HERMANN GREGORY WILLIAM

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Name: CW2 Gregory William Hermann
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/18/1972 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 21.1
Date of Birth: 03/21/1951
Home City: Benton Harbor, MI
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 60 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 71-3
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 01W-002
Short Summary: Went through OH-58 transition after flight school - stick buddy was Carl Kimmich.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 69-15368
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/17/1971
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - P I D
Length of service: *
Location: Unknown Province
Military grid coordinates of event: CQ263218
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: NORTH SHORE MEMORY GARDENS, COLOMA, MI
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/29/1995


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