Name: CW3 Sheldon D. Schultz
Status: Remains were returned on 2006 from an incident on 01/05/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Declared dead on 04/02/1979.
Age at death: 19.7
Date of Birth: 04/19/1948
Home City: Altoona, PA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 176 AHC, 14 CAB
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 67-15
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 33E-053
Short Summary: Shot down by 33 mm at 300 ft crashed and burned.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-01172
Country: Laos
MOS: *
Primary cause: Laos-BNR
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 12/07/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: missing in action - bonified
Length of service: *
Military grid coordinates of event: XD687047
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA (GROUP)
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 07/19/1992
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