David Ray Blackburn (1944 - 1967)

Born 30 Jun 1944 in Cocoa Beach, Brevard, Florida, United States

Died 28 Nov 1967 at age 23 in Dinh Tuong Province, Vietnam

Biography

1Lt David Blackburn was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

1Lt David Blackburn served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): HHB, 9TH DIV ARTY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
Service ended:

He died in Vietnam in 1967.^[1]

Military Service

ON THE WALL: Panel 30E Line 100 PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Cocoa Beach, FL Date of birth: 06/30/1944 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: Army of the United States Grade at loss: O2 Rank: First Lieutenant Promotion Note: None ID No: O5420306 MOS: 1981: Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander Length Service: 02 Unit: HHB, 9TH DIV ARTY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 08/14/1967 Incident Date: 11/28/1967 Casualty Date: 11/28/1967 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 23 Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Pilot Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land Data accessed: 7/11/2019^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 571687. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ “1Lt David Ray Blackburn.” 1Lt David Ray Blackburn, Cocoa, FL on Www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, VirtualWall.org Ltd ®(TM), 29 June 2018, https:/www.VirtualWall.org/db/BlackburnDR01a.htm.