Name: WO1 Mark Wendell Minear
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 08/29/1970 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 22.5
Date of Birth: 02/23/1948
Home City: Merritt Island, FL
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: C/2/17 CAV 101 ABN
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 69-47
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 07W-022
Short Summary: Shot down in LZ during Ranger team insertion.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17699
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 03/18/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: PALM CEMETERY, WINTER PARK, FL
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 07/25/1998
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