Name: WO1 Douglas John Campbell
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 11/02/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 20.9
Date of Birth: 12/16/1949
Home City: Orlando, FL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 191 AHC, 3 PLT GUNS
Prior Unit: 175 AHC 69-70
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-45
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 06W-034
Short Summary: Main rotor separation outside Rach Gia in Mekong Delta with CW2 John Orricco. Bounty Hunter (guns).
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-15219
Call sign: BOUNTY HUNTER
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 03/04/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Kien Giang Province IV Corps.
Additional information about this casualty:
Doug was my room mate in Primary.
From: Bob Browning
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
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10/25/2024
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Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Presbyterian
Burial information: WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK, GOTHA, FL
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 05/09/2014