And these former members of the 145th Combat Aviation Battalion thatdied after leaving Vietnam. May they all rest in peace.
Mario V Acerra, 335th AHC, 1967, 1993
John B Adams, 114th, Aircraft Accident 1 Feb 70
Alfred Adamitis, 71st AHC, 1968-69, deceased 1992
Aimo Ahola, 118th AML, 1964-65, stroke, 1992
Edgar J Albrick, 71st AHC
George W Aldridge, 81st Trans, 1962-63 CO, 1994
Ronald "Ronnie" Allen, 184th Avn Co, WO 67-68, 1993 Hartfort CT, Cancer
Scott Alwin, 68th AHC, 67-68, Auto Accident
Paul Anderson, 81st Trans Co, 62-63 Heart Surgery
John W Aretz, 334th AHC, 66-67, 1983
Stanley Arnold, 114AHC, 1968 OF
Thomas Arnold, 190AHC, 68-69 Nov, EM, Feb 1994
Alvin D Arrington, 8th Trans Co 1961-62, 10 March 1994
Steve Atkin, 335th AHC, Cancer
Mick Aves, 135th AHC, 70-71 Prop & Rotor, Cancer 1993
Jerry L Babineaux, 68th AHC, WO
Carl E Baderschneider, 334th, 67-68
Alonza Bailey, 1st Avn Co, 1962-63, 15 Sept 1995
Eugene Bailey, 114th AML 64-65, 334th AHC 67-68, OF, Liver Cancer, 14 Feb, 2001
Charles E. G. Baird, 120 AML 65, 334 AHC 67-68, WO, 18 Jan 95 Helicopter Crash, York Haven, PA
George W Baker, 197 AHC 1966-67, WO, 8 Jan 2000
Walter L Baker, 73rd Avn Co,1963, OF
Dick Bastion, 57th Trans Co, OF
Robert Eugene "Reb" Bateman, 118 AHC 120 AHC, WO, lung disease, 2 March 1998
Machael Baughman, A/501st 1965 12 Apr 1992
Darwin Beachamp, 57th Trans/ 120th AML 1962,CO, 2005 GA
Henry Beau, 8th Trans, 1961-62, Cancer 26 Feb 1996
Louis Becker, 71st AHC, 1966-67
Noah A Bell, 114th AML, 1964, EM, Sept 2000
Robert E Bell, JR, 118th AHC, 1966-67, WO
Gaylord M. Bishop, 118th AHC, 70-71, WO, F/W Accident 12/01/89
LTC Paul A Bloomquist, 57th Med Det, 64-65, CPT, Terrorist Attack 1972 Germany
Michael J Bonn, 71st AHC, 1971, July 1981
Stanley E Bowie, HHC, 1969, EM, 11 Jan 2000
Steve Brackett, 68th AHC, 1970 EM, Auto accident 1995
David A Breenner, 120AML, 1964-65, WO, 25 July 1999
William L Brian III, 114th Fire Explosion, 25 June 1987
Grover W Brooks, 114 AHC, 1966-67, WO, Kidney and Heart disease, 3 June 1998
James Buchheister, 68 AHC, 1970-71 OF 20 Feb 2000
Donald P Cackley, 120th AML 1963-64 EM, Feb 1993 Cancer, Keokuk, IA
James Cain, 8th & 57th Trans Co, 1961-62, WO, Feb 1989, Agent Orange
William D Cantrell, 114th, Heart Attack 10 March 1994
