More Info. on Brother WO1 Barry Kenneth Alexander (posthumously promoted) "Destroyed by friendly forces"????

I CALLED BARRY'S "HOOCH MATE" TONIGHT AND THANKFULLY FOUND OUT THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS "DESTROYED BY ENEMY FIRE" NOT BARRY. THEY HAD TO DESTROY IT AS THE VIETNAM NAV SOLDIERS WOULD USE THE MACHINE GUNS OFF OF IT. EYEWITNESSES SAW BARRY SHOT ONCE WHILE IN HELICOPTER THEN AGAIN AFTER HE GOT OFF. THE LANDING SPOT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HOT, BUT THE NAV'S HAD SECRETLY BUILT TUNNELS TO IT, WHICH IS WHERE BARRY AND HIS CREW WERE SURPRISED.

Name: WO1 Barry Kenneth Alexander (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/22/1969 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 22.0
Date of Birth: 09/11/1947
Home City: Clemson, SC
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 71 AHC, 14 CAB
Major organization: Americal Division
Flight class: 68-513/68-23
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 18W-124
Service number: W3161173
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 062B = Helicopter Pilot, Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 10/14/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Quang Tin Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Baptist - other groups
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 06/20/1993

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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16332
The Army purchased this helicopter 0467
Total flight hours at this point: 00001641
Date: 09/22/1969
Incident number: 69092244.KIA
Unit: 71 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Troop Insertation
While in Operations Area this helicopter was on the Ground at 0000 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT033228
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 KIA, 02 WIA . .
Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Destroyed by friendly forces
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: BDART, 00110 (Battle Damage Assessment and Reporting Team Report. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC WO1 ALEXANDER BARRY KENNETH KIA

                  G SP5 WILLIAMS JOHNNIE LEE JR KIA