Name: WO1 Frank Warren Jones
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 06/30/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 21.7
Date of Birth: 10/07/1946
Home City: Claymont, DE
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 6/14 ARTY
Major organization: 1st Field Force
Flight class: 67-13
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 54W-024
Short Summary: Flying a 0h-13 or OH-23 for artillery between plekiu & Kontum with CPT William whitehead a non-pilot
Aircraft: OH-13S tail number 64-15411
Service number: W3157341
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 09/29/1967
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died while missing
single 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: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 08/23/2002
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