JOHNSON, STANLEY GARWOOD

Name: Stanley Garwood Johnson
Branch/Rank: United States Marine Corps/O2
Unit: HELICOPTER MARINE MEDIUM 34 MARINE AIR GROUP 3 1 MARINE AIR WING
HMM-364, MAG-36, 1st MAW
Date of Birth: 11 November 1940
Home City of Record: APPLEGATE CA
Date of Loss: 03 December 1965
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 153627 North 1081351 East
Status (in 1973): Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered
Category: 5
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: UH34D # 148762 - Co-Pilot
Missions:

Other Personnel in Incident: Riley, Kirk Irwin, Capt., Pilot, KIA;
White, Robert Henry, Cpl., Crew Chief, KIA;
Dempsey, Warren Leigh, Cpl., Gunner, KIA;
Nine ARVN also killed.

Refno: 0203

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File. Updated 2000 with information from USMC/Vietnam
Helicopter Association and John Lane.

REMARKS:

Submitted by:
HMM-364 Command Chronology
Kenneth L. Gross, Maj. USMC(Ret)

more info: www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/6491/riley.html where these
notes are QUOTED from.

Capt. Riley and his crew were the lead aircraft of a flight of six UH-34's
on December 3, 1965. All aircraft were carrying a full complement of ARVN
troops whose destination was an outpost known as Hiep Duc, just West of Tam
Ky. The entire area was noted for being a very "hot spot".

Ken Gross relates, "We tried to go in as high as possible, though we were
limited by somewhat low ceilings, which may have placed us approximately
2000 feet above ground level.  The flight was in normal cruise when we
reached the vicinity of UTM grid coordinates BY031273 where the Viet Cong
fired on us with time delay fused mortars. Unfortunately Capt. Riley's
aircraft received a direct hit in the belly, where the fuel tanks were
located, and they never stood a chance.  Capt. Riley tried desperately
to get the aircraft on the ground, but it was burning so fiercely he
appeared to lose control and the aircraft rolled inverted and crashed.
No one survived".

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