Ivan L. Slavich Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIvan L. Slavich Jr.
United States Army officer
Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1927
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 20-Oct-2012
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Ivan L. Slavich Jr.
- Ivan L.
- Slavich Jr.
- (September 9, 1927 – October 20, 2012) was a United States Army colonel who helped pioneer the use of the HU-1A "Huey" helicopter as a tactical close-in support assault ship, and commanded the first armed combat helicopter unit in American military history.
- He served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; his military service also included an early enlistment in the U.S.
- Marine Corps. Slavich served from 1951 to 1975 as a U.S.
- Army officer.
- He served from 1945 to 1947 as an enlisted U.S.
- Marine.
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