Name: 1LT Lanny John Wallace
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/21/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 27.8
Date of Birth: 09/16/1942
Home City: Shawnee Mission, KS
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/7/17 CAV
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-2/70-8
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 08W-040
Short Summary: Two LOHs either shot down together or had mid-air NE of Pleiku.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 66-07860
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1204 = 12 Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Primary cause: Mid-Air?
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: vehicular accident
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 05/27/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: no previous report
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
Burial information: RESTHAVEN GARDENS OF MEMORY, WICHITA, KS
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: officer
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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