Otha Lee Perry

Vietnam War
Unit165th Aviation Group
RankChief Warrant Officer Second Class U.S. Army
Entered Service FromDetroit Michigan
Date of DeathDecember 14 1971
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Chief Warrant Officer, Second Class Perry was a member of the Quartermaster School, Training Advance Detachment, Training Directorate, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. On December 14, 1971, he was the pilot of a Beech Ute Utility Aircraft (U-21A) on an administrative flight from Phu Bai to Danang, South Vietnam. About 15 miles from Danang the aircraft experienced an inflight emergency and contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.