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Brothers Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter Squadrons in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM 020120 HMH-361 Operation ENDURING FREEDOM |
| Incident Date 020120 HMH-361 CH-53E - BuNo unknown unknown |
| [CREW] Cohee III, Walter Francis SSgt Crew HMH-361 MAG-16, 3rdMAW (MCAS Miramar) 020120 Morgan, Dwight Jason SSgt Crew HMH-361 MAG-16, 3rd MAW (MCAS Miramar) 020120
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| COHEE III WALTER FRANCIS : SSGT : USMC : age 26 : joined 1993 : Comm/Nav Tech : HMH-361, COMBINED TASK FORCE 58 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFGHANISTAN) : Wicomico, MD MORGAN DWIGHT JASON : SSGT : USMC : age 24 : joined 1995 : Helicopter Mech : HMH-361, COMBINED TASK FORCE 58 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFGHANISTAN) : Willits, CA |
Department of Defense Publication: IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2002 DOD IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED AND INJURED IN CH-53E CRASH Two Marines were killed and five others were injured when a Marine CH-53E deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom crashed yesterday at approximately 10 p.m. EST in a remote region 60 kilometers south of Bagram in Northern Afghanistan. The injuries are categorized as moderate. None of the injuries is life threatening. The injured have been evacuated to a medical facility within the Afghanistan theatre of operations. The two Marines killed were: Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, 26, from Wicomico, Md. Cohee joined the Marine Corps Aug. 3, 1993, and was a communications navigations systems technician. Staff Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan, 24, from Mendocino, Calif. Morgan joined the Marine Corps Aug. 15, 1995, and was a helicopter mechanic. The injured Marines are: Cpl. David J. Lynne, 23, from Mecklenburg, N.C. Lynne joined the Marine Corps Feb. 23, 1998, and is a crew chief. Cpl. Ivan A. Montanez, 22, from Hayes, Texas. Montanez joined the Marine Corps Jan. 12, 1999, and is a helicopter mechanic. Cpl. Stephen A. Sullivan, 24, from Pickens, S.C. Sullivan joined the Marine Corps April 21, 1998, and is a crew chief. Capt. William J. Cody, 30, from Middlesex, N.J. Cody joined the Marine Corps Sep. 17, 1995, and is a CH-53E pilot. Capt. Douglas V. Glasgow, 33, from Wayne, Ohio. Glasgow joined the Marine Corps May 27, 1992, and is a CH-53E pilot. The Marines and the aircraft were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Aircraft Group 16. Elements of HMH-361 are attached to Combined Task Force 58 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. HMH-361 is part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and is home-based at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. The CH-53E Super Stallion is heavy-lift helicopter designed for the transportation of material, supplies and personnel. Submitted by Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association |
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