Bill Carlson, 120th AML, 1964-65, CPT, 1 May 1991, Lung Cancer Agent Orange
George Carrol, 335th AHC, 1967-68, EM, 14 Jan 2003, Heart Attack
Dan Casey, 118th AHC, 1968, 13 June 1969
Bob Castle, 71 AHC, 1968-69, OF Heart Attack, 30 Oct 1966
Blas Cavazos, 71st AHC, 1966-67 drowning
Ambrose A Caviston, 140th Trans Det, 1963-64, 4 July 1992
C. W. Caywood, 57th Trans 63-64, 119th 1967, EM, Oct 21, 1991
Calvin B Chandler, 73rd Avn Co, 1963-64, OF, Cancer 18 May 1997 Laconia NH
Robert B Chase, 114th, Cancer
Thomas W Clark, 18th Avn Co, 1966-67, OF, A/C Accident Nov 1992
Jerry L Cobb, 119th AML, 1964-65, WO, A/C Accident
Randall Colton, 71st AHC, 1970-71, Oct 1975
Raymond Conklin, 114th, Murder, 24 Jan 1982
James H Cook, 68th AHC HHC, CO S1, 1965-66, 8 Dec,
2006, Columbus, GA
Ronald Ray Cowden, Cpt, 118th Bandits, 66-67, Military Aircraft accident, 16 April 1984
Ralph J Crider, 334th 70-71,EM, Heart Attack 8 Feb 94
Robert F Croghan, 121st AHC 1968-69, WO Heart Attack
Harold Culley, 81 Trans, HHC, 1963-64, 77-79 OF CO,
3 Apr 1998
Gene Cullison, UTT, 1962-63, EM
Robert K Cunningham, Bn Commander, July 64 to June 65, 26 Dec 94 Cancer, Springfield, VA
James A Damron, UTT/68th 1964-65, OF Heart by-pass surgery 6 July 1995
James W Darby, 121AML 1965-1966, EM, 12 Oct 1992, Lympha Cancer Agent Orange, Newark OH
Louie Davilla, 118th AHC
Ager D Davis, 71st AHC, 1966-67, Jan 1987, Heart Attack
Robert B Davis, 118th AHC, 1966-67, OF
Barry Day, 68th AHC, 1970, WO, 1987, A/C Accident
Robert M Deets, Bn Commander, Nov 67-Jul 68, Sept 18, 2003
Robert (Bob) "Froggy" Descoteaux, EM 334AHC, 1966-68, Auto Accident 1968, Fort Rucker, AL
Dannie Dillard, 71st AHC, 1967-68 WO, 1986 Helicopter Crash
Lawrence E Dixon, UTT/68th/197th, Nov 64-Nov 65, EM 2 June 2004
Jim Dobbs, 114th, Lost at Sea, 7 Dec 1993
Calvin G Dodd, Bn Commander, May-Sept 70, 117th 64-65, Heart/pneumonia, 13 March 94
George D Dorsey 118AHC 63-64 & 118AHC,334AHC,HHC June 67-June 68 OF Drowned Aug 1989
Robert Dunbar, 68th AHC, 1969, EM 1997
Colin Dunn, UTT-68Th, 1964-65, 1966 Aircraft Accident main rotor UH-1C
Creig Dunn, A/501st, 1965-66, 1 Apr 1993
Gary A Dusenberry, 118AHC, 67-69 WO, Logging truck accident early 70's
Walter Eagle, 120th Avn, 1964-65, Crew Chief, 1988 from James Store, VA.
