Name: CW2 Glenn Leroy Fetterman
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/30/1969 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 29.2
Date of Birth: 12/30/1939
Home City: Charlotte, MI
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 235 AWC
Major organization: other
Flight class: 66-4Q
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 28W-090
Short Summary: Shot in head & slumped over back seat controls. Front seat, Ray Luper, managed to land Cobra. Also fixedwing class 64-2W.
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 67-15504
Service number: W3152042
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: pilot
Started Tour: 09/09/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 10
Location: Phong Dinh Province IV Corps.
Reason: gunshot or small arms fire
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: MAPLE HILL CEMETERY, CHARLOTTE, MI
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
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