HOLLOWAY CHARLES EDWARD

Name: CW2 Charles Edward Holloway
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/22/1962 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 31.8
Date of Birth: 03/02/1931
Home City: De Leon Springs, FL
Service: TC branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 81 TC CO
Major organization: other
Flight class: 55-K
Service: TC branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 01E-015
Short Summary: First 81 TR person killed in VN. Flying for ARVN north of Tuy Hoa. On 4Jul63 Pleiku airstrip named Holloway Field. See Bows book
Aircraft: CH-21C
Service number: W2206466
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 12
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: GARDEN OF MEMORIES CEMETERY, TAMPA, FL
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 02/19/2006

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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023