WALL OF HONOR MEMBER
1st LT Douglas James Cavin
October 04, 1942 to September 21, 1968
Name: 1st LT Douglas James Cavin (10-04-42 to 09-21-68)
Graduated from Roy Miller: 1961
Branch: US Army
Time In Service: 02
MOS: 1981 - Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander
Unit: B CO, 9TH AVN BN, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
Age at Loss: 25 yrs old
Tour Of Duty: 05-04-68 to 09-21-68
Casualty Date: 09-21-68
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died of other causes
Incident Location: Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
From: Corpus Christi, Texas
Medals Include: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam
Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Army Aviator Badge; (Purple
Heart Not Mentioned on Virtual Wall), Purple Heart
PICTURES OF GEORGE CAVIN IN UNIFORM
A TRIBUTE POSTED ON THE WALL OF FACES BY A FRIEND OF LT CAVIN
POSTED ON 1.21.2003 POSTED BY: Gerry Canevaro
I was a classmate of Doug's at Flight School at Ft. Wolters, TX. I remember he and his wife had brought their horse with them and he was always "complaining" in a kidding sort of way about taking care of it. He and his wife were an enjoyable fun loving couple. Doug had a great sense of humor and his death was a tragic loss.
LT DOUGLAS CAVIN'S PICTURE FROM THE 1959 ROY MILLER YEARBOOK WHEN HE WAS A JUNIOR, TOP LEFT
1LT Douglas Cavin
served with Company B, 9th Aviation Battalion, 9th Infantry Division. His UH-1C gunship helicopter was hovering during a rain storm when a lightning strike on September 09, 1968 suddenly caused rockets from a trailing helicopter to be set off. He was killed when the rockets hit his gunship helicopter.
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