Neal E Earley, 68th AML 1965-66 Cpt Cancer
Robert L Eastland, 57th Trans Co, 1962, WO
Billy G Eaton, SGT 24th QM, POL Det, 81st Trans Co 1962-63, 5 Jan 1987
George "Pops" Ecker, 81st Trans, 62-63, 68th AHC, 1968, Maint. NCO, 12 June 88, Cancer
William J Edwards, 68th AHC, 1967-68, OF, 18 Dec 92, Aircraft crash, wife &son killed
Henry "Hank" Eller, 334th AHC, WO, Suicide Ft Rucker
Tom Elliott, 118th AML, 1964-65, WO 1994
Milton Ellzey, 118AHC, EM, Colon Cancer, Nov
2003
Wendell D English, HHC, 1965, WO, 31 Oct 1997
Kenneth E Evans, UTT 64-65, 334AHC 68-69, WO
James Falcon, 68th AHC, 1967-68, EM, Cancer 20 Feb,
2009
Lowell Farris, 117th AHC, WO, Mid-Air
Frank M Fellman, 1SG, 121st AHC 1964-1968 Heart Attack Ft Rucker
David M Fenn, 68th AHC, 1970
Dan Ferone, Sp6, 81st Trans 1962, 1965
Gordan F Ferris, 334 AHC, 1966-67, CO, Aug 1997
Sammie Fifer, 118AHC, EM, Sept 1967-68, Auto Accident March 10, 1988, Missippissi
Helmut J Fischer, 118th AHC, 65-66, March 1989, Pilot
Ned Flecke, 71 AHC, 1966-67, EM, 19 May 1998
Dean R Flint, 71st AHC, 1971, Nov 1985
Lance Fodge, 71st AHC, 1966-67 WO, 1969 Helicopter Crash
Bruce Foland, 335th AHC, 1970, Pilot, 1 March 1985
Ray K Foley, 118 AHC, 1968-69, OF
Floyd Franks, 335th AHC 1969-71, EM Agent Orange 1 Nov 1993
John E Frasso, 68th AHC, 1966-67, EM, Cancer, Suicide
16 Oct 2006
Lucas C Frye, 57th Trans Co, 1962, WO
Nathaniel Giannattasio, 114th Heart Attack, 25 Oct 1993
Winford Gifford, 57th Trans Co, 1962, WO
Patrick Gilligan, 12st AHC, WO, Stroke
Donald E Graham, 8th Trans Co, 1962, WO
William Greenleaf, 121st AHC, OF, 15 Aug 84 fishing accident
Earl F Gurnsey, 118th AHC, 68-69, former POW
Phillip J Haan, 71st AHC 1966, 1990 Cancer
Coy R Hadley, 71st AHC, 1967-68, Mar 1985
Donald J Haid, A/501st, 1965-66 CO 1978, lung Cancer
Oscar Maxey "Max" Hall, 120 AML, 1964-65, OF Cancer 15 Sept 2000
Charles Haney, 118AML, 1966-67, Opns Off, Cancer, Aug 16, 2004
Howard E Haney, 114AML, 1963 Cpt, 1996
James W Harrison, 135th AHC, 71-72, WO, 2001
Elvin R Helsel, 68th AHC, 66-67, WO, Auto Accident 27 Nov, 1993, buried Arlington Nat Cem.
Morris W. Hill, 114 AHC, 1969-70, EM, Auto accident 26 Feb 1998
Paul Hillhouse, 71st AHC, 66-68, 1SG, 1991 Heart Attack
Blair R Hilman, 57th Trans Co, CW2, 61-62, Heart Attack at Ft Benning 1963 or 64
William Hironimus, 190th AHC, 1968-69, EM 1996
Terry Hofeldt, 335th AHC, 1968-69, EM, Sept 1993, Cancer
James W Holloway, UTT, 62-63
Charles Hopper, 68th Avn, 391st Maint Det, 1965-67, EM, Industrail accident, 10 Dec 1990
Michael B Howe, 73rd S.A.C., CO 1971-72, 2008
John H Howell, 71st AHC 1966, 29 Jan 2002
Homer Hudson, 118th AHC & Pathfinder Det, Heart Attack, 1984, Fort Worth,TX
