Bell, Wayne Morris, CW2

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 2
Last Service Branch
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Last Primary MOS
062B-Helicopter Pilot Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Last MOS Group
Transportation
Primary Unit
1968-1968, D Company, 229th Aviation Battalion
Service Years
1960 - 1968
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Chief Warrant Officer 2
Three Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Michigan
Michigan
Year of Birth
1937
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SGT James E. Reece, III (Team Leader, Vietnam Fallen Profiles)) to remember Bell, Wayne Morris, CW2.

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Casualty Info
Home Town
Cassopolis, MI
Last Address
Cassopolis, MI

Casualty Date
Oct 12, 1968
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Plum Grove Cemetery - Union, Michigan
Wall/Plot Coordinates
41W 052


 Ribbon Bar

Aviator Badge (Basic)
Pistol
 
Rifle
Carbine

 

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2020, The National Gold Star Family Registry



 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1960, Basic Training (Fort Knox, KY)
 Unit Assignments
HQ, US Army Reserve Command (USARC)229th Aviation Battalion11th Aviation Group
  1962-1968, HQ, US Army Reserve Command (USARC)
  1968-1968, D Company, 229th Aviation Battalion
  1968-1968, 062B, 11th Aviation Group
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1965-1965 Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (1962-65)
  1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)

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Reflections on CW2 Bell's US Army Service
 
 Reflections On My Service
 
TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
Aviation Branch
Warrant Officer
062B Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III
TET Counteroffensive 1968
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase IV
ioetnam Counteroffensive Phase V
OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
Aviator Badge
Air Medal W/ 10th Award
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal W/ 4 Campaign Stars
Armed Forces Reserve Medal W/ "M"
Army Reserve Achievement Medal
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry W/ Palm Unit Citation
IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
Killed in Action on Oct 12, 1968
IF KNOWN, WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS WAS HE OR SHE A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY SPECIFIC BENEFITS THEY DERIVED FROM THEIR MEMBERSHIPS?
Army Reserve Association
Warrant Officer Association

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