Name: 1LT Larry Franklin Mattingly
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/04/1970 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 27.9
Date of Birth: 05/31/1942
Home City: Indianapolis, IN
Service: FA branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/101 AVN 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 69-12
Service: FA branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-096
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 68-16244
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: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 06/27/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
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: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: STAFFORD CEMETERY, GREENE COUNTY, IN
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 07/29/1995
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