TERHORST BERNARD REINHOLD

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Name: MAJ Bernard Reinhold Terhorst
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/19/1969 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 37.1
Date of Birth: 03/10/1932
Home City: St Paul, MN
Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-263
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 26W-012
Short Summary: Died when shot-up CH-46D crashed inverted after loosing all hydraulics while attempting a running landing.
Aircraft: CH-46D tail number 154835
Service number: 068004
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Started Tour: 01/20/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 16
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
This record was last updated on 07/31/2000


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