Name: WO1 Ralph Allen Dunn
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/29/1964 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 24.0
Date of Birth: 06/26/1940
Home City: Colorado Springs, CO
Service: TC branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 114 AHC
Major organization: other
Flight class: 64-2W
Service: TC branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 01E-056
Short Summary: Smoke ship crashed with no call. Lead found crash and no survivors. Dunn was Pilot with Gerald Davidson AC.
Aircraft: UH-1B tail number 62-01919
Service number: W3151774
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 04
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: EVERGREEN CEMETERY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
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 07/28/1994
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