Name: 1LT Jack Rowley Lichte, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/20/1967 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 24.5
Date of Birth: 09/08/1942
Home City: Starkville, MS
Service: MS branch of the regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 MED DET
Major organization: other
Flight class: 66-14
Service: MS branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 16E-124
Short Summary: Crash.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10043
Service number: OF103450
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 01
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: FT SAM HOUSTON NAT CEMETERY, SAN ANTONIO TX
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 08/20/1995
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