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Casualty Info
Home Town Burlington
Last Address Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County Florida, USA Plot: Site 31/795
Casualty Date Mar 16, 1970
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Barrancas National Cemetery (VA) - Pensacola, Florida
Worst Moment EC-121M Crash Victims: > 1970/3/16 EC-121M 145927 VQ-1 PR-26 Crashed when it landing at DaNang LCDR Harvey C K Aiua (KIA) LCDR Harry C Martin (KIA) LT Robin A Pearce (KIA) LT George L Morningstar (KIA) LTJG James M Masters (KIA) LTJG Charles E Pressler (KIA) LTJG Jean P Souzon (KIA) CPO William J Risse (KIA) PO1 Larry O Marchbank (KIA) PO1 Donald W Wilson (KIA) PO2 Floyd E Andrus (KIA) PO2 Gregory J Asbeck (KIA) PO2 William P Bletsch (KIA) PO2 Guy T Denton (KIA) PO2 Joseph S Saukaitis (KIA) PO2 John S Schaefer (KIA) PO2 Stuart J Scruggs (KIA) PO2 Barry M Searby (KIA) PO3 John M Birch (KIA) PO3 Thurle E Case (KIA) PO3 Ben A Hughes (KIA) PO3 Ralph S Purhum (KIA) 8 crew names unknown (SURVIVED)