Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons
19680201 HMM-265 Vietnam
Download PDFIncident Date 19680201 HMM-265 CH-46A 150944+ - Hostile fire, shot down by RPG
Murdock, Michael George Cpl Passenger 3/B/1stRecBn/Team DUBLIN CITY 1968-02-01 (vvm 36E:057)
Command Chronology HMM-265
Submitted by: Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Assoc, 20070904
Command Chronology
Submitted by: Ken Davis, Researcher, The Virtual Wall, 20070904
POW Network
From: POW Network
Name: Michael George Murdock
Branch/Rank: United States Marine Corps/E4
Unit:
Date of Birth: 05 August 1946
Home City of Record: ROCKFORD WA
Date of Loss: 01 February 1968
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 161126 North 1080923 East
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: CH46A
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
VHPA Files
From: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46A tail number 150944
Date: 02/01/68 MIA-POW file reference number: 1019
Incident number: 68020122.KIA
Unit: CO B 1 RECON BN 1 MA DIV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Troop Insertation , Recon Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at 0100 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT842691
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing
explosive charges. (RPG)
The helicopter was hit in the Aft area causing an Explosion.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, HYDRAULIC SYS
Casualties = 01 KIA, 10 INJ . .
The helicopter made an Emergency Landing. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Destroyed by friendly forces
Loss to Inventory
