Name: 1LT Russell Eugene Moke
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/07/1969 while performing the duty of Co-pilot.
Age at death: 25.1
Date of Birth: 01/19/1944
Home City: East Peoria, IL
Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-364
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 33W-080
Short Summary: Shot down on medevac mission. The entire crew was KIA.
Aircraft: CH-46A tail number 150269
Service number: 0100517
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 03
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY, PENSACOLA FL
This record was last updated on 07/05/2000
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