John Joseph Burke
Captain
HMM-364, MAG-36, 1ST MAW, III MAF United States Marine Corps New Hyde Park, New York July 28, 1943 to February 05, 1968 JOHN J BURKE is on the Wall at Panel 37E, Line 30 |
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21 Jul 2003 On Friday, 05 Feb 1968, a CH-46A (BuNo 153986) from Phu Bai was tasked for a medical evacuation flight in the vicinity of Hue City to pick up three seriously wounded Marines. The aircraft was crewed by
He was unsuccessful. The CH-46 entered an uncontrolled pitch-up, rolled inverted, crashed, and burned. Demko, Burke, Shelton, and Copeland died in the crash. HM1 Ehrhardt and Cpl Conner were picked up by their wingman, but Conner died of his injuries 15 days later at the USAF Hospital in Cam Rahn Bay. HM1 Ehrhart was evacuated to the 106th Army Hospital in Yokohama, Japan, and eventually recovered from his injuries. These men, and the other Purple Foxes who served in Vietnam, are remembered by the women who waited at home, whether mothers, sisters, daughters, or friends. Those women, the continue to support today's Purple Foxes of HMM-364 as they serve our country.
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