Name: CW2 Bobby Gene Frost (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/10/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 38.9
Date of Birth: 03/12/1931
Home City: Waco, TX
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 335 TC
Major organization: Americal Division
Flight class: 66-22
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 14W-120
Short Summary: Aircraft accident.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 66-16664
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 09/28/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 18
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: JONES ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY, JONES, OK
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 06/06/1996
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