(February 11, 2007)—A Fort Hood helicopter pilot was looking forward to coming home from Iraq to be with his wife as she gave birth to their fourth child.

Instead, his family is now planning his funeral.

Chief Warrant Officer Jason DeFrenn was killed when his Apache helicopter was shot down on Feb. 2, just two weeks before he was scheduled to return home to South Carolina.

Chief Warrant Officer Keith Yoakum, 41, of Hemet, Calif also died in the crash.

Grief-stricken, DeFrenn’s wife, Jenny, went into early labor and delivered a baby boy days later.

Now DeFrenn's relatives are making plans to bury him in the family plot in the small town of Barnwell.

And they're finding solace in the new baby.

DeFrenn managed a Pizza Hut before joining the Army nine years ago.

He served in Afghanistan and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed.

South Carolina's governor plans to order state flags lowered in his honor.

DeFrenn and Yoakum were assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Cavalry Regiment.

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