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Brothers Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter Squadrons in Vietnam



651027   HMM-364     Vietnam

Incident Date 651027 HMM-364 UH-34D unknown Hostile Fire

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Dowell, Gary Louis Cpl Crew HMM-364 MAG-36 651027 (vvm 02E:137)

DOWELL GARY LOUIS: 1814016: USMC : CPL : E4 : 7113 : 24 : LOUISVILLE : KY : 19651027 : Hostile, died, sniper round in LZ : Crew : body recovered : Quang Ngai : 06 : 19410906 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 02E : 137

MAG-36 Command Chronology - October 1965:
27 Oct 1965 - Twelve HMM-364 aircraft along with HMM-362 took part in a strike/troop lift in support of the 7th MArines. The strike was flown from coordinates BS510095 to BT530025 and BS550875. Four aircraft were hit by small arms fire in the supposedly secure pickup zone (BS510095). Corporal Gary DOWELL, the gunner in YK-6, was fatally wounded as a result of this fire.

Personal Narrative:
Gary Dowell had previously completed his tour with HMM-163 In Sept.65. After rotating to Okinawa HMM-163 was waiting to return to the U.S. We were ordered back to Vietnam and sent to separate squadrons. I went back to Da Nang with Thurman Campbell (Gary & Thurm joined together, Thurm accompanied his body home) Gary was shot by a sniper on a resupply mission while in the LZ.
Submitted by Hugh D. Sisco,

Cpl Gary Louis Dowell:



Submitted by MGySgt George Curtis, Popasmoke Admin
USMC/COMBAT HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION

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