Vietnam War
Unit | Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Marine Corps |
Entered Service From | Ft. Scott Kansas |
Date of Death | March 26 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. On March 26, 1968, he was flying in a Sikorsky Seahorse Utility Helicopter (UH-34D) transporting wounded marines to medical facilities. As his aircraft crossed the South China Sea in bad weather it crashed about three miles from Da Nang, South Vietnam killing him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Allgood was a member of the