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EARL MARTIN MATTHEWS Personal
Data: Birth
Date:
February
21, 1947 Birth
Place: Race:
Caucasian Religion:
Protestant -
No Preference U.S.
Citizen: Yes Father’s
Name: Mother’s
Name: Sibling
Names: Marital
Status:
Single Wife’s
Name: Offspring
Names: Education: Schools
Attended: High
School Diploma: Selective
Service Data: SSS
Local Board Number: SSS
Local Board Location: SSS
Registration Date: SSS
Registrant Description: Military
Service Record: Entry
Date: Entry
Mode: Entry
Location: Home
of Record:
Orange, Massachusetts Service
Branch:
Army
Service
Component:
Regular
Rank:
Specialist
Five Rank
Abbrev:
SP5
Pay
Grade:
E5
MOS:
67A1F
MOS
Title: MOS
Background: Awards
Received:
Badges
Earned: Posthumous
Promotion:
Length
of Service: Southeast
Asia Tour Data: Date
Tour Commenced: July
20, 1968 Major
Command:
1st
Cavalry Division
Air
Assignment: Regiment:
2nd
Brigade Battalion:
Company:
Headquarters &
Headquarters Company Casualty
Data: Casualty
Date:
March
21, 1969 Casualty
Time: Casualty
Age:
Casualty
Data 1: Hostile,
Died
Casualty
Data 2: Air
Loss, Crash on Land
Casualty
Data 3:
Helicopter
- Crew
Casualty
Province:
Tay Ninh Casualty Country: South Vietnam Casualty Coordinates: XT 254 659 Located
In Or Near: Casualty Vehicle: UH-1H Iroquois serial number 66-16926 Aircraft Incident Data: click here for Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association report Body Recovered: Yes Burial/Memorial: Burial
Location: Burial
Plot Location: Burial
Date: Consigned
Funeral Home: Military
Escort Name: Orange’s Fallen Casualty Order: 2nd
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
29W Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16926 The Army purchased this helicopter 1067 Total flight hours at this point: 00001062 Date: 03/21/69 Incident number: 69032144.KIA Unit: 2 BDE 1 CAV South Vietnam UTM grid coordinates: XT254659 Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. ) Loss to Inventory Crew Members: AC WO1 HERSCHBACH DAVID EDWARD KIA CE SP5 MATTHEWS EARL MARTIN KIA Passengers: CPT MENNINGER GEORGE EDWARD, AR, PX, KIA; This record was last updated on 05/25/98 The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: WO1 David Edward Herschbach Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/21/69 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander. Age at death: 20.6 Date of Birth: 08/16/48 Home City: East St Louis, IL Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Flight class: 68-23/68-41 Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 29W-099 Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 66-16926 Service number: W3163761 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 062B Primary cause: Hostile Fire Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: unknown Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: co-pilot Started Tour: 03/04/69 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 01 Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Roman Catholic The following information is 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 05/25/98 Name: SP5 Earl Martin Matthews Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/21/69 while performing the duty of Crew Chief. Age at death: 22.1 Date of Birth: 02/21/47 Home City: Orange, MA Service: regular component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 1 CAV Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: U.S. Army. The Wall location: 29W-103 Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 66-16926 Service number: 11453358 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: crew chief Started Tour: 07/20/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 03 Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference The following information is 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: enlisted personnel This record was last updated on 05/25/98 Name: CPT George Edward Menninger Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/21/69 while performing the duty of Passenger. Date of Birth: 07/04/42 Home City: Abilene, TX Service: IN branch of the regular component of the U.S. Army. Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 29W-103 Service number: OF104906 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 71542 Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: unknown Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 10/18/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 03 Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Episcopal (Anglican) The following information is 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 07/31/96 Name: CPT Robert Edward O Brien Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/21/69 while performing the duty of Passenger. Date of Birth: 07/19/43 Home City: Pawtucket, RI Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army. Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 29W-104 Service number: O5329552 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 1542 = 15 Infantry Unit Commander Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 07/22/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 04 Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Roman Catholic The following information is 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 07/31/96 Name: 1LT Leonard Lee Preston, Jr. Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/21/69 while performing the duty of Passenger. Date of Birth: 06/03/44 Home City: Lexington, KY Service: IN branch of the regular component of the U.S. Army. Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army. The Wall location: 28W-001 Service number: OF111812 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 2162 = 21 Operations & Training Staff Officer (G3, S3) Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause: fire or burns Vehicle involved: helicopter Position in vehicle: passenger Started Tour: 06/10/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew Length of service: 01 Location: Tay Ninh Province III Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Hostile - killed single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Episcopal (Anglican) The following information is 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 07/31/96 The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number
66-16927 DATE FLT HRS UIC
UNIT
AREA
POST COUNTRY Please send additions or corrections to: VHPA Head Quarters or Gary
Roush or Mike Law Printed from databases on: 08/27/00 Copyright © 1998, 1999 and 2000 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
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