KIA INCIDENT: 19530718 VMO-6 (FW) Korea

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19530718VMO-6 (FW) Korea

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Incident Date 19530718 VMO-6 (FW) OE-1 BuNo 136845 - Hit by AAA, crashed out of control in friendly area

[CREW]
Marino, Charles 1stLT Pilot VMO-6 (FW) 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 1953-07-18
Frease, Wilson A 1stLT AO VMO-6 (FW) DBtry/2ndBn/11thMar/1stMarDiv 1953-07-18

CHARLES MARINO :
6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS JULY 18, 1953 :
CPT - O3 :
048177 :
MOS ----- :
YOUNGSTOWN, OH :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN JUNE 6, 1925 :

CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 18527 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (JULY 18, 1953) :
: hit by AAA, crashed out of control in friendly area
WILSON A FREASE :
D BTRY 2 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV :
MARINES :
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) :
DATE OF LOSS - JULY 18, 1953 :
1LT - O2 :
051485 :
MOS -----
WASHINGTON, IL :
PLACE OF LOSS - UNKNOWN LOCATION :
BORN DECEMBER 22, 1929 :

CAUCASIAN :
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 9861 :
DATE OF FINAL STATUS (JULY 18, 1953) :
hit by AAA, crashed out of control in friendly area

"History of Marine Observation Squadron Six"

"On 18 July First Lieutenant Charles B. Marino and his observer, First Lieutenant Wilson A. Frease were hit by antiaircraft fire behind enemy lines and crashed out of control in friendly territory. A search party from the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines was enroute to the wreckage when it was forced back by enemy artillery fire. After darkness, the party reached the wreckage and the bodies were recovered."

Submitted by: History and Museums Division, USMC, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association, 20060109

KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

KORWALD Loss Incident Summary

Date of Loss: 530718
Tail Number: 136845
Aircraft Type: Cessna OE-1
Wing or Group: 1st MAW
Squadron: VMO-6
Circumstances of Loss: Hit by AAA, then crashed out of control in friendly area



Crewmembers Associated With This Loss
Name
(Last, First Middle) Rank Service Status Comments
FREASE, Wilson A. 1LT USMC RCV Remains recovered
MARINO, Charles NMI LT USMC RCV Remains recovered


Submitted by: Alan H Barbour, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association, 20060109

Korean War Project

CHARLES MARINO

6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW

Marines

Hostile, Died (KIA)

Date Of Loss: July 18, 1953

CPT - O3

Service Number: 048177 MOS: -----

Home of Record: YOUNGSTOWN, OH

Place of Loss: Unknown Location

Born: June 6, 1925
Year of Birth: 1925

Caucasian

Korean War Project Key No: 18527

Date Of Final Status: (July 18, 1953)

Submitted by: N/A, 20060109

Korean War Project

WILSON A FREASE

D BTRY 2 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV

Marines

Hostile, Died (KIA)

Date Of Loss: July 18, 1953

1LT - O2

Service Number: 051485 MOS: -----

Home of Record: WASHINGTON, IL

Place of Loss: Unknown Location

Born: December 22, 1929
Year of Birth: 1929

Caucasian

Korean War Project Key No: 9861

Date Of Final Status: (July 18, 1953)

Submitted by: N/A, 20060109