The U.S. Marine Corps Friday identified a 21-year-old Olathe man was one of five Marines killed in a helicopter crash this week.
The Marines said Crew Chief Lance Cpl. Donovan Davis, 21, of Olathe; Sgt. Alex Langen, 23 of Chandler, Arizona; Capt. Benjamin Moulton, 27, of Emmett, Idaho; Jack Casey, 26, of Dover, New Hampshire; and Capt. Miguel Nava, 28, of Traverse City, Michigan, died when their helicopter crashed Tuesday in a remote snow-covered area in southern California.
The group was flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and were on a routine training mission between Nevada and California at the time of the crash.
The Marines were stationed at Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, part of Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based in Miramar, California.
NBC News reports Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2019 and received a promotion to Lance Corporal just last month. He was a decorated Marine, having earned the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.