Montes, Leonard Daniel, SGT

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Transportation Corps

Last Primary MOS
67N20-UH-1 Helicopter Repairer

Last MOS Group
Transportation

Primary Unit
1970-1971, 67N20, Troop F, 4th Cavalry (Airmobile), 11th Aviation Group

Service Years
1970 - 1971

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1951

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Casualty Info

Home Town Woodlake	Last Address 451 South Palm Street, Woodlake, CA 93286

Casualty Date May 16, 1971
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Binh Duong (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Woodlake District Cemetery - Woodlake, California	Wall/Plot Coordinates 03W 037

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1971, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1990, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
	2010, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David O, SGT 553

Photo Album (More...)

Obituary	Poem, The Wall	Door Gunner	Lest we forget
Memorial Wall	Schofield Memorial	Fallen Soldier	Service Photo
Headstone	Woodlake District Ce...	Woodlake District Ce...	Purple Heart
Three Soldiers Memor...	CA Memorial	Bell UH-1 Iroquois	In-Service Photo
In-Service Photo	In-Service Photo	In-Service Photo	Schofield Monument M...
Unit Banner	UH-1H-69-15272

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1970, Basic Training (Fort Ord, CA)

Unit Assignments

Troop F, 4th Cavalry (Airmobile), 11th Aviation Group


	1970-1971, 67N20, Troop F, 4th Cavalry (Airmobile), 11th Aviation Group
	1970-1971, 67N20, 1st Aviation Brigade

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1970-1971 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VII Campaign (1970-71)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

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Comments/Citation:

On May 16, 1971 an aircraft from F Troop, 4th Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15272, was destroyed on the ground when it came under an enemy rocket attack while undergoing maintenance. Three ground crewmen who were performing the maintenance were killed in the attack: SP4 Phillip C. Blackmond, SP4 Leonard D. Montes, and SP4 Ralph E. Posey.