Name: WO1 John P. Marlow
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 08/07/1967 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.6
Date of Birth: 12/26/1946
Home City: Glencoe, OK
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 68 AVN, 145 CAB
Major organization: other
Flight class: 67-7
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 24E-087
Short Summary: Hit in head and shot doing a MEDEVAC south of Phu Loc. A/C was Carmen.
Aircraft: UH-1D
Service number: W3156566
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: pilot
Started Tour: 07/18/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Location: Binh Duong Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: UNION CEMETERY, GLENCOE, OK
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 06/27/1991
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