Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-00879
The Army purchased this helicopter 1066
Total flight hours at this point: 00002299
Date: 07/24/1969
Incident number: 69072414.KIA
Unit: 175 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS275903
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
P WO1 EARNEST JAMES DALE KIA
P CPT ROE JOHN PHELEN KIA
CE SP4 GLASGOW ROBERT LEE KIA
G SP4 WHITES ROBERT JOSEPH KIA
CX SGT BEVERLY FRANCIS M KIA

Passengers:
LTC BECK MARTIN ROBERT, AR, PX, KIA; CPT GENESEO LOUIS J, AR, PX, KIA;

Name: SP4 Robert Lee Glasgow
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/24/1969 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 19.3
Date of Birth: 04/21/1950
Home City: West Sunbury, PA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 175 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 20W-039
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 66-00879
SSN: 160426012
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N20 = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour: 02/15/1969
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Location: Kien Tuong Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Lutheran (Missouri Synod)
The following information is 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: enlisted personnel

Glasgow, Robert Lee, SP 4