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Brothers Killed in Action in USMC Helicopters or while assigned to USMC Helicopter Squadrons in Korea 520806 VMO-6 (FW) Korea |
| Incident Date 520806 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133783 Hit by AAA behind enemy lines |
| [CREW] Randall, Burton Wayne 2ndLt AO VMO-6 (FW) 1st MAW 520806 Zbella, William Edward MSgt Pilot VMO-6 (FW) 1st MAW 520806
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| BURTON WAYNE RANDALL :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS DECEMBER 16, 1953 :
1LT - O2 :
052154 :
MOS ----- :
DENVER, CO :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN MARCH 8, 1930 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 24389 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (DECEMBER 16, 1953) :
declared MIA 06AUG1952 : two chutes observed WILLIAM EDWARD ZBELLA : 6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW : MARINES : HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) DATE OF LOSS AUGUST 6, 1952 : MSGT - E8 : 809957 : MOS ----- : WAUSAU, WI : PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION : BORN AUGUST 7, 1923 : CAUCASIAN : KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 33533 : DATE OF FINAL STATUS (AUGUST 6, 1952) : declared MIA 06AUG1952 : two chutes observed from a/c |
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary: KORWALD Loss Incident Summary Date of Loss: 520806 Tail Number: 133783 Aircraft Type: Cessna OE-1 Wing or Group: 1st MAW Squadron: VMO-6 Circumstances of Loss: Artillery spotting mission behind enemy lines, hit by AAA, two chutes observed Crewmembers Associated With This Loss Name (Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments RANDALL, Burton W. 2LT USMC MIA ZBELLA, William E. MSGT USMC MIA Submitted by Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association Korean War Project: Korean War Project: |
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