LARSON ALLAN R

WO1 Allan R Larson was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/01/1980 at the age of 44.6 (Exact date not known.) from Cancer
Flight Class 66-13
Date of Birth 08/05/1935
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 281 AHC in 66
This information was provided by Gary Stagman, SSN search

More detail on this person: Allen served over 20 years in the US Army and was then hired by Bell Helicopter to train Iranian Nationals to operate & maintain the equipment we had sold to the Shah of Iran. After about a year in Iran he was diagnosed with cancer and returned to the States for treatment. Following his treatment, he went back to Iran and was there when the Shah fell. Allan had to hike across the desert to get out of the country. Soon, his cancer returned and he died in June, Allan Robert Larson 1935-1980. Internment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Savannah, Georgia

Burial information: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Savannah, GA

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024


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