Capt. Barry Mercer Straw

  General Notes:

ancestry.com Name:Barry M Straw Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1944 Age:20 Marriage Date:22 Nov 1964 Marriage Place:Los Angeles, California, USA Spouse Name:Janice F Pearce Spouse Age:20

www.findagrave.com - Capt. Straw was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam while serving with the Army on his second tour of duty.

ancestry.com. U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name:Barry Mercer Straw Birth Date:28 Jan 1944 Death Date:5 Mar 1971 Age:27 Home City:Panorama City Home State:California Death Date:5 Mar 1971 Casualty Country:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Tour Start Date:31 Aug 1970 Service Branch:Department of the Army Component:Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR) Rank:Captain Military Grade:Captain Pay Grade:Captain (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) Company:180th Aviation Co Province:Military Region 2 - Binh Dinh Decoration:Not Available CN:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Service Occupation:Rotary Wing Aviator (ARMY) Data Source:Coffelt Database

U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981
Name:Barry M Straw Birth Date:1944 Gender:Male Race:Caucasian (White) Religion:Adventist, Seventh Day Casualty Country:Vietnam, Republic of Casualty Category:Non-battle Dead Casualty Status:Non-hostile Dead: Died Out-right (current), No Previous Report (previous) Casualty Date:5 Mar 1971 Cause of Death:Not Booby Trap Connected: Aircraft Connected Not At Sea; Injuries Sustained In A Vehicle Accident (vehicle Major Cause) Vehicle:Rotary Wing Aircraft (type); Government (owner) Position in Vehicle :Co-pilot Report Date:8 Mar 1971 Province:Binh Dinh Officer Branch:Field Artillery Division:1st Avn Bde Tour Start Date:Aug 1970 Personnel Catagory:Active Duty Army Military Class:Officers Rank:Captain

The last letter he received from his mother, Elizabeth Straw, contained the following excerpt: February 25, 1971 "At the moment my big worry is you. I know you're right in the middle of all this fighting in Laos and Qui Nhon and every day the news is about more helicopters going down. And when they mention the Big Birds my heart stops beating. Please be careful and write often because we're so worried about your safety. Those big Chinooks are just sitting ducks up there in the sky, when you're doing a drop. I'm so scared something will happen to you. Please, please be careful!! Love, Mom"

Valley News (Van Nuys, California)18 Mar 1971, ThuPage 1 Barry M. Straw age 27...born Battle Creek, MI.... killed 5 March in Vietnam...... husband of Mrs Janice F. Straw of Tarzana..s/o Mrs Elizabeth Straw

Find A Grave Memorial# 44314319

Barry married Living