Philip Paul Reed
Corporal
H&MS-16, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF United States Marine Corps Elmwood, Illinois January 06, 1947 to June 09, 1968 (Incident Date June 02, 1968) PHILIP P REED is on the Wall at Panel W58, Line 9 |
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Philip Reed was injured on 2 June 1968 in a helicopter crash abooard the USS VALLEY FORGE (LPH-8) while underway off of South Vietnam. He was functioning as a crewmember aboard his helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265. He jumped from the ship's deck into the South China Sea to avoid and extinguish the flames from the CH-46A helicopter crash. He was rescued by another CH-46A helicopter from the squadron assigned to the USS VALLEY FORGE. His condition when recovered from the South China Sea was SERIOUS according to the ship's log. He died seven days later during medical treatment for his injuries.
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A Note from The Virtual WallThree men died as a result of a take-off accident involving CH-46A BuNo 152545 aboard USS VALLEY FORGE on 02 June 1968:
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