James R Hughes, 118th AML, Commander 573rd Maint 62-63, Jan 94 Cancer, buried Oklahoma City
John C Hughes, BN CO, 1964, 12 GP CO 69-70, Stroke, Heart Attack 20 Jan 2002
SP Hutto, 120th AML, 1964-65, Auto accident 1966 Fort Rucker, AL
Roger W Ickes, 335 AHC,1968-70 EM
Michael Ingleman, 68th AHC & 190th
AHC 1966-68 EM 11 Dec 2005 Pneumonia & Cancer
Roy D Jackson, 117AHC,1965-66, WO 17 June 94 Heart Attack
James W Jay, HHC, 1963-64, OF AO Cancer, 28 July 2001
Joe D Jobe, UTT 1964-65, 190th AHC 1969-70, OF
Dallas Johns, 135th AHC R.A.N. 1969-70 Suicide Oct 1993
George B Johnson, UTT 63-64, EM
Richard G Johnson, 114 AHC, 1971-72, CO, Cancer 15 June 1989
Harley Norbert Johnstone, UTT, 63-64, Apr 24, 1987 WO
Ronald R Jongejan, 335th AHC, 1968-69, Pilot, Aircraft Accident 15 Nov 1979
Robert Jordan, 68th AHC, 1969, EM, 2006
Joseph Josh HHC 1962-63 OF, Cancer 1989 Ft Hood
John L Justice, 114th Cancer 9 Sept 1976
Ronald E Justice, 334th AHC, 68-69, 1SG
Randolph H Kahl-Winter,120th Avn XO, 64-65, aircraft accident early 1970's
Joseph Karba, 71st AHC, 68-69, Feb 1981
Weldon G Keymon, 118AHC, 184AVN 1966-67 EM 17 June 1998
John Klapkowski, A/501, 1965, 1980 Heart Attack
Lowell H Klinefelter, A/82nd / 335th AHC, 1966-67, EM
Benjamin O Knight, HHC, 73rd Avn 1SG SGM 1963-64, 1998
Robert "Bob" Konopka, 118th AHC, 1968-69, WO, Lung
Cancer 7 May, 2007
Paul G Kornoely, 135th AHC, 70-71 EM boating accident 1983.
Adolf F Kotulan, 73rd Avn Co,1963, OF, 1984
Ken Kuykendall, 120th AML, 1964-65, CPT, 1991 Lung Cancer Agent Orange
Paul D Kuzub, 335AHC, 1969-70, EM, OCT 1993, Lung cancer Agent Orange
James Lane, 117th AHC, 1966-67, OF 1996
Felipe "Larry" Lariosa, 120AML 1963-64 EM, June 1998
James Lee, 140th Trans Det 1963-64
Bernard R Lefebvre, 114th AHC, 1967, CO, 16 March 1996 Auto Accident
John Lester, UTT, 62-63, EM, 2 March 1990
Louis F Litt, 114 AML, 1964-65, WO, 7 Dec 1999
Dewey Little, CWO, 57th Trans, 62-63, (Fort Benning?)
Wayne L Mabe, CWO 74th, 68th Avn, 65-67, May 6, 1991, Cancer
John W Mack, 118th AHC, 1969-70 OF, Cancer 1997
Robert R Matlick, UTT-197, 64-65, 334th AHC, 67-68 Pilot, Heart Attack
Gary McCall, 71st AHC, 1967-68, July 1994 Helicopter Crash
John McCarthy, 242nd Avn Co. 1970-71, EM 1996
Rick McClaren, 71st AHC 1967-68 EM, Mar 1993, Cancer AO
John N McFarlane, 120th AHC, 1971-72 WO 1997
Joe "Mac" McIver, 197th 65-66, E-6, 20 March 94, Brinkley, AR
Michael B Medallis, 335th AHC, 1970, EM 13 Oct 1983 Agent Orange, Tarpon Springs, FL
Willard E Meeks, 114AML, WO 14 Dec 1994 Cancer
Robert Michel, 118th AHC, 1966-67, OF
Carl E Miller, 118th AHC, 1969 1970, OF May 1993, Cancer AO
Robert F Molinelli, 114th Cancer 4 May 1987
Michael E Montgomery, 68 AHC, 1965-66 WO
