Name: 1LT Dean Wesley Reiter
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 09/25/1966 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 24.0
Date of Birth: 10/10/1942
Home City: Manchester, MO
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-161
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 11E-017
Short Summary: At approximately 22 miles west of Dong Ha, A/C hit with ground and exploded before it hit the ground.
Aircraft: UH-34D tail number 148776
Service number: 090274
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7335 = Pilot HMH
Primary cause: SVN-BNR
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 04
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: VALHALLA CEMETERY, ST LOUIS, MO (IMO)
This record was last updated on 07/28/1990
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