Name: CW2 Donald Lynn Wann
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 06/01/1971 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 34.0
Date of Birth: 05/31/1937
Home City: Shawnee, OK
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: D/158 AVN 101 ABN
Prior Unit: 128 AHC 68-69
Major organization: 101st Airborne Division
Flight class: 67-21/67-19
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 03W-063
Short Summary: Shot down while destroying ammo after extraction of CCN Team at LZ Telstar on 2nd tour. W/ 128 AHC 1st tour. See Magers
Aircraft: AH-1G tail number 68-15002
Call sign: Redskin 22
Service number: W3158964
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: SVN-BNR
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: small arms fire
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 01/04/1971
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
The initial status of this person was: missing in action - interim
Length of service: *
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: XD855454
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married 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: warrant officer
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