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Jim Mansfield, Crewchief, HMM-163

"I was the crew chief who was the first combat casualty. It was a flight of three on a resupply NW of Danang on Oct. 4, 1962. I got hit standing in the door with an M-14 attempting to draw fire away from the pilot and vital areas. It was HMM-163, and we had our second loss on Oct 6..."

James Mansfield, USMC RET