Name: CW3 Dean Richard Lange
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/03/1969 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 31.2
Date of Birth: 06/05/1938
Home City: Nebraska City, NE
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: C/228 AVN 1 CAV
Major organization: 1st Cavalry Division
Flight class: 63-5W
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 18W-028
Short Summary: While hovering to extract ARVNs, died instantly when the warhead of an unexploded B-40 rocket passed through his upper body.
Aircraft: CH-47B tail number 67-18473
Call sign: Crimson Tide
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: rockets or missiles or torpedoes
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 02/14/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 12
Location: Phuoc Long Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Lutheran (Missouri Synod)
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: warrant officer
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