Hmr-161

[Art Templeton]

looking for information on HMR -161 operations in Korea, I was with the Sqd Sept 52 to June 54 Crew Chief of HR-7 until it crashed then NCOIC Hyd. Shop Ascom City Art Templeton artemp@verizon.net

[Jack Ubel]

Art if you will contact me I'll give you some info on 161. I joined it in Jan 53 went to Hiawaii with the squadron in 1955. usmc@comcast.net Jack Ubel

[Jack Ubel]

Art, my email address wrong it.s usmc9@comcast.net. contact me

[Craig59]

Art,

HR-7 was Bureau Number 127790 and there's a good picture of it here on my website, www.hrs-helicopter.com.

A great online history of HMR-161 is available here: http://www.usmc.mil/news/publication...9000307800.pdf

[pm3777]

Thanks Frank. Brought back many memories. Lots of Names of good Brothers that I could not recall !! After all these years I remember them but forgot the names !! Part of being "Middle Aged " smile . I was in VMO-2 in 1951 & watched 161 ship out on train behind Hangar one MCAS Santa Ana (LTA than) to San Diego/Korea. SF Paul

http://www.usmc.mil/news/publication...9000307800.pdf
HMR-161. Warrant Officer Lewis E. Chase, the
electronics and communications officer attached to
the rear echelon of HMR-161, drowned while
hunting on 6 November 1953. Chase was trapped on
a mud flat in the middle of the Han River by the rising
tide. It seemed that rescue was imminent when a
helicopter, an HO5S of VMO-6, came to his aid. As
the helicopter hovered above, Chase grabbed hold of
its undercarriage. But before the helicopter could
carry him to safety, he lost his grip and fell about 15 ftt on to the mud flat & was never recovered. 17 October a helicopter from HMM-161 ran
into stormy weather while on a resupply mission in
the Phu Bai area. The aircraft, with 10 persons on
board, was lost in the storm and reported missing.
Search aircraft were launched from Phu Bai and
located the aircraft which had crashed on the side of a
mountain. The jungle at the crash site made landing
impossible so medical personnel were lowered by
hoist, and the survivors were then hoisted into the
rescue aircraft. A platoon from BLT 3/4 was lifted to
the crash site to provide security for the damaged
helicopter and to bring out the bodies of the two
Marines killed in the crash. One of those killed was a
Marine from BLT 3/4, and the other was Gunnery
Sergeant Charles R. Chemis from HMM-161 >>>>I flew a VNAF Helicopter in to visit Capt Charlie Knox, WO Hooven, Gy Chemis & Gy Herman Boyd & found Chemis had been killed the week before. SF PM

[Jack Ubel]

PM, knew Charley Chemis and Herman Boyd very well. We started ADH[A1] the first Helicopter school together in Memphis in 1956. Saw Herman at the reunion in Pensacola. Believe he said he had been working at a prison in Texas. Both were great Marines. Also knew Knox, but not that well.

[dchaselap]

Did any one know Lewis E. Chase that was mentioned in the mud flats incident?