Name: 1LT Howard D. Ulmer, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/03/1966 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 24.1
Date of Birth: 09/05/1942
Home City: Augusta, GA
Service: AT branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 175 AHC
Major organization: other
Flight class: 66-4
Service: AT branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11E-042
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-09797
Service number: O5323337
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: A/C Accident
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour: 06/03/1966
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Unknown Province
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: PINEVIEW MEMORIAL PARK, NORTH AUGUSTA, SC
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: officer
This record was last updated on 02/21/1994
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