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Yanky 72

Posted on July 14, 2017November 26, 2020

A marble monument honors 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a 2017 plane crash near Itta Bena, Mississippi. The monument is named Yanky 72 for the aircraft’s call sign. Clifton Addison was the memorial committee chairman whose fundraising raised more than $100,000 for the memorial.

The placard says:

In memory of the brave marines navy corpsman who lost their lives near this spot on July 10, 2017.

The flight crew from VMGR 452:

Major Caine M. Goyette
Captain Sean E. Elliott
Gunnery Sergeant Mark A. Hopkins
Gunnery Sergeant Brendan C. Johnson
Staff Sergeant Joshua M. Snowden
Sergeant Owen J. Lennon
Sergeant Julian M. Kevianne
Corporal Daniel L. Baldassare
Corporal Collin J. Schaaff
Members of 2nd Raider Battalion that were on board:
Staff Sergeant William J. Kundrat
Staff Sergeant Robert H. Cox
Sergeant Talon R. Leach
Sergeant Chad E. Jenson[16]
Sergeant Joseph J. Murray
Sergeant Dietrich A. Schmieman
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ryan Lohrey

Learn more:

  • https://www.dvidshub.net/news/246218/honoring-fallen-marines-vmgr-452
  • https://www.yanky72.net
  • https://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/1242769/marine-corps-aircraft-crashes-killing-16/

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