Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons
19521004VMO-6 (FW) Korea
Download PDFIncident Date 19521004 VMO-6 (FW) L-19A BuNo 50-1592 - Downed by AAA, crashed behind enemy lines
Owens, Robert Allen Maj AO VMO-6 (FW) H&SCo/7thMarines/1stMarDiv 1952-10-04
Morin, Arthur Robert Capt Pilot VMO-6 (FW) 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 1952-10-04
HQ AND SVC CO 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS: OCTOBER 16, 1953 :
MAJ - O4 :
025177 :
MOS ----- :
HILLSBORO, TX :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN DECEMBER 16, 1918 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 22602 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (OCTOBER 16, 1953) : declared MIA 4Oct1952 : declared KIA 15Dec1952
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS: OCTOBER 16, 1953 :
CPT - O3 :
037297 :
MOS ----- :
HAVERHILL, MA :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN :
BORN FEBRUARY 11, 1924 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 21054 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (OCTOBER 16, 1953) :
declared MIA 4Oct1952 : declared KIA 15Dec1952
"History of Marine Observation Squadron Six"
"The next month [October 1952] Captain Arthur R. Morin and his observer, Major Robert A. Owens, were shot down in an OE and crashed behind enemy lines. The pilot and observer were listed as missing in action on 4 October.
On 15 December 1953, the status of both Morin and Owens was changed to that of Killed in Action and their remains were determined to be non-recoverable."
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary
Date of Loss: 521004
Tail Number: 50-1592
Aircraft Type: L-19A
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Downed by AAA during recon flight, crashed behind enemy lines
Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
MORIN, Arthur R. CAPT USMC MIA 1st Signal Battalion
OWENS, Robert A. MAJ USMC MIA 7th Marines
Korean War Project
ROBERT ALLEN OWENS
HQ AND SVC CO 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV
Marines
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: October 16, 1953
MAJ - O4
Service Number: 025177 MOS: -----
Home of Record: HILLSBORO, TX
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: December 16, 1918
Year of Birth: 1918
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 22602
Date Of Final Status: (October 16, 1953)
Korean War Project
ARTHUR ROBERT MORIN
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW
Marines
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: October 16, 1953
CPT - O3
Service Number: 037297 MOS: -----
Home of Record: HAVERHILL, MA
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: February 11, 1924
Year of Birth: 1924
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 21054
Date Of Final Status: (October 16, 1953)
