Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons
19671228HMM-165 Vietnam
Download PDFIncident Date 19671228 HMM-165 CH-46A BuNo 151921+ - Killed by small arms in flight
Robinson, Johnny Lee Cpl. Passenger I/3/3 3rdMarDiv III MAF 1967-12-28 (vvm 32E:089)
AFTER ACTION REPORT - HMM-165 - 28 DEC 1967
MSN #78 III MAF
Flt Ldr: McDyre, D.B.
12/28/1967
YW-12
Crew: McDyre, Davis, VanHooten, Davis
YW-6
Crew: Rogers, Bucceri, Steen, Olsen
YW-3
Crew McDyre, Davis, McMillon, Morchinson
Hits received: 12
Time: 1820 (300 feet/100 kts/enroute)
Took 7.62mm fire from grid square YD1761
Mission details:
Total flight time: 5.7 hours
Sorties: 21
Pax: 34
Cargo: 8700 pounds
ATD 1110 ATR 1210
ATD 1640 ATR 1820
Phu Bai to Cam Lo to A3 to Cam Lo to Dong Ha. RESUPPLY. "Took fire from grid square YD1761." Dong Ha to Phu Bai(RTB). "One PAX was killed from fire received."
Expended 300 rounds of M60.
Command Chronology - Sequential List of Significant Events
The Command Chronology for 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (TT archive
1201040018.pdf) contains the following statements:
"On 28 December one member of India Company was killed by small
arms fire while flying in a helicopter from C-3 [Cam Lo] to A-3
position." (Summary Section, page 6 of 40)
"On 28 December a helicopter received automatic weapons fire from
grid square YD 1860. One Marine on a 3/3 advance party to A-3 was
killed." (Medical Section, page 13 of 40)
"28 Dec 67. At 1815, a helicopter lifting advance elements of 3/3
from Cam Lo Artillery Base to A-3 received small arms fire from grid
square YD 1860 resulting in 1 USMC KIA. Helicopter returned to Dong
Ha." (S-3 log, page 22 of 40)
The casualty database contains only one man killed in a helo incident on 28 Dec
67. He is confirmed as India 3/3:
ROBINSON, Johnny Lee Cpl, USMC 2306520 0311
A1-B-6 Quang Tri 12/28/1967
CDB: I CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MAR DIV
Notes: 3/3 CmdChron - Poss CH-46A 151921
A great photo of CH46, BuNo 151921 shown in service.
Submitted by: James Douglas Scroggins III, File photo of BuNo 151921, 20190502
Hello. I thought I would let the group know my business purchased this airframe and will be restoring it back for display. At times it will be used in the film industry.
On another note. My grandfather was an Marine at stationed in Pearl Harbor during the attack. He was on the USS Pennsylvania at the time.
