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501203   VMO-6     Korea

Incident Date 501203 VMO-6 HO3S-1 BuNo unknown Killed by small arms fire during Medevac

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Longstaff, Robert A. 1stLt Pilot VMO-6 1stMarDiv(reinf)/10thArmyCorps 501203

ROBERT ALAN LONGSTAFF : 6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW : MARINES : HOSTILE, DIED (KIA) : DATE OF LOSS DECEMBER 3, 1950 : 1LT - O2 : 035023 : MOS ----- : JERSEY CITY, NJ : PLACE OF LOSS NEAR SHINHUNG-NI : BORN AUGUST 24, 1923 : CAUCASIAN : KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO 17769 : DATE OF FINAL STATUS: (DECEMBER 3, 1950)

"History of Marine Observation Squadron Six":
"On 3 December [1950] First Lieutenant Robert A. Longstaff was shot down and killed by enemy small arms fire while he was attempting to evacuate a seriously wounded Marine near Shinhung-ni. A patrol sent out from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines recovered his body."
Submitted by History and Museums Division, USMC, Historian, USMC Combat Helicopter Association

Korean War Project:
ROBERT ALAN LONGSTAFF

6 VMO SQDN 1 MAW

Marines

Hostile, Died (KIA)

Date Of Loss: December 3, 1950

1LT - O2

Service Number: 035023 MOS: -----

Home of Record: JERSEY CITY, NJ

Place of Loss: Unknown Location

Born: August 24, 1923
Year of Birth: 1923

Caucasian

Korean War Project Key No: 17769

Date Of Final Status: (December 3, 1950)

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