Name: 1LT Lawrence Emanuel Houck II
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/04/1969 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 25.0
Date of Birth: 01/26/1944
Home City: Harrisburg, PA
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-362
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 33W-057
Short Summary: Mid-air with USMC UH-34D 150212 over Marble Mountain Air Base.
Aircraft: UH-34D tail number 143965
Service number: 0100336
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7561 = FRS Basic CH-46 Pilot
Primary cause: Mid-air
Started Tour: 02/27/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Web site(s) refering to this casualty:
http://www.popasmoke.com/kia/690204/notforgotten.html
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA (GROUP)
This record was last updated on 05/20/2000
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