Name: CW2 Alvin Euclid Cross
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/17/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot Passenger.
Age at death: 35.6
Date of Birth: 09/10/1934
Home City: Greensboro, NC
Service: AG branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: A/25 AVN 25 INF
Major organization: 25th Infantry Division
Service: AG branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-016
Short Summary: Wire strike on Saigon River near Bien Hoa. Kia as a helicopter passenger.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 67-17706
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 711A = Personnel/Administrative Technician
Primary cause: Need to Verify
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: drowning
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 10/27/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 16
Location: Bien Hoa Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Negro
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: non-battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
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