21 Feb 2005 You are my Uncle, my Mom's little brother. You are missed beyond words. What happened that awful day in November, 1968? You were only three days shy of being done with your tour. The phone call, the telegram that Mom received, the tears that Grandma refused to show at your funeral. Your children, your wife, were so lost without you. We are all adults now, with our own families and yet, our children will never hear their Uncle Dave's voice, know the sound of his laughter or know the love that you were capable of giving. We miss you, especially Mom. From his niece, Melissa Beckmann Frohrip

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 20 Nov 1968 the 3/5 Marines were involved in a helicopter assault on Hill 55 in Quang Nam Province. Some 40 to 50 CH-46 aircraft were used, and almost all were hit by enemy fire. HMM-365 lost three aircraft, including CH-46A BuNo 151938 ... while some of the men aboard survived, five men died in the crash: HMM-265 aircrewmen: Capt William Emerson, Concord, MA, pilot (Silver Star) 1stLt John R. Harrell, Richmond, VA, copilot K Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines (passengers): Capt David W. Myers, Ames, IA LCpl Donald W. Mc Bride, Kansas City, MO Pfc William P. Smith, Norfolk, VA

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