Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons
19501203VMO-6 Korea
Download PDFIncident Date 19501203 VMO-6 HO3S-1 - BuNo 123131 - - Killed by small arms fire during Medevac
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Longstaff, Robert A. 1stLT Pilot VMO-6 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 1950-12-03
Longstaff, Robert A. 1stLT Pilot VMO-6 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 1950-12-03
ROBERT ALAN LONGSTAFF :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS DECEMBER 3, 1950 :
1LT - O2 :
035023 :
MOS ----- :
JERSEY CITY, NJ :
PLACE OF LOSS NEAR SHINHUNG-NI :
BORN AUGUST 24, 1923 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 17769 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (DECEMBER 3, 1950)
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS DECEMBER 3, 1950 :
1LT - O2 :
035023 :
MOS ----- :
JERSEY CITY, NJ :
PLACE OF LOSS NEAR SHINHUNG-NI :
BORN AUGUST 24, 1923 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 17769 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (DECEMBER 3, 1950)
"History of Marine Observation Squadron Six"
"On 3 December [1950] First Lieutenant Robert A. Longstaff was shot down and killed by enemy small arms fire while he was attempting to evacuate a seriously wounded Marine near Shinhung-ni. A patrol sent out from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines recovered his body."
Submitted by: History and Museums Division, USMC, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association, 20060109Korean War Project
ROBERT ALAN LONGSTAFF
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW
Marines
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: December 3, 1950
1LT - O2
Service Number: 035023 MOS: -----
Home of Record: JERSEY CITY, NJ
Place of Loss: Unknown Location
Born: August 24, 1923
Year of Birth: 1923
Caucasian
Korean War Project Key No: 17769
Date Of Final Status: (December 3, 1950)
