Name: WO1 Avon Norris Mallette
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 12/19/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 25.9
Date of Birth: 01/14/1945
Home City: Lucedale, MS
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/7/17 CAV
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-5/70-3
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 06W-132
Short Summary: Direct hit from a B40 rocket and exploded during a VR. Bodies extracted by C&C.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 68-17264
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: B-40 Rocket
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 07/14/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Tuyen Duc Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
Burial information: MAGNOLIA GARDEN CEMETERY, LUCEDALE, MS
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: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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