The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the
Command Pilot
Co-Pilot
Flight Engineer
Loadmaster
Flight Mechanic
Flight Navigator
Radio Operator
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan today:
Captain Matthew W. Bancroft
29, of Shasta, CA. He joined the Marine Corps in 1994.
Captain Daniel G. McCollum
29, of Richland, SC. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993.
Gunnery Sergeant Stephen L. Bryson
35, of Montgomery, AL. He joined the Marine Corps in 1983.
Staff Sergeant Scott N. Germosen
37, of Queens, NY. He joined the Marine Corps in 1982.
Sergeant Nathan P. Hays
21, of Lincoln, WA. He joined the Marine Corps in 1999.
Lance Corporal Bryan P. Bertrand
23, of Coos, OR. He joined the Marine Corps in 1998.
Sergeant Jeannette L. Winters
25, of Du Page, IL. She joined the Marine Corps in 1997.
The Marines are assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA.
January 8 2002
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