Leland McLane Chestnut Sgt, 19481970 (aged 21 years)

Name
Leland McLane /Chestnut/ Sgt
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U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com
Name: Sgt Leland McLane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Birth Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Death Place: Cambodia
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Lundy Monroe Chestnut
Mother: Letha Bell Chestnut
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mclane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: White
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist Churches
Marital Status: Married
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Casualty Type: DIED OF WOUNDS
Casualty Reason: Helicopter Crash -- Crew (MC)
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: UTILITY HELICOPTER REPAIRER

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Chestnut
Social Security Number: 247-82-8134
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Issue year: 1963
Issue State: South Carolina
Death Date: May 1970

Citation details: Number: 247-82-8134; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1963
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut [Leland Chestnut]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: May 1970
Claim Date: 17 Jun 1970
SSN: 247828134

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U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut
Birth Date: 1948
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home State: Rhode Island
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Status: Hostile Dead: Killed Out-right (previous)
Casualty Date: 10 May 1970
Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: Aircraft Connected Not At Sea; Small Arms Fire
Vehicle: Rotary Wing Aircraft (owner)
Position in Vehicle : Crew Chief
Report Date: 10 May 1970
Military Occupation: Single-rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (army)
Division: 1st Cav Div (Ambl)
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Age: 21
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Tour Start Date: 7 Aug 1969
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Rank: Sergeant
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Company: C Trp
Regiment: 9th Cav
Batallion: 1st Sqdr
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist - Other Groups
Marital Status: Married (Spouse Listed) (Married)
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Processed Date: May 1970
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Helicopter Air Casualty - Other Aircrew
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File

Birth
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Name: Sgt Leland McLane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Birth Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Death Place: Cambodia
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Lundy Monroe Chestnut
Mother: Letha Bell Chestnut
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mclane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: White
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist Churches
Marital Status: Married
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Casualty Type: DIED OF WOUNDS
Casualty Reason: Helicopter Crash -- Crew (MC)
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: UTILITY HELICOPTER REPAIRER

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Chestnut
Social Security Number: 247-82-8134
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Issue year: 1963
Issue State: South Carolina
Death Date: May 1970

Citation details: Number: 247-82-8134; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1963
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut [Leland Chestnut]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: May 1970
Claim Date: 17 Jun 1970
SSN: 247828134

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U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut
Birth Date: 1948
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home State: Rhode Island
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Status: Hostile Dead: Killed Out-right (previous)
Casualty Date: 10 May 1970
Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: Aircraft Connected Not At Sea; Small Arms Fire
Vehicle: Rotary Wing Aircraft (owner)
Position in Vehicle : Crew Chief
Report Date: 10 May 1970
Military Occupation: Single-rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (army)
Division: 1st Cav Div (Ambl)
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Age: 21
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Tour Start Date: 7 Aug 1969
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Rank: Sergeant
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Company: C Trp
Regiment: 9th Cav
Batallion: 1st Sqdr
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist - Other Groups
Marital Status: Married (Spouse Listed) (Married)
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Processed Date: May 1970
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Helicopter Air Casualty - Other Aircrew
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File

Death of a paternal grandfather
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Name: Monroe Chestnut
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1867
Birth Place: Horry, SC
Death Date: 5 Jul 1949
Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Cemetery: Mountain Graveyard
Burial or Cremation Place: Horry, SC
Has Bio?: N
Father: Jonathan M. Chestnut
Mother: Martha B. Chestnut
Spouse: Mary Cora Chestnut
Children: Norman Chestnut Ola Stevens
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South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com
Name: Monroe Chestnut
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: 5 Jul 1949
Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Registration Place: SC
Father: Johnathan Chestnut
Spouse: Mary Chestnut
Certificate Number: 008586
Volume Number: 18

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Web: Richland County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, 1892-2000 - Ancestry.com
Name: Monroe Chestnut
Death Place: Horry
Publication Title: The State
Publication or Record Date: 6 Jul 1949
Publication or Record Place: Richland, SC
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Death of a paternal grandmother
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U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com
Name: Mary Cora Chestnut
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1887
Birth Place: Shell, Horry, SC
Death Date: 31 Jul 1961
Death Place: Horry, SC
Cemetery: Mountain Graveyard
Burial or Cremation Place: Horry, SC
Has Bio?: Y
Mother: Emma C. Norris
Spouse: Monroe Chestnut
Children: Norman Chestnut Ola Stevens
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South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com
Name: Mary Chestnut Chestnut
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 74
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1887
Death Date: 31 Jul 1961
Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Registration Place: SC
Father: James Chestnut
Mother: Emma Chestnut
Spouse: Monroe Chestnut
Certificate Number: 010243

