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PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Dec 02, 1948
From CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
His tour of duty began on Dec 06, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 11, 1968
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - NONCREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT
Panel 49E - - Line 21
At daybreak on 11 April 1968, a UH-34D from HMM-163
launched on a medevac flight to pick up wounded Marines from the vicinity
of Khe Sanh. The UH-34D was escorted by two UH-1E gunships from VMO-6.
After picking up the four wounded men, the flight proceeded toward the
medical facility at Dong Ha. While enroute, one of the escorting UH-1Es
- which were flying above and behind the UH-34D - was involved in a mid-air
collision with the UH-34. Both aircraft went down. Thirteen men died in
the accident.