KIA INCIDENT: 19651106 HMM-161 Vietnam

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

19651106HMM-161 Vietnam

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Incident Date 19651106 HMM-161 UH-34D Grnd Incident - Maintenance Accident

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Antonelly, Charles Joseph Cpl Maint HMM-161 MAG-16 1965-11-06 (vvm 03E:023)

ANTONELLY CHARLES JOSEPH : 2015790 : USMC : CPL : E4 : 6481 : 20 : 19450531 : PHILADELPHIA : PA : 19651106 : Ground Accident : Tow Crew : body recovered : Thua Thien (Hue Phu Bai) : 19450531 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/married : 03E : 023 : Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ

Personal Narrative

Helicopter was being towed with a fuel/oil truck. Antonelly was told to sit in the helo, and ride the brakes. He somehow fell out and was run almost over by the right main gear of the H-34. He died of his injuries.

Submitted by: Dan Gordon, crew chief, HMM-161, 20030802

Personal Information

Born May 31,1945; Died Nov 6, 1965

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Cpl Charles Joseph Antonelly

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Cpl Charles Joseph Antonelly

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A brother of Charles ( Eddie) would like to connect with any unit members who served with Charles. I recently connected with Eddie to inform him that Charles was the first of the Edison 64 to die in Vietnam. The school, Edison high school in Philadelphia incurred the highest death total in the USA. We attended together last week the grand opening of a 64 unit homeless community for Vietnam Veterans on the original school grounds.

Bob Reilly
Vietnam Veteran
69-70

Submitted by: Bob Reilly, Friend, 20200228