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530118   VMO-6 (FW)     Korea

Incident Date 530118 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 133806 shot down on recon mission in enemy area

[CREW]
Allen, Glen 1stLt AO VMO-6 (FW) HQBtty/1stBn/11thMar/1stMarDiv 530118

GLEN ALLEN : HQ BTRY 1 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV : MARINES : HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) : DATE OF LOSS JANUARY 18, 1953 : 1LT - O2 : 051974 : MOS ----- : BUFFALO, MN : UNKNOWN LOCATION : BORN OCTOBER 25, 1929 : CAUCASIAN : KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 383 : DATE OF FINAL STATUS (JANUARY 18, 1953)

KORWALD Loss Incident Summary:
KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

Date of Loss: 530118
Tail Number: 133806
Aircraft Type: Cessna OE-1
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Shot down on recon mission in enemy area. 1 chute seen landing, gunfire heard



Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
ALLEN, Glen NMI 1LT USMC MIA (HQ Co, 11th Marines)
SPENCE, Kenneth L. CAPT USMC RMC RMC Big Switch (VMO-6)



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

Korean War Project:
GLEN ALLEN

HQ BTRY 1 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV

Marines

Hostile, Died (KIA)

Date Of Loss: January 18, 1953

1LT - O2

Service Number: 051974 MOS: -----

Home of Record: BUFFALO, MN

Place of Loss: Unknown Location

Born: October 25, 1929
Year of Birth: 1929

Caucasian

Korean War Project Key No: 383

Date Of Final Status: (January 18, 1953)
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