Name: WO1 Reginald David Cleve
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 03/22/1971 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 23.6
Date of Birth: 08/02/1947
Home City: Farmington, MO
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 176 AHC, 14 CAB
Major organization: Americal Division
Flight class: 70-5/70-3
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 04W-066
Short Summary: Crash with John G. Traver after being hit at 5000 ft in Laos during Lam Son 719.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-15759
Call sign: MINUTEMAN
Country: Laos
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Laos-BNR
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: missing in action - interim
Length of service: *
Military grid coordinates of event: XD666365
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: JEFFERSON BARRACKS NAT CEM, ST LOUIS MO (IMO)
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 07/19/1992
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