Helicopter CH-53A 153282 Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-53A tail number 153282 Date: 09/01/69 MIA-POW file reference number: 1487 Incident number: 69090101.KIA Unit: HMH-361 South Vietnam UTM grid coordinates: YD343114 Casualties = 05 KIA . . Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Reference Notes. Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: 1487, POPASMOKE INCIDENT () Loss to Inventory Crew: ESCOBEDO, JULIAN JR; Crew Members: C LCP ESCOBEDO JULIAN JR BNR CP 1LT ANDERSON KENT STUART KIA AC CPT WRIGHT DONALD WOODSON KIA C SGT HUTCHESON GEORGE DEWEY KIA C LCP MARSH ROBERT ALLEN KIA This record was last updated on 08/07/00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is crew member information for this incident: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: LCP Julian Escobedo, Jr. Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 09/01/69 while performing the duty of Crew member unspecified. Age at death: 20.4 Date of Birth: 04/18/49 Home City: San Antonio, TX Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMH-361 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 18W-020 Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153282 SSN: 459824585 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 6321 Primary cause: SVN/BNR "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 02 Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Roman Catholic This record was last updated on 06/25/94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: 1LT Kent Stuart Anderson Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/01/69 while performing the duty of Co-pilot. Age at death: 25.0 Date of Birth: 09/15/44 Home City: Newport Beach, CA Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMH-361 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 18W-018 Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153282 SSN: 569540513 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 7564 = Pilot CH-53A/D Qualified Started Tour: 11/14/68 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 04 Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference This record was last updated on 07/31/00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: SGT George Dewey Hutcheson Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/01/69 while performing the duty of Crew member unspecified. Age at death: 27.7 Date of Birth: 12/12/41 Home City: Pensacola, FL Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMH-361 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 18W-020 Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153282 SSN: 264529659 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 6212 Started Tour: 08/01/69 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 06 Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes single male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Roman Catholic This record was last updated on 07/31/00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: LCP Robert Allen Marsh Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/01/69 while performing the duty of Crew member unspecified. Age at death: 20.3 Date of Birth: 05/20/49 Home City: Binghamton, NY Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMH-361 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 18W-020 Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153282 SSN: 088386813 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 6381 Started Tour: 08/01/69 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service: 01 Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference This record was last updated on 07/31/00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: CPT Donald Woodson Wright Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 09/01/69 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander. Age at death: 30.2 Date of Birth: 06/17/39 Home City: Black Mountain, NC Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMH-361 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 18W-022 Aircraft: CH-53A tail number 153282 SSN: 239569260 Country: South Vietnam MOS: 7564 = Pilot CH-53A/D Qualified Started Tour: 08/01/69 "Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot Length of service: 08 Location: Thua Thien Province I Corps. Reason: aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference This record was last updated on 07/31/00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1998, 1999 and 2000 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association