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Arris 01

On 15 January 1985 an HH-53 helicopter, call sign Arris 01, from the 6594th Test Group crashed while attempting a shipboard rescue mission 540 miles north of Honolulu. All seven crew members were killed: Pilots Capt. David D. Mason, Capt. Steve Pindzola, 2Lt. Russell Ohl. Flight Engineers SSgt Kyle D. Marshall, SSgt Daniel R. Reihman. Pararescuemen SSgt John R. Gilbert, Sgt Robert A. Jermyn. The helicopter crashed when a main rotor blade broke creating an imbalance in the aircraft which caused the tail to break off while the helicopter hovered above the commercial ship, "Asian Beauty." Captain Mason had been married only a few days and returned early from his honeymoon to volunteer for the flight. A memorial plaque in honor of the seven crew members is located in the yard of the chapel at Hickam Field.

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John Robert Gilbert

13 May 1946 – 15 Jan 1985

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA

Sgt Robert A Jermyn

12 Oct 1960 – 15 Jan 1985

York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Kyle Duane Marshall

25 Aug 1976 – 15 Jan 1985

Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA

Capt David Dean Mason

23 Dec 1954 – 15 Jan 1985

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA

Plot info: Lot 3, row A, site 24

Russell H Ohl

15 Mar 1956 – 15 Jan 1985

Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA

Capt Stephen Pindzola

9 Jul 1947 – 15 Jan 1985

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Plot info: Section 13 Site 501-A

Sgt Daniel Ray Reihman

1 Mar 1955 – 15 Jan 1985

Passer, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Row 21

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