CAMP JACK

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Name: CPT Jack Camp
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/01/1969 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 22.3
Date of Birth: 08/15/1947
Home City: Tolar, TX
Service: FA branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: HHC 2 BDE 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 68-518/68-32
Service: FA branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 15W-012
Short Summary: High frequency vibration, lost control and crashed.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 67-16479
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 6482
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: observer
Started Tour: 04/20/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 03
Location: Phuoc Long Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: TOLAR CEMETERY, TOLAR, TX
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 07/31/1995


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