CARLISLE THOMAS G II

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Name: WO1 Thomas G. Carlisle II
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/29/1968 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 21.7
Date of Birth: 07/19/1946
Home City: Sanborn, NY
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/227 AHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 67-7
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 46E-061
Short Summary: Crash possibly caused by inclement weather at night.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-16564
Service number: W3156435
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: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 07/15/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: ACACIA PARK & RESTHAVEN CEM, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY
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 10/16/1996


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