EMBREY RALPH CURTIS II

Name: CW2 Ralph Curtis Embrey II
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/13/1970 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 23.5
Date of Birth: 10/19/1946
Home City: Virgil, KS
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 191 AHC, 164 CAG
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 68-17
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 12W-131
Short Summary: Bullet wound near Phoung Heip, Mekong Delta on 6 month extension.
Call sign: BOUNTY HUNTER 33
Service number: W3163069
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: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 11/22/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: unknown or not reported
Burial information: FT LOGAN NATIONAL CEMETERY, DENVER 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 06/20/1993


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