Vietnam War
Unit | 5th Special Forces Group |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Corpus Christi Texas |
Date of Death | June 9 1970 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Hilbrich was a member of Company B, 5th Special Forces Group. On June 9, 1970, he was the observer in a Cessna Bird Dog Observation Aircraft (O-1G) on a visual reconnaissance south of Ben Het, South Vietnam, when radio contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.