Name: CPT Ralph Leland Ward
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/05/1971 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 28.3
Date of Birth: 11/24/1942
Home City: Hamden, OH
Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 180 ASHC, 268 CAB
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-34
Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 04W-026
Short Summary: Mid-air with ROKA O-1D, crashed and burned.
Aircraft: CH-47C tail number 67-18518
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: Mid-Air
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 10/11/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Binh Dinh Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: BR934209
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: ELK CEMETERY, MCARTHUR, OH
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: officer
This record was last updated on 08/20/1995
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