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Brothers Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter Squadrons in Korea 521221 Ships Detachment Korea |
| Incident Date 521221 Ships Detachment HO3S-1 USS Missouri BuNo 123130 crashed off North Korea during Naval Gunfire Spotting Mission |
| [CREW] Dern, Robert D. 1stLt Pilot Ships Detachment USS Missouri(BB-63) 521221 Ellison, Rex D. 1stLt Pilot Ships Detachment USS Missouri(BB-63) 521221
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| ROBERT DORMAN DERN :
MAR DET USS MISSOURI (BB 63) USN FLEET :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS: DECEMBER 21, 1952 :
1LT - O2 :
050373 :
MOS ----- :
MOOREHEAD CITY, NC :
PLACE OF LOSS - OFF COAST NEAR CHOSEN-HAEMAN, NORTH KOREA :
BORN NOVEMBER 7, 1923 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 7430 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (DECEMBER 21, 1952)
REX DONALD ELLISON : MAR DET USS MISSOURI (BB 63) USN FLEET : MARINES : HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) : DATE OF LOSS: DECEMBER 21, 1952 : 1LT - O2 : 051351 : MOS: ----- : LONG BEACH, CA : PLACE OF LOSS - OFF COAST NEAR CHOSEN-HAEMAN, NORTH KOREA: BORN OCTOBER 23, 1926 : CAUCASIAN : KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 8543 : DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (DECEMBER 21, 1952) |
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary: KORWALD Loss Incident Summary Date of Loss: 521221 Tail Number: 123130 Aircraft Type: HO3S-1 Wing or Group: USS Missouri (BB-63) Squadron: Helicopter Squadron One Circumstances of Loss: Crashed into sea off east cost of North Korea near Chosen-Haeman while on naval gunnery spotting mission, Side Nr. UP40, 2nd USS Missouri helo and a whaleboat from the USS Hubbard conducted SAR effort Crewmembers Associated With This Loss Name (Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments DERN, Robert D. 1LT USMC KIA Marine Detachment, USS Missouri ELLISON, Rex D. 1LT USMC KIA Marine Detachment, USS Missouri MAYHEW, Robert L. ENS USN RCV Submitted by Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association Korean War Project: Korean War Project: |
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