Milton George Kelsey

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21 Dec 1998 Milton George Kelsey, was killed in action on 14 November, 1967, while piloting General Bruno Hochmuth in Thua Thien Province. Milt was a Huey gunship pilot, with 380+ missions, when it happened. Milt shipped out to Vietnam on my birthday, and was killed on our brother Kenneth's birthday, less than 6 months later. He is sorely missed by all nine of his brothers and sisters. Captain Milt Kelsey is remembered by his comrades in arms from HML-367 ... the "Scarface" gunships. Read his letters home at http://www.scarface-usmc.org/dear_brother.htm

A Note from The Virtual Wall Five men were killed when their UH-1E (BuNo 153757) crashed and burned: Capt Milton George Kelsey, Pilot VMO-3 Capt Thomas Anthony Carter, Copilot VMO-3 Cpl Ronald Joseph Phelps, Crew Chief VMO-3 MGen Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, passenger, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division Maj Robert Andrew Crabtree, passenger, HQ 3rd Marine Division Additional information is on the Pop-A-Smoke site

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his brother, Maynard Kelsey mskelsey@comcast.net  21 Dec 1998

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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