| PERSONAL DATA |
| | Home: |
Amarillo, Texas |
| | DOB: |
Thursday, 01/20/1944 |
| | Sex: |
Male |
| | Race: |
Caucasian |
| | Married? |
Yes |
| | Religion: |
Protestant - No Preference |
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| MILITARY DATA |
| | Service: |
United States Army |
| | Comp: |
Regular |
| | Grade: |
E7 |
| | Rank: |
Sergeant First Class (See Note below) |
| | ID No: |
464680981 |
| | MOS: |
05B40 - Radio Operator |
| | LenSvc: |
Between 9 and 10 years |
| | Unit: |
SPECIAL FORCES |
| | Note: |
Promoted from Staff Sergeant (E6) to Sergeant First Class (E7) while in MIA status. |
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| CASUALTY DATA |
| | Start Tour: |
Sunday, 08/25/1968 |
| | Loss Date: |
Saturday, 11/30/1968 |
| | Change Status: |
Thursday, 05/12/1977 (MIA to Died while Missing) |
| | Age at Change: |
33 |
| | Remains: |
Body Recovered (see comment below) |
| | Location: |
Laos |
| | Type: |
Hostile, Died While Missing |
| | Reason: |
Air Loss, Crash - Land - Helicopter - Noncrew |
| | Last Update: |
June 1991 |
| | Comment: |
Then-SSgt Scholz was aboard a SVNAF CH-34 helicopter as part of a Special Forces team being inserted into Laos. The aircraft was hit by AAA fire, crashed, and exploded. Escorting aircraft and follow-up airborne search saw no signs that anyone (7 US Army, 2 SVNAF) aboard the helicopter survived. The crash site was in a denied area just inside Laos, prohibiting a ground search. The American servicemen were declared MIA effective 11/30/68.
In March 1989 the crash site was examined and human remains recovered, but only one person (SGT Richard A. Fitts) could be positively identified.
SFC Scholz' remains, and those of the other men, were interred at Arlington National Cemetary early in 1990.
Additional information is available on the POW-MIA site.
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