Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-53A tail number
Date: 07/28/1968
Incident number: 68072663.KIA
Unit: HMH-463
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: War Story as related by a witness. Also: DOD, WALL, USMC Hist Cntr Cas File ()
Summary: During a combat resupply mission, aircraft was observed to be on fire in flight, crashed and burned.
Crew Members:
AC MAJ DRYDEN RALPH MARION JR KIA
P 1LT ZUEHLSDORF JOHN WILLIAM KIA
CE CPL MARCEAUX ERASTE JOHN KIA
G CPL GORDON GARY GENE KIA
This record was last updated on 05/23/2004
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