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Last Rank
Warrant Officer 1
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Last Service Branch
Transportation Corps
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Last Primary MOS
062B-Helicopter Pilot Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
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Last MOS Group
Transportation Corps (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1967-1967, 062B, 227th Aviation Battalion (AHB)
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Service Years
1961 - 1967
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1942 |
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Lucille Moore, Coronis -Family
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Coronis, Martin James, WO1.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Nashua |
Last Address Nashua
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Casualty Date Jul 11, 1967 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location Kontum (Vietnam) |
Conflict Vietnam War |
Location of Interment Woodlawn Cemetery - Nashua, New Hampshire |
Wall/Plot Coordinates 23E 050 |
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Last Known Activity WO1 Coronis was the aircraft commander of a UH-1D (#63-08844) that departed a firebase in the Central Highlands at approximately 1000hrs for the purpose of reconning the site of a scheduled air assault. The weather was overcast and cloudy with monsoon season rain. The aircraft was flying around the Kontum area when it lost its engine. It was destroyed on impact in mountainous terrain.
Crew:
1st Lt. Robert K. Dwyer, P
WO1 Martin J. Coronis, AC
Passenger:
Maj. Dave R. Kingsbury, battalion S-3 (Operations Officer)
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