He died on February 6, 1969, while on a UH-1H Huey helicopter flying on an emergency resupply mission in South Vietnam. While enroute from a landing zone in the Quang Tri province, the crew radioed that the flight was returning due to poor weather conditions and reduced visibility. When the flight did not return, a search and rescue mission was initiated, but was unsuccessful in locating the missing aircraft. His remains were identified by DNA and buried at Arlington National Cemetery on November 8, 2002.
He died on February 6, 1969, while on a UH-1H Huey helicopter flying on an emergency resupply mission in South Vietnam. While enroute from a landing zone in the Quang Tri province, the crew radioed that the flight was returning due to poor weather conditions and reduced visibility. When the flight did not return, a search and rescue mission was initiated, but was unsuccessful in locating the missing aircraft. His remains were identified by DNA and buried at Arlington National Cemetery on November 8, 2002.
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