Name: 1LT Kay Kazu Kimura
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/07/1970 while performing the duty of Co-pilot.
Age at death: 26.3
Date of Birth: 11/01/1943
Home City: Nampa, ID
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-263
Flight class: 69-26
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 13W-092
Short Summary: Died when CH-46A crashed in the ocean during marginal weather while flying as a VIP chase ship. One Gunner survived.
Aircraft: CH-46A tail number 154043
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified
Started Tour: 01/14/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Mongolain
Religion: no religous preference
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