Harold Joseph Brazen

The database page for Harold Joseph Brazen

14 Jul 2008 REMEMBERED by his sister, Deborah L. Brazen Pittsburgh, Pa E-Mail will be forwarded by the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

A Note from The Virtual Wall When the Marines arrived in Vietnam in force a "rest and recuperation" program was established which permitted assigned Marines and sailors to take few days' leave in various out-of-country locations - Hong Kong, Bangkok, the Philippines, and so on. Transportation to and from these locations was provided by US government aircraft. On 25 Aug 1965 a KC-130 (BuNo 149802) belonging to VMGR-152 was scheduled to bring 65 passengers back from Hong Kong. As the aircraft took off from Kai Tak airport it veered off the runway, struck a sea wall, and crashed in Kowloon Bay. Twelve of the 71 men on board survived the crash; 59 did not. The Marine Air Group 12 Command Chronology for August 1965 contains the following entry:

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his sister, Deborah L. Brazen Pittsburgh, Pa E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 14 Jul 2008
Last updated 07/20/2008