BROWN DENNIS RICHARD

Name: WO1 Dennis Richard Brown
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/13/1967 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 22.9
Date of Birth: 11/23/1944
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: D/3/5 CAV 9 INF
Major organization: 9th Infantry Division
Flight class: 66-13
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 27E-098
Service number: W3154135
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 12/12/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Long An Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died of wounds
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: RESURRECTION CEMETERY, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN
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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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023