Name: WO1 Guido Silvestro Reali, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/07/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 24.8
Date of Birth: 04/26/1943
Home City: Orlando, FL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 134 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 67-7
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 38E-011
Short Summary: Landed in unsecure LZ. Gunned down while walking toward Ceo Rio village with 3 Vietnamese including local commander W/ Roy E. Worth.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 66-16675
Call sign: DEMON
Service number: W3156616
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Ground Casualty
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 11/02/1967
"Official" listing: ground casualty
Location: Phu Bon Province II Corps.
Reason: gunshot or small arms fire
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK, GOTHA, FL
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 11/03/2004
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