Name: WO1 Larry Floyd Castle
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/28/1966 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.0
Date of Birth: 11/21/1946
Home City: Ironton, OH
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 116 AHC
Major organization: other
Flight class: 66-9W
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 12E-126
Short Summary: Crash.
Aircraft: UH-1B tail number 64-13951
Service number: W3153369
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 162B
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 08/27/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 01
Location: Bien Hoa Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: WOODLAND CEMETERY, IRONTON, OH
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 06/28/1991
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