Name: 1LT Stanley Garfield Lawson
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/21/1968 while performing the duty of Co-pilot.
Age at death: 25.5
Date of Birth: 03/11/1943
Home City: Shelbyville, KY
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-262
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 43W-053
Short Summary: Died of crash injuries. Helicopter recieved hostile fire while departing the LZ and crashed.
Aircraft: CH-46D tail number 152557
Service number: 0101227
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Started Tour: 09/03/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 02
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: GROVE HILL CEMETERY, SHELBYVILLE, KY
This record was last updated on 09/23/1999
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