KIA INCIDENT: 19690722 VMO-2 Vietnam

Brothers (& Sisters) Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter or Tiltrotor Squadrons

19690722VMO-2 Vietnam

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Incident Date 19690722 VMO-2 OV-10A 155421+ - Crash

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Hamilton, Roland Charles 1stLT AO VMO-2 MAG-16 1969-07-22 (vvm 20W:034)

HAMILTON ROLAND CHARLES : 557569138 : USMCR : 1stLT : O2 : 1802 : 26 : ANAHEIM : CA : 19690722 : Hostile Crashed Land: Crew – Air Observer (Tanker) : body recovered : Quang Nam : 03 : 19420909 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 20W : 034

From VMO-2 Squadron Command Chronology


On 22 July an OV-10A crashed while on a visual reconnaissance mission. Moments later the pilot was recovered without injury. The Aerial Observer [Hamilton] did not survive.

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