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Frank Eric Sacharanski

First Lieutenant
HML-367, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Wayne, New Jersey
September 24, 1945 to March 25, 1970
FRANK E SACHARANSKI is on the Wall at Panel W12, Line 44

Frank E Sacharanski

05 Jun 2003
REMEMBERED
by his comrades-in-arms from the
USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association
This was Scarface's saddest day of 1970. Four lieutenants were lost in a horrific midair that took place as the two AH-1Gs were making their break over the runway. Everyone that was at Marble Mountain Airfield when it happened on 25 March 1970 has a vivid memory of this crash. God Bless them, may they forever rest in peace. The photo is from HML-367's 1970 cruise book; it shows 1st Lt Sacharanski (right) with his good friend 1st Lt Toby Gritz.
Semper Fidelis.
George T. Curtis
MGySgt, USMC (Ret)
gcurtis@popasmoke.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall
Four men of HML-367 died when their AH-1G Cobras collided in flight overhead the Marble Mountain air base:

In AH-1G tail number 68-15213:
  1LT Roger Alan Lakin, pilot
  1LT Toby Richard Gritz, copilot

In AH-1G tail number 68-17045:
  1LT Frank Eric Sacharanski, pilot
  1LT Michael Eugene Justus, copilot

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