Robert Eugene De Celle, II
Captain
A TRP, 3RD SQDN, 17TH CAVALRY, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Alameda, California
October 18, 1945 to February 21, 1971
(Incident Date February 15, 1971)
ROBERT E DE CELLE II is on the Wall at Panel W5, Line 128

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 Robert E De Celle
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22 Aug 2002

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To my father,
Thanks for planting my seed.

To the members of 3rd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry,
thanks for helping me understand who my father was during the war.

From his son,
Aaron Lewis DeCelle
2572 Mangan Street, Eugene, Or 97402
decellea@msn.com


 

A note from The Virtual Wall

On 15 February 1971 an OH-58A scout helicopter (tail number 68-16960) was hit by enemy fire and went down in the vicinity of the Cambodian border. One crewman, SP4 Tagipo V. Tauala, was killed and the pilot, CPT Robert E. DeCelle, severely wounded. Captain DeCelle was MEDEVACed out to the 93rd Medevac in Long Binh, where he died on 21 February 1971.

DeCelle had been providing close support to a pinned-down infantry unit when he was hit. His actions warranted award of the Silver Star Medal, which was presented to Captain DeCelle by Colonel Fern (Commander, 12th Combat Aviation Group) before DeCelle's death.

Additional information is available on the
3/17 Cav "Silver Spurs" site


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