Name: CW3 Terry Lanier Alford
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 11/04/1969 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Declared dead on 09/29/1978.
Age at death: 22.0
Date of Birth: 10/22/1947
Home City: Pasadena, TX
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 281 AHC, 17 CAG
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 68-523/68-43
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16W-026
Short Summary: Lost in heavy weather, never located. See Cavender.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-19512
Service number: W3163833
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: SVN-BNR WX
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 03/27/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: non-hostile missing - bonified
Length of service: *
Location: Khanh Hoa Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: BP702890
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/28/1994
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