KIA INCIDENT: 19520207 VMO-6 Korea

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

19520207VMO-6 Korea

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Incident Date 19520207 VMO-6 HTL-4 - BuNo 128898 - - Enemy fire, midair explosion during rescue attempt

[CREW]
Gooden, David Theodore Capt. Pilot VMO-6 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 1952-02-07

DAVID THEODORE GOODEN :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS FEBRUARY 7, 1952 :
CPT - O3 :
024087 :
MOS ----- :
HOME OF RECORD ELIZABETHTOWN, NC :
PLACE OF LOSS NEAR KUDONG :
BORN MARCH 10, 1923 :

RACE-UNDER RESEARCH :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 11025 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (FEBRUARY 7, 1952)

KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

Date of Loss: 520207
Tail Number: 128898
Aircraft Type: HTL-4
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Downed by enemy fire near Kudong, mid-air explosion during rescue attempt



Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
GOODEN, David T. CAPT USMC KIA


Submitted by: Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association, 20060108

Korean War Project

DAVID THEODORE GOODEN

6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW

Marines

Hostile, Died (KIA)

Date Of Loss: February 7, 1952

CPT - O3

Service Number: 024087 MOS: -----

Home of Record: ELIZABETHTOWN, NC

Place of Loss: Unknown Location

Born: March 10, 1923
Year of Birth: 1923

Race-Under Research

Korean War Project Key No: 11025

Date Of Final Status: (February 7, 1952)

Submitted by: N/A, 20060109