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Corporal Donald Wayne
Akins
Oct 12, 1947 - Jun 9, 1969
Posted by: Jo Aguirre
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Cpl Akins was the Crew Chief aboard a CH-46D (Sea Knight) on a Rescue & Recovery
mission east of Khe Sanh on Jun 2, 1969. The Helo was hovering, making an
attempt to medivac wounded US Marines when hit with Small Arms/Automatic
Weapons. The Helo then exploded & burned. Donald was seriously
wounded & Medivaced to a US Navy Hospital Ship where he died on June 9, 1969
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Personal Data:
Home of Record: Spiro, OK
Date of Birth: Sunday, 10/12/1947
Military Data:
Service: United States Marine Corps
Rank & Grade at Loss: Corporal E4
ID: 2233118
MOS or Specialty: 6320 Aircraft CNE/Weapon/Decm Systems Tech
Length of Service: Between 3-4 years
Unit: HMM-161, MAG-39, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Casualty Data:
Start Tour: Not recorded
Incident: Monday 6/9/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty: Air Loss, Crash - Land - Helicopter Crew
Type casualty: Hostile, Died of wounds
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