Leo J Morawski, 118th AHC, Gastric Cancer30 Sept, 2007
Branford, Ct
Horace S. Morris, 114th AHC 1971-72 EM 2 August 2001
Michael Murphree, 335th AHC, 1970-71, Pilot, Auto Accident, 8 May 1993
Hasper R Murphy, A/501st, 1966-67, OF, 6 March 94 Heart Attack
Louis F Murphy, 197th AHC, 1965-66,WO, 9 Mar 95 Ozark AL
Joseph H Murray, 8th Trans, 1961-62, WO, 19 Sept 1996 Daleville, AL
Howard Naeve, 334th AHC 1968-69 EM, Heart Attack Apr 1 1994
Victor Nage, HHC, 63-64, EM, Cancer, 1981 Agent Orange
Wilby A Nelson, 117th AML, 1963-65, EM, Lung
Cancer 2007, Chillicothe, OH
Wilber L Nicholson, 573d Trans, 118th AML, 1963-64,
EM TI, 2 June 2008, Brundidge, AL
William H Nicholson, EM, 33rd Trans, Cobra NETT 1962-63, 1967-68, Brain Cancer, 12 May 1998
Raymond F O'Cain, 93rd & 81st Trans, 147th ASHC, 62-63, 66-67, WO, Stroke, 17 Aug 2001
William F "Bill" O'Connell, HHC A/501st, OF, 1965-66
Oct,
John O'Malley, HHC, 67-68, OF, Lung Cancer, 1 Nov 1986
David J Paduan, 119th AHC, 1970, WO
Ron Pampell, CWO, 57th Trans, 62-63, Auto Accident Fort Rucker
Phillip A Parish, 135th AHC, 67-68
Dick Parsens, CWO 57th Trans Co 1962-63, Cancer 1978, Enterprise AL
Robert C Patton, 118AHC, 64-65, WO, Died in Lubbock TX, test pilot with Bell Helicopter
Chad Payne, 118th AML 120th AHC, 1963-64, 67-68,
OF, Kidney, 8 Feb 2008, Duncan, OK
Leroy Pennington, 71st AHC 1968, Nov 1983
Scott Peoples, 119AHC, 1967-68 EM, Apr 1990
John Phillips, 114th AHC, Heart Attack 23 Aug 1990
Kenneth W Pistorius, 71st AHC, 1971 Nov 1992
Jim Prenderville, A/501, 1965, WO, mid-air with jet late 60's Europe
Charles L Proctor, 334th AHC 1968-69, 30 Mar 95, Norcross GA
Fran Proux, 335th AHC, Auto Accident
Marshall W Ratliff, 71st AHC 1966-67, 1986 Auto accident
Wayne L Redmond, 114th Heart Attack 5 May 1993
Chester C Reed Jr, 197th AHC, 1965-66, SFC, AO Cancer, 4 Aug 1991
James Reed, 197th AHC, OF, 65-66, Pilot
LeRoy F Reed, 57th Trans, 61-62, SP6, Cancer 85/86
Pete Repak, 71 AHC,1965-66, EM, 18 Aug 1998
Marlin E Roberson, 114th Cancer 22 Jan 1993
Edison I Roberts, 57th Trans, 61-62, CW2, airplane crash while returning to VN 1962
Barry Robinson, A/501, 1965, WO, Helicopter crash Alaska around end of 1967
Wardell Rogers, 71st AHC 1967, 1980 Heart Attack
Jerry D Rowland, 121st AHC, 1968, OF, 24 Apr 88, Cancer from Agent Orange,FAA Employee
Ronald C Rudolph, 71st AHC 1966-67
Carlton Sammons, 118th AML, Shotgun program
Enrique Sanchez, 71 AHC 1971, Apr 1985
Thomas "Larry" Sanders, HHC, 63-64, March 10,1989 Cancer
Daniel J San Nicolas, 71st AHC, 1968-69, Dec 1987
Leo Schoenbore, 71st AHC 1967-68, 1981 Helicopter Crash
Sidney A Schmidt, 118 AHC, 1966-67, WO, AO type 2 Diabetes 18 Aug 2001
