Timeline
Birth- Jan 8, 1950
1955 - 1975Vietnam War- Age: 21 years
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
Feb 15, 1971
Major Command
101st Abn Div
Company
C Co
Grade
E4
Battalion
159th Avn Bn
Specialty
Aircraft Maintenance Crewman (ARMY)
Rank
Specialist Fourth Class
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment
Type
Regular
Casualty
slingload of gas hit, exploded over LZ
Body Recovered
Not recovered
Type
Hostile, Died While Missing
Cause
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Memorial Wall Location: Panel
05W
Hometown
Birmingham, AL
Race or Ethnicity
African-American
Memorial Wall Location: Line
105
Gender
Male
Religion
Methodist (also Evangelical United Brethren)
Vietnam Service: Aircraft
CH-47C Chinook #67-18506
Vietnam Service: Aircraft Position
Door Gunner
Vietnam Service: Casualty Date
Feb 15, 1971
Vietnam Service: Operations
Lam Son 719
Vietnam Service: Tour Start
Nov 5, 1970
Recovery: Repatriated
Feb 11, 2000
Recovery: Identified
Oct 18, 2001
Death- Feb 15, 1971-Age: 21 years
Age at Death
21
Laos
Burial- Feb 15, 2002
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Marriage
Marital Status
Single
Full Name
Willis Calvin Crear
