Name: WO1 Myron McClelland Pfoutz
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/28/1965 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 33.1
Date of Birth: 05/01/1932
Home City: New Cumberland, PA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 118 AML
Major organization: other
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 01E-126
Short Summary: Mid-air near Bien Hoa & III Corps soccer field w/63-8592. CE E5 KARTAK survived.
Aircraft: UH-1B tail number 63-08594
Service number: W2214503
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Primary cause: Mid-Air
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 04/09/1965
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 10
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
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 07/29/1994
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