ASH PAUL ENGLISH JR

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Name: WO1 Paul English Ash, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/18/1970 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 21.8
Date of Birth: 04/23/1948
Home City: Louisville, KY
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 69-21
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 13W-025
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-15251
Service number: W3166389
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 08/31/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Quang Duc Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: LOUISVILLE MEMORIAL GARDENS (WEST), LOUISVILLE, KY
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 04/26/2002


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