CH-53D    BuNo 156667 Killed in Action on 18 FEB 1971     Major Wayne Reuben Hyatt Aircraft Commander   1st Lieutenant Strather Franklin Wood Copilot   Sergeant Allen Keith McElfresh. Crew Chief   Sergeant William Clinton Odom Jr. Gunner   Corporal Larry Richard Hatter Gunner       Mission Information:

 

Remembrances about these Marines:

Larry Hatter was twenty-one years old and from Hornell, New York.

Wayne Hyatt was married, thirty-six years old and from Hanceville, Alabama.

Al McElfresh was twenty-one years old and from Zanesville, Ohio.

Bill Odom was twenty-one years old and from Birmingham, Alabama.

Strather Wood was married, twenty-six years old and from Eugene, Oregon.

We welcome relevant remarks and/or photos of our squadron-mates who were killed in the above action.   We also welcome your comments on the above incident.  Please contact HMH-463's Webmaster  with your name; relationship to our squadron-mate(s) or the action above; and your contact information.

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