Russell Frank McLaughlin

The database page for Russell Frank McLaughlin

31 Mar 2001 REMEMBERED BY HIS FRIENDS Photo courtesy of his sister, Joyce Knouse.

A Note from The Virtual Wall Note 1st Bn, 35th Infantry was operating around LZ Baldy near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province. Contact with elements of the 2nd NVA Division was constant and sharp. On November 14, the battalion command group (CO, S-3, and LNO's) made an early morning liftoff in the C&C helicopter to check in with "A" Company, located about 15 kilometers SW of Baldy. After heavy contact the day before, things were quiet on the ground but when the command helicopter showed up a 12.7mm machine gun took it under intense fire and brought it down. "A" Company troopers rushed to the scene but there were no survivors. The C&C helicopter was from C Company, 227th AHB, 1st Cav Division (UH-1D, hull number 66-01006). The following men died in the crash: From C Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion: WO1 Frank A Murrietta, pilot WO Stephen H Thornton, copilot SP5 Paul E Johnson, crew chief and gunner PFC Russell F McLaughlin, gunner From 1st Bn, 35th Infantry: LTC Robert Kimmel, Commanding Officer, 1/35 MAJ Gerald Wynn, Operations Officer, 1/35 CPT Michael A. Casp, 2/9 Arty, artillery liaison 1LT Randy Shaffer, HHC 1/35

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