Name: CPT Olan Joseph Howe
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/05/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 27.0
Date of Birth: 04/13/1943
Home City: Houston, TX
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/2/17 CAV 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 69-42
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 12W-097
Short Summary: KIA as a helicopter passenger.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 67-16229
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: observer
Started Tour: 03/19/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 03
Location: Quang Tin Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: A J POWELL MEMORIAL CEMETERY, HOMINY, OK
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: officer
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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