved to fly and, he loved his job. Allen was also the kind of guy that got the job done and didn’t complain about the working conditions.
I’m proud to have known Allen and I honor his memory and his sacrifice as a Ghost Rider.
Thomas "Joisey" Clark