McCahan, Marlin Eugene, CPT

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Service Branch
Transportation Corps

Last Primary MOS
1980-Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Transportation

Primary Unit
1964-1964, 1980, 73rd Surveillance Airplane Company

Service Years
1959 - 1964

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1936

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Casualty Info

Home Town Harrisburg	Last Address Harrisburg, PA

Casualty Date Jun 24, 1964
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York	Wall/Plot Coordinates 01E 055/Section VI, Row D, Plot 196

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1964, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	1964, West Point Association of Graduates
	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2010, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Tributes from Members


	From KR posted by CA Short, Diane (TWS Admin) 1356

Photo Album (More...)

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog	Service Photo	USMA	Obituary
Obituary	Headstone

1964-1964, 1980, 73rd Surveillance Airplane Company

From Month/Year June / 1964	To Month/Year June / 1964
Unit 73rd Surveillance Airplane Company Unit Page
Rank Captain	MOS 1980-Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Vietnam	State/Country Quang Ngai (Vietnam)

Patch	73rd Surveillance Airplane Company Details

	Type Aviation
	Parent Unit Aviation Units	Strength Army Company
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 11, 2023

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

8 Members Also There at Same Time

73rd Surveillance Airplane Company

Hattori, Masaki, MAJ, (1960-1968)	AV	1980	Captain
Jaeck, Richard Elmer, 1LT, (1962-1964)	AV	1980	First Lieutenant
Peterson, Edward, 1LT, (1963-1966)	TC	061B	First Lieutenant
Cobler, Richard, SP 4, (1963-1965)	IN	111.07	Specialist 4
Roberts, Shelby, LTC, (1960-1988)	MI		Warrant Officer 1
Fletcher, Allan, SGT, (1963-1966)	IN		Specialist 4
Rosales, Mario, PV2, (1963-1968)	AV		Private (E-2)
Williams, Marvin, SFC, (1963-1990)			Private First Class