FITZGERALD ROBERT MICHAEL

Narrative

HMM-262 Command Chronology - June 1970: 1 June 1970 - While on an Emergency Extract of a [1st] Division Recon Team, a team member stepped on a booby trap as he approached the aircraft. The resulting explosion severely damaged the aircraft causing it to crash in the zone. The aircraft commander was fatally injuredd and other crew members sustained minor injuries.