Name: CPT Dana Allen Dilley
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/14/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 29.6
Date of Birth: 08/22/1940
Home City: Duncan Falls, OH
Service: regular component of the U.S. Air Force.
Unit: 20 SOS
Service: U.S. Air Force.
The Wall location: 13W-126
Short Summary: Ground fire caused gunship to crash land in jungle while supporting Special Forces long range reconnaissance patrol.
Aircraft: UH-1P tail number 64-15491
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: *
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Started Tour: 11/20/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 06
Location: Quang Duc Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Presbyterian
Burial information: COSHOCTON COUNTY MEMORY GARDENS, COSHOCTON, OH
This record was last updated on 02/21/1994
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