Name: MAJ Norman Lee Dupre
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/26/1966 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 36.7
Date of Birth: 01/16/1930
Home City: Orange, TX
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 114 AHC
Major organization: other
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11E-019
Short Summary: Hostile action during the conduct of a mission.
Aircraft: UH-1B tail number 64-13935
Service number: O4009689
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: drowning
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 06/05/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 20
Location: Offshore, Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed at sea
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
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: officer
This record was last updated on 05/31/1990
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