David Lawrence Gloer
First Lieutenant
HML-167, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Sibley, Louisiana
September 23, 1942 to July 21, 1968
DAVID L GLOER is on the Wall at Panel W51, Line 26

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David L Gloer

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A Note from The Virtual Wall

Four men died when UH-1E BuNo 154962 was shot down. The incident is recorded in the
  • MAG-16 Command Chronology - July 1968:
    "HOSTILE 21 July 1968. 11 miles SW of Danang, Quang Nam, RVN. Aircraft on a recon extract mission when it was observed to burn in the air and crash. Aircraft later found to have been shot down. All four crewmembers were killed."

  • HML-167 Command Chronology - July 1968:
    "21 July 1968 - While flying a VMO-2 aircraft near Hill 65, an HML-167 crew (Pilot, Co-pilot and Gunner) was hit by hostile fire. The aircraft was unable to maintain flight and crashed killing the entire crew (fourth member of the crew was a member of VMO-2)."
Reportedly, the Huey's hydraulics system had been shot out, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. The four men were
  • HML-167:
    • 1stLt David L. Gloer, Sibley, LA
    • 1stLt Robert M. Lurie, Carthage, MS
    • Sgt William H. Foster, Severn, MD

  • VMO-2:
    • LCpl Jimmy L. Norsworthy, Brantley, AL

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