Robert Michael CheekLance CorporalHMM-161, MAG-39, 1ST MAW United States Marine Corps 21 June 1948 - 17 October 1968 Wolcottville, Indiana Panel 41W Line 068 |
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The database page for Robert Michael Cheek
REMEMBEREDby his comrades in theUSMC Vietnam Helicopter Association Placed by a fellow Marine, George T Curtis MGySgt, USMC (Ret) (deceased) |
A Note from The Virtual WallThe HMM-161 Command Chronology contains the following entries:"17 Oct 68: 1 aircraft missing in marginal weather at last known position was YD0437, time 1855H."while the Air Group 39 Chronology contains "17 October 1968. On a medevac mission in mountainous terrain, the CH-46 Med-evac aircraft went inadvertently IFR and crashed. The wreckage was not located until the following day due to weather."CH-46D BuNo 154794 crashed on a ridgeline about 12 kilometers southeast of Ca Lu. The six men who died were
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow Marine, George T Curtis MGySgt, USMC (Ret) (deceased) |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 8 Mar 2003
Last updated 01/10/2007