Name: WO1 David E. Peters
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/20/1966 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 22.1
Date of Birth: 06/18/1944
Home City: Milwaukee, WI
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: C/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 65-9W
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 09E-049
Short Summary: Shot down while conducting convoy cover along Route 14 about 25 miles south of Pleiku. Entire crew killed in the crash.
Aircraft: UH-1B tail number 62-02030
Service number: W3152677
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 0628
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 10/08/1965
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: ST ADALBERTS CEMETERY, MILWAUKEE, WI
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 07/17/1996
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