ROCK DON LESLIE

Name: WO1 Don Leslie Rock
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/19/1969 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 22.8
Date of Birth: 01/14/1947
Home City: Spokane, WA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 MED DET
Major organization: other
Flight class: 69-17
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16W-096
Short Summary: He was flying with Dustoff 75, CW2 Thomas A. Hall.
Call sign: DUSTOFF
Service number: W3165206
Country: South Vietnam
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: co-pilot
Started Tour: 08/02/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Binh Duong Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: unknown or not reported
Burial information: WILD ROSE CEM, DEER PARK, WA
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 12/23/2006


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