WOODS ROBERT EDWIN

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Name: WO1 Robert Edwin Woods
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/26/1967 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 23.4
Date of Birth: 08/06/1944
Home City: Treasure Island, FL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 334 AHC, 145 CAB
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 66-21
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 32E-066
Short Summary: On Firefly mission out of Bien Hoa when lost engine with no audio warning, crashed in cemetary and exploded on impact. Sheffield witness
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-09948
Call sign: GANGBUSTERS
Service number: W3155165
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 02/10/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 02
Location: Bien Hoa Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: ROYAL PALM CEMETERY (SOUTH), ST PETERSBURG, FL
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 08/25/1996


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