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1LT Merlin George Orr

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Birth	:	12 Jul 1945
Death	:	8 May 1970 Tây Ninh, Vietnam
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Enola, Burke County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.6634800, -81.6546200
Plot	:	Block 11, Lot 54
Inscription	:	NEBRASKA, 1 LT CO A 25 AVIATION BN, Vietnam, DFC - BSM & OLC - AM & 9 OLC - PH
Description	:	1st Lieutenant, United States Army, "A" Company, 25th Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. Arrived "in country" on 1-4-1970 and died when the helicopter he was flying was shot down over Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: Pane 10W, Line 002. "Three men from Company A, 25th Aviation Battalion, died when UH-1H tail number 69-15058 was shot down in Tay Ninh Province while on an emergency resupply mission: 1LT Gary D. Frasher, Worthington, IA, pilot; 1LT Merlin G. Orr, Lexington, NE, copilot; CPL Frankie C. Vassaur, Tyler, TX, door gunner."	1st Lieutenant, United States Army, "A" Company, 25th Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. Arrived "in country" on 1-4-1970 and died when the helicopter he was flying was shot down over Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: Pane 10W, Line 002. "Three men from Company A, 25th Aviation Battalion, died when UH-1H tail number 69-15058 was shot down in Tay Ninh Province while on an emergency resupply mission: 1LT Gary D. Frasher, Worthington, IA, pilot; 1LT Merlin G. Orr, Lexington, NE, copilot; CPL Frankie C. Vassaur, Tyler, TX, door gunner."

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Where is 1LT Merlin George Orr's memorial?
1LT Merlin George Orr's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Enola, Burke County, USA.
When did 1LT Merlin George Orr death?
1LT Merlin George Orr death on 8 May 1970 in Tây Ninh, Vietnam
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Latitude: 35.6634800
Longitude: -81.6546200

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