Vietnam War
Unit | 5th Special Forces Group |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Kewanee Illinois |
Date of Death | May 12 1968 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Orr was a member of Detachment A-105, 5th Special Forces Group. On May 12, 1968, he was a passenger in a Lockheed Hercules Transport Aircraft (C-130B) departing Kham Duc Special Forces Camp, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. As the aircraft took off it received ground fire and exploded mid-air. His remains were recovered on June 9, 1993 and identified on May 14, 2007. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.