Name: WO1 Stephen C. Chasin
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/14/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 21.3
Date of Birth: 02/02/1949
Home City: Decatur, GA
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 116 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-41
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-039
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-16205
Country: Cambodia
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 01/20/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: *
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: MELWOOD CEMETERY, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 09/07/1996
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