Jim Schroll, 71 AHC, 1971, WO, 29 April 1998
Beryl Scott, 71 AHC, 1966-67, WO, Heart Attack, 4 March 1997
John M Sedey, 114AHC, 1969-70, WO
Billy Joe Shafer, 81st Trans Co 1963 EM, 10 July 94 Leukemia Cancer Agent Orange, Greesburg, IN
David L Shaver, 335th AHC, 1968-69, Pilot, Agent Orange 27 Oct 1988, Gooding, ID
Arvid J Shearer, 71st AHC, 1966, 1991
Edward T Shuker, 335th AHC, 1970-71, EM, 1 May 1991, Nolanville TX
Billy J Smith, 197th AHC, SGT, Sept 1965-66, 13 Oct 1991, Heart Attack & Agent Orange
Richard K Smith,, 80th Trans, 121st AML, EM, 1964-65
Sept , 31 March 2007, Westerville, OH
Tom Smyth 71st AHC 1967 EM
Warren "Pappy" Spencer, 118th AHC, 67-68, WO, May 8, 1990, Cancer
Marvin T Spidel, 120 AML, 1964-65, EM Heart Attack, Nov 2001
Marshall L Stephens, 71st AHC,1967-68, Apr 1987
Paul L. Stimpson, 118th AHC, 1LT, 66-67
Carl Streaver, HHC Maint Off, 1962, KS 1963
William M ""Bill" Stroker, 334th AHC, 1970, WO, Aircraft Accident
Daniel W Sullivan, UTT, 64-65, WO, 26 Dec, 2002
Andrew J Sutton, 71st AHC 1967-68, 1974
Robert T Swanson, 73rd Avn Co, 1963 WO April 1968
Loui L Tappan, UTT 64-65, Sept 1985, Msgt
James R Thomas, 93 Trans, 1962, WO, Brain Stem Stroke, 12 April 1998
Robert L Thomas 71st AHC 1967-68
William A Thomas, 73rd Avn Co, 1963 WO, 1983
Tommy Thompson, 335th AHC, 1970-71, EM, Aircraft Accident, Jacksonville, FL 1979
Col John A Todd, BN Commander Aug -Dec 1967, 6 Aug 1994 Cancer
David A Troxell, 335th AHC, 1969-70 Pilot, Aircraft Accident, 2 June 1974
Jimmy G Tucker, 197th AHC, 1965-66, OF, LifeFlight helicopter crash, 4 Nov 94 FL
William E Volk, 120 AML, 121 AHC 1964-65, 1967-68, OF
Garald L Waldron, Bn Commander, 1968 July to December, Aug 3, 2003
Jerry W Walker, 68th/197th AHC 1965, OF
Frank Waple, 339 Trans, 1962, EM, Diabetes, Heart Attack 23 Nov 2000
Dwane C Watson, A/501st, 121st AHC, 1965-67, WO, Cancer, Sept 2002
Claude A Webber CW2, 68th-197th-334th, 64-67 Pilot
Bill H Williams, 114th Cancer 17 Nov 1992
Richard W Williams, EM,121st AHC, 1969-70, 10 Oct 96 PTSD suicide, Dairy, NH
Howard H Wilson, Cpt, 119th & 71st AHC, 1970-71, 18 Oct 1991
Rickie D P Wood, 68th AHC, 68-69, A/C Accident
Michael Whiddon, 68th AHC, 1968-69, EM, AO, 31 March
2007
Virgil Whitaker, 117th AHC, 1968, 3 Dec 1991
Robert Wright, 68th AHC, 66-67, WO, 1989 SE Alabama, Cancer
Robert Wright, 68th AHC, 66-67, WO, Lung Cancer, 21 Oct 1978
Boyce Wyatt, 71st AHC, 1966-67 WO, 1986 Heart Attack
Anson B Yeager, 197th AHC 1966 Heart Attack July 20, 1989
George J Young, CO 114th AML, 63-64, COPD May 9, 2003
"Duke" Youngblood, CWO, 57th Trans, 62-63
George Zdankus, 334th AWC, EM, 1970-71, 15 Nov 1994
Berl Zillman, 118th AML, 64-65, Lung Cancer, July 14, 1999