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Willis Calvin Crear

Vietnam War · US Army

United States of America

Timeline

Birth- 8 Jan 1950

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1955 - 1975Vietnam War- Age: 21 years

Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
15 Feb 1971
Major Command
101st Abn Div
Company
C Co
Grade
E4
Battalion
159th Avn Bn
Specialty
Aircraft Maintenance Crewman (ARMY)
Rank
Specialist Fourth Class
Served For
United States of America

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Enlistment

Type
Regular

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Casualty

slingload of gas hit, exploded over LZ
Body Recovered
Not recovered
Type
Hostile, Died While Missing
Cause
Air Loss, Crash - Land

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Memorial Wall Location: Panel
05W
Hometown
Birmingham, AL
Race or Ethnicity
African-American
Memorial Wall Location: Line
105
Gender
Male
Religion
Methodist (also Evangelical United Brethren)

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Vietnam Service: Aircraft
CH-47C Chinook #67-18506
Vietnam Service: Aircraft Position
Door Gunner
Vietnam Service: Casualty Date
15 Feb 1971
Vietnam Service: Operations
Lam Son 719
Vietnam Service: Tour Start
5 Nov 1970
Recovery: Repatriated
11 Feb 2000
Recovery: Identified
18 Oct 2001

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Death- 15 Feb 1971-Age: 21 years
Age at Death
21

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Laos

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Burial- 15 Feb 2002
Arlington National Cemetery, VA

Other Facts

Marriage

Marital Status
Single

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Full Name
Willis Calvin Crear

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Connections

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Modified: 16 Oct 2013

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