The information on the following people is incomplete. Their names have been placed below in alphabetical order.
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It is hoped that the following information on each person can be gathered :
name, (job description), nickname, call sign, dates with unit = from - to. Items from time in Vietnam. Items from present.
Anyone with any of this information, please contact Frank Vanatta. His address is on the CONTACTS page.
Abellera, Ted (Pilot), ABE, was with the unit in April, 1970 (arrived ?) - left while the unit was at Bien Hoa.
Aramil, Garcia, Garcia was last know to be working for the Post Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bacca, John (Crew Chief), WINO WILLIE, arrived while the unit was at Bien Hoa - still there in March, 1971. It is said that John could have made a living as a stand-up comic, as he could really make people laugh.
Barnes, Stephen, 1970 era?
Begay, ? (Crew Chief) 1968-69 era.
Bendrich
Benson, (Maintenance Supervisor)
Betts, Emerson H.
Cheatum, (Mechanic Supervisor)
Christianson, Jerry "Chris" (Pilot), POPS, 1968 era - . Chris had a sign on the back of his helmet that said "YOUR PILOT IS JC".
Clauson, "Skippy" (Pilot), Executive Officer in the 1967-68 timeframe.
Cobb, Joe (Gunner, Crew Chief) in the 1968-69 era.
Cooper, Dick 1969 era.
Coplan, Jim (Pilot), PURPLE MOOSE, during 1967
Darby, (Maintenance Supervisor), Departed around the beginning of 1970.
Daykin, Russell (Gunner)
Derusio, Harold
Dolan, Tim (Crew Chief), 1968 -1969 era?
Drake, ? (Crew Chief) in the 1968-69 era.
Elton, ? 1969 era.
Evans, William (Door Gunner A/C 189), STANLEY ??, 1969 era. Bill is living in his hometown of Streetor, IL.
Freeman, M., 1968 era.
Gaffney
Gaines, Terry (Truck Driver)
Garcia, Aramil
Gaston, Joe (Pilot), during 1967.
Girard, George (Pilot), POPS, was there in mid 1970 - left from Tay Ninh. George died on 31 July, 2002.
Glance, Jesse (Pilot), during 1967. Jesse passed away in January, 2004.
Goins, (Pilot), during 1967.
Goya, (John?) (Mechanic)
Grey, Alexander
Gutierrez, Ruben (Pilot), during 1966 era. Was an IP instructor at Ft. Rucker in 1979.
Hansen, Terry (Pilot), SILENCER, was there in 1967 & 1968.
Hill, Ted
Hollingsworth, ? (Pilot) was there in the 1968-69 era.
Houghton, Richard (Pilot), ANIMAL, was there in the 1969 era. Richard passed away from cancer on 1 March, 2004.
Howell, Jesse (Pilot), TENNESSEE, was there in the 1968 era.
Huff, Joe (Pilot), WOODSTOCK, was there in the 1970-71 era.
Hurley, John (Avionics)
Johnson, William (Gunner)
Klinkner, ? (Crew Chief) 1968-69 era.
Kramer, Wayne (Crew Chief) in the 1968-69 era.
Law, John (Crew Chief), during 1967.
Lanagan, Lee (OPS)
Learn, Dean (Mechanic)
McCormick
McDaniels, (Jerry ?) (Pilot)
McKelvey, James, (armament) GOOSE
Minor, (Maintenance Officer), there in the 1967 time frame.
Mooney, James (??), BABY FATS ?
Moreland, (Crew Chief / Observer), PINKEY LEE??, December, 1966 or January, 1967 - ??.
Morin, James E.
Motley, ? (Crew Chief) 1968-69 era.
Mullin, Gordon (CO), during 1967(?). Was the CO before Kuypers, but possibly one person in between.
Musser, Terry, there in the 1965 - 66 era.
Neal, Frederick "Rick"
Nelson, Billy R., (Crew chief ?), 1968 era
Newman, Jim (Crew Chief, records clerk), NEWGUY (before Ed Maycen arrived and was also given this name). in trhe 1968-69 era.
Nichols, Dennis (OPS), mid 1967 to mid 1968.
Nobriga, Paul (C.O. & Pilot), Circus 6, KAHUNA ??, ??? 1969 - ???, 1970. Paul is currently living in Pearl, MS, with his wife and 3 sons.
Padios, Len, 1969 era. Len had been living in Pahrump, Nevada, and passed away on 6 June, 2018.
Perry, John
Peters (Pilot), during 1967.
Pierce, ? 1968-69 era.
Pudlay
Reiger, Ron (Mechanic), 1969 era.
Reimer, Barry (Pilot?), GRUB ?, sometime around the 1968 time frame.
Ritter, ? 1968-69 era.
Robertson, Allen (Pilot), February / March, 1969 ??
Ross, Randy (Door Gunner), 1967 era.
Saffle, Gary (Crew Chief) Gary went over by ship at the start.
Sawyer, Chris (Pilot), BUZZ ???, June, 1969 - January, 1970. Chris is now living in Louisville, KY.
Smith, John (Crew Chief) TOOTH
Stewart, Bill, ??, 1965 - ??, 1967
Stokes, William "Billy"
Stroud,
Sweezy, Robert B. 1966-67 era.
Tanner, ?? (Door Gunner), SPOOKY
Teague, James E. (Pilot) 1970 time frame. James was living in Enterprise, Alabama, and died on 6 November, 2001, in an automobile accident.
Tetlak, Lenny Was there in the 1966-67 timeframe.
Wall, (Maintenance Supervisor), Was a Sheriff's Deputy in Washington State before Vietnam.
Webb
Wardwell, (Armament Specialist)
Weatherly, (Pilot), SLIM, during 1967.
Weichal, Jack (????) Jack briefly attended the 2008 reunion in Montana. Jack was in the unit in 1969, but no other information about Jack was gathered that would allow him to be moved from the MISSING page for now.
Whelan, Patrick, (Pilot), LINUS, in the 1969 era.
Windham, Tony (Pilot), WINDY, 1970-71 era.
Wolf, Jerry
Workman, Jim (Pilot), PUMPKIN ??, arrived
about December, 1967 ?? Jim flew in C&C until early
1968 when the Cav started to get Cobras, then he transferred to D/229.