KIA INCIDENT: 19520703 VMO-6 (FW) Korea

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

19520703VMO-6 (FW) Korea

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Incident Date 19520703 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133788 - Lost during Leaflet Drop mission

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Woolever, Loren Willis Capt AO VMO-6 (FW) 1st MAW 1952-07-03
Langtry Jr., Charles Sumter TSgt Pilot VMO-6 (FW) 1stMAW 1952-07-03

LOREN WILLIS WOOLEVER :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA) :
DATE OF LOSS: JULY 3, 1952 :
CPT - O3 :
034546 :
MOS ----- :
PICKERINGTON, OH :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN: APRIL 21, 1921 :
CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 33127 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (JULY 3, 1952) :
declared MIA 3JUL1952
CHARLES SUMTER LANGTRY JR :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS JULY 3, 1952 :
GSGT - E7 :
SERVICE NUMBER: 836314 :
MOS ----- :
ROCHESTER, NY :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN MARCH 12, 1924 :

CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 16840 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (DECEMBER 17, 1953) :
declared MIA 3JUL1952

Korean War Records

Flying a Cessna OE-1 (BuNo 133788) on 03 July 52, TSGT Charles S. LANGTRY, JR., USMC, and CAPT Loren W. WOOLEVER, USMC, were lost while on a leaflet drop (propaganda) mission; both originally listed as MIA.

Submitted by: LCDR Douglas Campbell, USNR (Ret.), Researcher, 20131023