Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons
19530310VMO-6 (FW) Korea
Download PDFIncident Date 19530310 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133786 - Shot down on recon mission, bail out successful
Euston, Thomas James LT (USN) OB Pass VMO-6 (FW) 1st MAW 1953-03-10
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
NAVY :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS MARCH 10, 1953 :
LT - O3 :
326373 :
MOS ----- :
LOS ANGELES, CA :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN NOVEMBER 21, 1919 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 8768 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (MARCH 10, 1953) :
PLANE CRASH USS BOXER LC-126 :
bailed out successfully, ground SAR unsuccessful : declared KIA
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
Date of Loss: 530310
Tail Number: 133786
Aircraft Type: Cessna OE-1
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Shot down on recon mission, bailed out successfully, ground SAR effort unsuccessful
Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
EUSTON, Thomas J. LT USN KIA VMO-6
EZELL, Dee E. CAPT USMC RMC RMC, Big Switch (HQ Battery, 11th Marines)
Korean War Project
THOMAS JAMES EUSTON
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW
Navy
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: March 10, 1953
LT - O3
Service Number: 326373 MOS: -----
Home of Record: LOS ANGELES, CA
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: November 21, 1919
Year of Birth: 1919
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 8768
Date Of Final Status: (March 10, 1953)
PLANE CRASH USS BOXER LC-126
