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Col Erich Carl Engelhard

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Col Erich Carl Engelhard

Birth
Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Death
22 Jun 1969 (aged 37)
Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 11 Grave 107-2
Memorial ID
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In Memory of…......... Col. Erich Carl Engelhard.
*** on 19 June 1974 the US government announced the positive identification of the remains as those of Colonel Engelhard and Captain Seagroves.


You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


ERICH CARL ENGELHARD - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 37
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 3, 1931
From: BELLBROOK, OH
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Married - Doris Ann Meredith Engelhard, born in Greene, Ohio. Parents: Father, Paul G Engelhard (1897 - 1978)and Mother, Louise E Engelhard (1900 - 1986).
* Maternal Grandparents: Herbert Meredith and Lena Whitaker Meredith (Both born in Ohio).

***** Eddieb, Hi, My Uncle Mike was the other loss in the wreckage.
Would you mind adding the link to Uncle Mike's memorial somewhere in Col. Engelhard's?
Capt. Michael A. Seagroves
Thanks! Jen
****** Thank you Jen for this link and information.
~Eddieb

***** "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
Name: Erich Carl Engelhard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Sep 1952
Event Place: Greene, Ohio, United States
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1931
Father's Name: Paul Engelhard
Mother's Name: Louise Stroh
Spouse's Name: Doris Ann Meredith
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1930
Spouse's Father's Name: Herbert Meredith
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lena Whitaker


***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Doris L Engelhard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Bellbrook Village, Sugar Creek Township, Greene, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1933
Last Place of Residence: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul G Engelhard M 42 Germany
Wife Louisa E Engelhard F 39 Germany
Son Helmuth P Engelhard M 13 Ohio
Son Arthur W Engelhard M 12 Ohio
. . . Son Erich C Engelhard M 8 Ohio
Daughter Doris L Engelhard F 7 Ohio * FAG # 62448548



COL - O6 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Apr 6, 1969
Casualty was on Jun 22, 1969
He was 37 years old and was married. Erich died when his plane crashed into the land.
In KHANH HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

Body was recovered
Panel 22W - Line 111


Other Personnel in Incident: Michael Seagroves, remains returned 1974



On 22 June 1969, Major Erich C. Engelhard and 1st Lt Michael A. Seagroves departed Nha Trang in an O-2B (tail number 67-21455), directed toward a group of enemy troops some 20 miles north of Nha Trang.

The aircraft was shot down in the vicinity of Ninh Hoa, but the wreckage was not immediately located and both men were classed as missing in action.

In 1973, following the US withdrawal, the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for both Engelhard and Seagroves, changing their status from Missing in Action to Died while Missing/Body not Recovered.

Both men were promoted while in MIA status, Engelhard to Colonel and Seagroves to Captain.

The wreckage of 67-21455 was located in 1974 and human remains recovered from the crash site.

The remains were returned to US control on 01 April 1974.

on 19 June 1974 the US government announced the positive identification of the remains as those of Colonel Engelhard and Captain Seagroves.


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.
In Memory of…......... Col. Erich Carl Engelhard.
*** on 19 June 1974 the US government announced the positive identification of the remains as those of Colonel Engelhard and Captain Seagroves.


You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


ERICH CARL ENGELHARD - Air Force - COL - O6
Age: 37
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 3, 1931
From: BELLBROOK, OH
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Married - Doris Ann Meredith Engelhard, born in Greene, Ohio. Parents: Father, Paul G Engelhard (1897 - 1978)and Mother, Louise E Engelhard (1900 - 1986).
* Maternal Grandparents: Herbert Meredith and Lena Whitaker Meredith (Both born in Ohio).

***** Eddieb, Hi, My Uncle Mike was the other loss in the wreckage.
Would you mind adding the link to Uncle Mike's memorial somewhere in Col. Engelhard's?
Capt. Michael A. Seagroves
Thanks! Jen
****** Thank you Jen for this link and information.
~Eddieb

***** "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
Name: Erich Carl Engelhard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Sep 1952
Event Place: Greene, Ohio, United States
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1931
Father's Name: Paul Engelhard
Mother's Name: Louise Stroh
Spouse's Name: Doris Ann Meredith
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1930
Spouse's Father's Name: Herbert Meredith
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lena Whitaker


***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Doris L Engelhard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Bellbrook Village, Sugar Creek Township, Greene, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1933
Last Place of Residence: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul G Engelhard M 42 Germany
Wife Louisa E Engelhard F 39 Germany
Son Helmuth P Engelhard M 13 Ohio
Son Arthur W Engelhard M 12 Ohio
. . . Son Erich C Engelhard M 8 Ohio
Daughter Doris L Engelhard F 7 Ohio * FAG # 62448548



COL - O6 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Apr 6, 1969
Casualty was on Jun 22, 1969
He was 37 years old and was married. Erich died when his plane crashed into the land.
In KHANH HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

Body was recovered
Panel 22W - Line 111


Other Personnel in Incident: Michael Seagroves, remains returned 1974



On 22 June 1969, Major Erich C. Engelhard and 1st Lt Michael A. Seagroves departed Nha Trang in an O-2B (tail number 67-21455), directed toward a group of enemy troops some 20 miles north of Nha Trang.

The aircraft was shot down in the vicinity of Ninh Hoa, but the wreckage was not immediately located and both men were classed as missing in action.

In 1973, following the US withdrawal, the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for both Engelhard and Seagroves, changing their status from Missing in Action to Died while Missing/Body not Recovered.

Both men were promoted while in MIA status, Engelhard to Colonel and Seagroves to Captain.

The wreckage of 67-21455 was located in 1974 and human remains recovered from the crash site.

The remains were returned to US control on 01 April 1974.

on 19 June 1974 the US government announced the positive identification of the remains as those of Colonel Engelhard and Captain Seagroves.


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  • Created by: Eddieb
  • Added: Oct 20, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99290649/erich_carl-engelhard: accessed ), memorial page for Col Erich Carl Engelhard (3 Aug 1931–22 Jun 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99290649, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Eddieb (contributor 46600350).