BOUCHER ROBERT CHARLES

Name: CPT Robert Charles Boucher
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/20/1969 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 23.0
Date of Birth: 05/04/1946
Home City: Oreland, PA
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/7/1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 67-22
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 26W-013
Short Summary: Helicopter fire.
Service number: O5233448
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 61204
Primary cause: Wounds
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 05/28/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 03
Location: Kien Giang Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died of wounds
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Episcopal (Anglican)
Burial information: WHITEMARSH MEMORIAL PARK, AMBLER, PA
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: officer
This record was last updated on 04/26/2002

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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023