Murry Medevac Chase 1968 March 26

Evancho, Richard
Marines Lance-Corporal

Richard Evancho, age 20, from Freeland, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Lance Corporal (LCpl) Richard (nmn) Evancho, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Pennsylvania, served with Marine Air Base Squadron 36, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was a patient being evacuated aboard the helicopter on a medical evacuation mission when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, LCpl Evancho is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Green, Larry Edward
Marines Corporal

Larry Edward Green, age 21, from Mt. Morris, Michigan, Genessee county.

Parents: Mrs. Vivian Wright

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Corporal (Cpl) Larry Edward Green, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Michigan, served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was the crew chief aboard the helicopter on a medical evacuation mission when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Cpl Green is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Holland Evening Sentinel (1968)

Kerr, Ernest Claney Jr.
Marines Lance corporal

Ernest Claney Jr. Kerr, age 21, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Ernest Sr. and Helen
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: East High graduate

Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Lance Corporal Ernest Claney Kerr Jr., who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Ohio, served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was an aerial gunner aboard this Choctaw when it crashed in open water, during a medical evacuation mission on March 26, 1968. His remains were not recovered. Today, Lance Corporal Kerr is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Akron Beacon Journal (1968)

Mowrey, Glenn William
Marines Corporal

Glenn William Mowrey, age 21, from Chillicothe, Ohio, Ross county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Corporal (Cpl) Glenn William Mowrey, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Ohio, served with the Headquarters and Service Company, Forces Logistics Support Group Alpha, Forces Logistics Command. He was a patient being evacuated aboard the helicopter on a medical evacuation mission when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Cpl Mowrey is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Greenfield in Highland County, Ohio

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Allgood, Frankie Eugene
Marines Lieutenant colonel

Frankie Eugene Allgood, age 37, from Kansas, Bourbon county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Frankie Eugene Allgood, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Kansas, served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Air Group, 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was a patient aboard the helicopter when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, LtCol Allgood is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

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