James Lawrence Rhodes

First Lieutenant
HML-367, MAG-36, 1ST MAW
United States Marine Corps
27 March 1945 - 10 October 1969
Kansas, Illinois
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1ST MAW UH-1 Huey HML-367
Naval Aviator

DFC, Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Lawrence Rhodes

01 Feb 2001

Remembering a classmate and friend who was always there to show the way

From his friend,
Denny Baker
knd1967@aol.com
25 Mar 2005



Father and son.



In Vietnam.



From his son,
Aaron L. Rhodes Solomon
asolomon@bellsouth.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 10 Oct 1969 two UH-1E gunships from HML-367 were tasked with a fire mission against enemy positions near Con Thien. The number two Huey, UH-1E BuNo 152438, was heavily hit in the tail boom/tail rotor area and crashed. Three crewmen were killed in the crash; the fourth, pilot Edward Bauernfeind, was severely injured but was rescued by a nearby Army unit. The three dead were
  • 1stLt James L. Rhodes, Kansas, IL
  • LCpl Danny R. Hesson, Parkersburg, WV
  • LCpl Manley E. Siler, Odessa, TX
These three men are also memorialized by their comrades from HML-367


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his son,
Aaron L. Rhodes Solomon
asolomon@bellsouth.net
1 Feb 2001



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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