Name: WO1 David Paul Meyer
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/07/1971 while performing the duty of Pilot Passenger.
Age at death: 27.1
Date of Birth: 04/06/1944
Home City: Collinsville, IL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-49/70-47
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-025
Short Summary: Hit with an RPG in Cambodia with Frank W. Bengtson.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 67-16679
Country: Cambodia
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: observer
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 04/18/1971
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Military grid coordinates of event: CLASSIFE
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Presbyterian
Burial information: GLENWOOD CEMETERY, COLLINSVILLE, IL
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 08/20/1995
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