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Geneanet Community Trees Index - Ancestry.com
Name: Mary Cora Chestnut
Gender: F (Female)
Birth Date: 15 nov. 1887 (15 Nov 1887)
Birth Place: Horry, SC
Death Date: 31 juil. 1961 (31 Jul 1961)
Death Place: Horry, SC
Father: Jonathan Mcqueen Chestnut
Mother: Martha Boyd
View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/kbeasock?n=chestnut&oc=&p=mary+cora

Death of a maternal grandmother
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Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 - Ancestry.com
Name: Rhett "rettie" Gore Anderson
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1898
Age at Death: 67
Death Date: 20 Sep 1965
Burial Place: Shell, Horry, SC
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South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com
Name: Rhett Gore Anderson [Rhett Gore Gore]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1898
Birth Place: SC
Death Date: 20 Sep 1965
Death Place: Conway, SC
Death Registration Place: SC
Father: Monroe Gore
Mother: Georgia Lee
Spouse: Timothy Bradley Anderson
Certificate Number: 014106

Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1962-1965; Death County or Certificate Range: 013279 - 014895
Military service
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Age: 21
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Tour Start Date: 7 Aug 1969
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Rank: Sergeant
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Company: C Trp
Regiment: 9th Cav
Batallion: 1st Sqdr
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database

Death of a maternal grandfather
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U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com
Name: Timothy Bradley Anderson
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1894
Birth Place: Horry, SC
Death Date: 9 Oct 1969
Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: N
Father: Levi Anderson
Mother: Elizabeth Anderson
Spouse: Rhett Anderson
Children: David L. Anderson Adela Holmes Cox Brice H. Anderson Claudine Anderson Larue B. Anderson Ronald Bradley Anderson W. Lathan Anderson Letha Bell Chestnut Mazell Chestnut William Lathan Anderson
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com
Name: Timothy Anderson
Social Security Number: 248-26-3155
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1894
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: South Carolina
Last Residence: 29526, Conway, Horry, SC
Death Date: Oct 1969

Citation details: Number: 248-26-3155; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
Burial of a father
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U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com
Name: Lundy Monroe Chestnut
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1914
Death Date: 23 Nov 2005
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Letha Bell Chestnut
Children: Lanneau Bradley Chestnut Leland McLane Chestnut
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Burial of a mother
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Name: Letha Bell Chestnut
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1920
Birth Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Date: 14 Jan 1999
Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: N
Father: Timothy Bradley Anderson
Mother: Rhett Anderson
Spouse: Lundy Monroe Chestnut
Children: Lanneau Bradley Chestnut Leland McLane Chestnut
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Family as a child
Death
May 10, 1970 (aged 21 years)
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Name: Sgt Leland McLane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Birth Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Death Place: Cambodia
Cemetery: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Conway, Horry, SC
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Lundy Monroe Chestnut
Mother: Letha Bell Chestnut
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Citation details: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Record
Text:

U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mclane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: White
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist Churches
Marital Status: Married
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Casualty Type: DIED OF WOUNDS
Casualty Reason: Helicopter Crash -- Crew (MC)
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: UTILITY HELICOPTER REPAIRER

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Chestnut
Social Security Number: 247-82-8134
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Issue year: 1963
Issue State: South Carolina
Death Date: May 1970

Citation details: Number: 247-82-8134; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1963
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut [Leland Chestnut]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: May 1970
Claim Date: 17 Jun 1970
SSN: 247828134

Text:

U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland M Chestnut
Birth Date: 1948
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home State: Rhode Island
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Status: Hostile Dead: Killed Out-right (previous)
Casualty Date: 10 May 1970
Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: Aircraft Connected Not At Sea; Small Arms Fire
Vehicle: Rotary Wing Aircraft (owner)
Position in Vehicle : Crew Chief
Report Date: 10 May 1970
Military Occupation: Single-rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (army)
Division: 1st Cav Div (Ambl)
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

Text:

U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Age: 21
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Tour Start Date: 7 Aug 1969
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Rank: Sergeant
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Company: C Trp
Regiment: 9th Cav
Batallion: 1st Sqdr
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Cambodia
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com
Name: Leland Mc Lane Chestnut
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1948
Death Date: 10 May 1970
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Conway
Home State: South Carolina
Religion: Baptist - Other Groups
Marital Status: Married (Spouse Listed) (Married)
SSN/Service #: 247828134
Citizen Status: U.S.
Processed Date: May 1970
Casualty Country: Cambodia
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of Wounds
Casualty Reason: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Helicopter Air Casualty - Other Aircrew
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Service Occupation: Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File