Incident Date 19520909 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133816 - Downed by AAA behind enemy lines
Walker, Emile Alan 2ndLt AO VMO-6 (FW) HQBtty/11th Marines/1stMarDiv 1952-09-09
Trotter Jr., Donald Kenneth Capt Pilot VMO-6 (FW) 1stMAW 1952-09-09
HQ BTRY 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA) :
DATE OF LOSS - SEPTEMBER 9, 1952 :
2LT - O1 :
051845 :
MOS ----- :
ATLANTA, GA :
PLACE OF LOSS: UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN DECEMBER 23, 1926 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 31340 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (SEPTEMBER 9, 1952) :
BLOOD CHIT # 41151F :
no chute observed
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS: SEPTEMBER 2, 1952 :
CPT - O3 :
034511 :
MOS ----- :
EAST LIVERPOOL, OH :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN: FEBRUARY 19, 1924 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 30466 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (SEPTEMBER 2, 1952) :
BLOOD CHIT # 40696F :
no chute observed
"History of Marine Observation Squadron Six"
"On 9 September 1952, Captain Robert B. Lipscombe Jr. and Second Lieutenant Roland L. McDaniel were shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in their OE. Ground observers saw the action, and also saw two parachutes open and drift to the ground behind enemy lines. They later noted the enemy leading personnel to the rear. Both Lipscomb and McDaniel were listed as Missing In Action. The same day Captain Donald K. Trotter Jr. and Second Lieutenant Emile A. Walker were also shot down in an OE. Trotter and Walker had been searching for Lipscombe and McDaniel when they were hit and forced down behind enemy lines. They were also listed as missing in action.
Captain Robert B. Lipscombe Jr. and Second Lieutenant Roland L. McDaniel were captured by the North Koreans on 9 September and released in August 1953. When Captain Lipscombe was released, he verified the deaths of Trotter and Walker. They had been killed in action when their plane crashed after being shot down."
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
Date of Loss: 520909
Tail Number: 133816
Aircraft Type: Cessna OE-1
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Downed by AAA during recon mission behind enemy lines, no chutes observed
Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
TROTTER, JR., Donald K. CAPT USMC KIA VMO-6
WALKER, Emile A. 2LT USMC KIA 11th Marines
Korean War Project
EMILE ALAN WALKER
HQ BTRY 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Marines
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Date Of Loss: September 9, 1952
2LT - O1
Service Number: 051845 MOS: -----
Home of Record: ATLANTA, GA
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: December 23, 1926
Year of Birth: 1926
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 31340
Date Of Final Status: (September 9, 1952)
Blood Chit # 41151F
Korean War Project
DONALD KENNETH TROTTER JR
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW
Marines
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: September 2, 1952
CPT - O3
Service Number: 034511 MOS: -----
Home of Record: EAST LIVERPOOL, OH
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: February 19, 1924
Year of Birth: 1924
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 30466
Date Of Final Status: (September 2, 1952)
Blood Chit # 40696F