Name: 1LT Ronald Lester Babcock
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 02/27/1971 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 25.4
Date of Birth: 10/08/1945
Home City: Tucson, AZ
Service: IN branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: B/7/1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 70-30
Service: IN branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 04W-008
Short Summary: Shot down & crashed on dirt road. Both crew members got out & ran across clearing where they were killed by NVA.
Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 67-16256
Call sign: Bravo Dutchmaster
Country: Laos
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: LAOS-BNR
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 11/28/1970
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: missing in action - interim
Length of service: *
Military grid coordinates of event: XD625208
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
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 08/27/1997
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