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Casualty Info
Home Town Wanaque, NJ
Last Address Wanaque, NJ
Casualty Date Apr 11, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Calvary Cemetery - Paterson, New Jersey
Wall/Plot Coordinates 49E 018 / Plot: Lot 11 Grave 431
At daybreak on 11 April 1968, a UH-34D from HMM-163 launched on a medevac flight to pick up wounded Marines from the vicinity of Khe Sanh. The UH-34D was escorted by two UH-1E gunships from VMO-6. After picking up the four wounded men, the flight proceeded toward the medical facility at Dong Ha. While enroute, one of the escorting UH-1Es - which were flying above and behind the UH-34D - was involved in a mid-air collision with the UH-34. Both aircraft went down. Thirteen men died in the accident:
Aboard the UH-34D (BuNo 145804):
CAPT Eugene Richard Gannon, aircraft commander
2ndLT John Parker Holden II, copilot
CPL John Arleigh Nixon, gunner
Cpl Frederick Dunham Graten, crew chief
HN Frank Paul Addice, Navy Corpsman, MAG-36
CPL Robert Winslow Belcher, passenger, H&S Co, 3/26
PFC Dennis Robert Davidson, passenger, A Co, 3rd Tank Bn
Other Memories Incident Date 680411 HMM-163 UH-34D 145804+ and VMO-6 UH-1E 154968+ Mid-air Collision [PASSENGERS] Addice, Frank Paul HN Corpsman-Pass Corpsmen MAG-36 680411 (vvm 49E:018) Belcher, Robert Winslow Cpl Passenger H&SCo/3/26 3rdMarDiv 680411 (vvm 49E:019) Davidson, Dennis Robert PFC Passenger A/3rdTankBn 3rdMarDiv 680411 (vvm 49E:020) Erwin, Richard Eugene PFC Passenger H&SCo/3/26 3rdMarDiv 680411 (vvm 49E:021) Finley, Charles Richard PFC Passenger M/3/26 3rdMarDiv 680411 (vvm 49E:021) ADDICE FRANK PAUL : B135050 : USNR : HN : E3 : HN : 19 : WANAQUE : NJ : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Passenger ? Corpsman : body recovered : Quang Tri : 01 : 19480913 : Cauc : RomanCatholic/single : 49E : 018 : UH-34D 145804 ALLEN PAUL JAMES : 2163180 : USMC : CPL : E4 : 6319 : 21 : ROCHESTER : MN : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : CrewChief VMO-6 : body recovered : Quang Tri :02 : 19461112 : Cauc : single : 49E : 018 : UH-1E 154968 BELCHER ROBERT WINSLOW : 2182203 : USMC : CPL : E4 : 2847 : 22 : WINTHROP : MA : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Passenger : body recovered : Quang Tri :02 : 19451111 : Cauc : Protestant/single : 49E : 019 : UH-34D 145804 DAVIDSON DENNIS ROBERT : 1911231 : USMC : PFC : E2 : 1811 : 25 : DAYTON : OH : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Passenger : body recovered : Quang Tri :06 : 19430302 : Crew : single : 49E : 020 : UH-34D 145804 DEMARCO MICHAEL GREGORY : 2241387 : USMC : LCPL : E3 : 6319 : 21 : ALBANY : NY : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Gunner VMO-6 : body recovered : Quang Tri :02 : 19470304 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 49E : 020 : UH-1E 154968 ERWIN RICHARD EUGENE : 2335819 : USMC : PFC : E2 : 2531 : 20 : DALLAS : TX : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Passenger : body recovered : Quang Tri :00 : 19480322 : Cauc : Protestant/single : 49E : 021 : UH-34D 145804 FINLEY CHARLES RICHARD : 2364862 : USMC : PFC : E2 : 0311 : 19 : CAPE GIRARDEAU : MO : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Passenger : body recovered :Quang Tri :00 : 19481202 : Cauc : Protestant/single : 49E : 021 : UH-34D 145804 GANNON EUGENE RICHARD : 092047 : USMCR : CAPT : O3 : 7561 H-34 : 24 : NEW YORK : NY : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : AircraftCommander : body recovered : Quang Tri :06 : 19440102 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/married : 49E : 022 : UH-34D 145804 GRATEN FREDERICK DUNHAM : 2153541 : USMC : CPL : E4 : 6332 : 20 : MEDFORD : OR : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Crew : body recovered : Quang Tri :02 : 19470919 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 49E : 022 : UH-34D 145804 HOLDEN JOHN PARKER II : 0103484 : USMCR : 2ndLT : O1 : 7561 H-34 : 24 : PHILADELPHIA : PA : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Copilot : body recovered : Quang Tri : 02 : 19431110 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 49E : 023 : UH-34D 145804 MCMILLAN BRUCE FRANCIS : 082238 : USMC : CAPT : O3 : 7563 : 30 : WALNUT CREEK : CA : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Pilot VMO-6 : body recovered : Quang Tri :12 : 19370815 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 49E : 024 : UH-1E 154968 NIXON JOHN ARLEIGH : 2156034 : USMC : CPL : E4 : 6320 : 21 : ARLINGTON : VA : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Crew : body recovered : Quang Tri :02 : 19460706 : Cauc : Protestant/single : 49E : 024 : UH-34D 145804 RIEDE RONALD EDGAR : 094202 : USMCR : 1stLT : O2 : 7563 : 24 : ST LOUIS : MO : 19680411 : Air Loss Crash Land : Copilot VMO-6 : body recovered : Quang Tri :04 : 19440105 : Cauc : Protestant/single : 49E : 025 : UH-1E 154968 VMO-6 Squadron Command Chronology - April 1968: 11 April 1968. While returning from Khe Sanh after launching to cover an emergency medevac mission by Highboy 6-1, Seaworthy 4-5 and Highboy 6-1 collided in mid-air. The UH-34 was torn apart and the UH-1E was consumed by fire. A total of 12 people were killed, including the four crewmembers of Seaworthy 4-5. Submitted by Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association VMO-6 After Mission Report - 11 April 1968: Operation PEGASUS - Mission #53A in support of III MAF - 2 UH-1E's (WB-12 and WB-6) assigned medevac chase - Crew of second a/c [not involved in midair] was ALEXANDER (pilot), TENNES (copilot), HOLDERNESS (crew chief) and PATTO (gunner) - - midair occured at SE corner of Cam Lo Settlement - report signed by H. Tennes (copilot of wing aircraft) NOTE: Crash site was YD1458 [from Recovery Mission 54A of 11 April 1968]
