Vietnam War
Unit | 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division |
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Rank | Warrant Officer First Class U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Rocky River Ohio |
Date of Death | July 18 1971 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Warrant Officer, First Class Aston was a member of 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. On July 18, 1971, he was the pilot of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) trying to extract friendly forces near the Laos/ South Vietnam border. As the aircraft tried to lift off it was struck by enemy fire and crashed in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.