Name: 1LT Robert Evans Wise
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/05/1967 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 25.3
Date of Birth: 11/26/1941
Home City: Bellevue, WA
Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 228 ASHB 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 66-2
Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16E-026
Short Summary: Aircraft accident
Aircraft: CH-47A tail number 66-00071
Service number: O5710932
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 10/15/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 02
Location: Binh Dinh Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
Burial information: WASATCH LAWN MEMORIAL PARK, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
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: officer
This record was last updated on 04/11/1998
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