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Brothers Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter Squadrons in Korea 530310 VMO-6 (FW) Korea |
| Incident Date 530310 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133786 Shot down on recon mission, bail out successful |
| [PASSENGERS] Euston, Thomas James LT (USN) OB Pass VMO-6 (FW) 1st MAW 530310
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| THOMAS JAMES EUSTON : 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) Submitted by Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association Korean War Project: |
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