Charles Richard Finley
Private First Class
M CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Cape Girardeau, Missouri December 02, 1948 to April 11, 1968 CHARLES R FINLEY is on the Wall at Panel 49E, Line 21 |
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went by Richard.
Richard was planning on being a minister after his service. Richard was wounded in action but died in a helicopter crash. He is buried in the Cape County Memorial Park cemetery.
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A note from The Virtual WallAt daybreak on 11 April 1968, a UH-34D from HMM-163 launched on a medevac flight to pick up wounded Marines from the vicinity of Khe Sanh. The UH-34D was escorted by two UH-1E gunships from VMO-6. After picking up the four wounded men, the flight proceeded toward the medical facility at Dong Ha. While enroute, one of the escorting UH-1Es - which were flying above and behind the UH-34D - was involved in a mid-air collision with the UH-34. Both aircraft went down. Thirteen men died in the accident:
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A memorial initiated by his niece, Jacqueline Finley-Brown LtMrngStar@aol.com 17 Jun 2002 |
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