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Cpl David Eugene Lovegren, Pow/mia
David Eugene Lovegren, Corporal
3RD PLT, D CO, 1ST BN, 20TH INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
March 21, 1949, to March 01, 1969
DAVID E LOVEGREN is on the Wall at Panel W30, Line 5
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David Eugene Lovegren
ON THE WALL: Panel W30 Line 5
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Portland, OR
Date of birth: 03/21/1949
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 56936275
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: 3RD PLT, D CO, 1ST BN, 20TH INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 03/01/1969
Casualty Date: 03/01/1969
Status Date: Not Applicable
Status Change: Not Applicable
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Repatriated: Not Applicable
Identified: Not Applicable
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died of other causes
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Noncrew
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dl/LovegrenDE01a.htm
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Private First Class David Eugene Lovegren, who entered the U.S. Army from Oregon, served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. On March 1, 1969, he was killed in a helicopter crash. During the recovery operation, PFC Lovegren's body dropped from the hoist while it was being lifted to the helicopter, falling about a kilometer from the extraction point. An attempt was made to relocate and recover the body, but hostile forces in the area stopped the effort. After the incident, the Army promoted PFC Lovegren to the rank of Corporal (CPL). Today, Corporal Lovegren is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
