Daniel J Giordano

Private First Class
2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
02 August 1949 - 18 May 1969
Hi Nella, New Jersey
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3RD MARDIV

9TH MARINES
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Daniel J Giordano

19 Mar 2007

REMEMBERED

by a friend.
burnsdennyb@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Six Marines died on 10 May 1969 when a CH-46 (BuNo 152560) of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 was shot down while making a combat assault landing:
  • Aircrew, CH-46 BuNo 152560:

  • From Bravo Co, 1st Bn, 9th Marines:
The HMM-262 Command Chronology for the date of his death contains the following information:
"HMM-262 launched an 8 A/C (aircraft) assault lifting troops of First Battalion Ninth Marines, into Landing Zone Erskine located at YD-162106 (UTM grid coordinates). Small-arms fire was received by one of the A/C while in the zone during the first wave, yet no hits were taken. On the second wave, 93-8 (aircraft mission number) while approaching the zone had a power loss, fell short of the zone, crashed and burned. The pilot, copilot, and one gunner, Major Whitfield, 1/Lt P. J. Traube, and L/Cpl J. W. Stewart, received minor injuries. However the crew chief and second gunner, Cpl K. W. Wheeler and Cpl P. Gibson (H&MS-39) received fatal injuries ... "
In addition to the six dead, six other Marines were injured in the crash - and on 18 May one of them died from his injuries: Private Daniel J. Giordano.


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 19 Mar 2007
Last updated 08/20/2007