SIKORSKY HH-3E HELICOPTER (REGISTRATION: 67-14719)
Crashed in the sea during night operations off the coast of Okinawa. Of the four crew aboard, the flight instructor survived. The pilot, copilot and flight engineer perished. The flight engineer was never recovered. The aircraft sank in over 1000 feet of water but was recovered by the US Navy.
SURNAME
Torres
FORENAME
Eliud
UNIT
33 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
RANK
Master Sergeant
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
14th March 1989
AGE
36
GRAVESITE
Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida Section MB Site 140 (memorial)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born...
SURNAME
Hodges
FORENAME
Michael Allen
UNIT
33 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
RANK
First Lieutenant
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
14th March 1989
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 26.04.1957 Pittsfield...
SURNAME
Bauer
FORENAME
Thomas Allen
UNIT
33 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
14th March 1989
AGE
33
GRAVESITE
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Abiding Love
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 6.9.1955...
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