Name: 1LT Robert Michael Lurie
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/21/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 25.3
Date of Birth: 04/13/1943
Home City: Carthage, MS
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HML-167
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 51W-024
Short Summary: Received automatic weapons fire during a recon mission, crashed and burned.
Aircraft: UH-1E tail number 154962
Call sign: Comprise
Service number: 094874
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7563 = Pilot UH-1N Qualified
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Started Tour: 01/19/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 02
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Additional information about this casualty:
1Lt Lurie was probably pilot in command because 1Lt Gloer had transferred to this squadron in May 1968 from a UH-34D unit. Provided by Seppo Hurme.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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