We are pleased to announce that Haley L Crawford – Daughter of CPT Gregory Crawford, Midland MI was selected as the 2022 DUSTOFF Scholarship winner. She will be attending Saginaw Valley State University Information on how and when to apply can be found here. ALSO BEING AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM OTHER ARMY AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE …
LTC Stephen Boyer Peth enlisted as a Private and rose to Lieutenant Colonel. Serving as a Warrant Officer with the 159th Medical Detachment in Vietnam, he evacuated 3006 patients. In one four-day period, he logged 51 missions and evacuated 251 seriously wounded patients. Of his 3579 flying hours, 1639 were combat hours. His extraordinary heroism …
COL David “Scott” Heintz’s exemplary 26-year career embodies the DUSTOFF tradition. He set the foundation for the Army’s Aeromedical Evacuation transition into the 21st century. As commander of D Company, 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) his company was the first MEDEVAC company to arrive in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert …
COL David MacDonald’s distinguished 25-year military career was marked with lasting contributions to MEDEVAC structure, doctrine, and materiel across the full spectrum of military operations. As a Medical Evacuation Battalion Commander, Department of Army Staff Officer and Director of Medical Evacuation Proponency Directorate; he preserved the DUSTOFF Legacy while adapting the MEDEVAC mission for the …
In Vietnam, LTG Quinn H. Becker commanded the 15th Medical Battalion, parent unit of the famed 1st Cavalry Division’s Air Ambulance Platoon. This introduction to helicopter medical evacuation led to his career-long support of the DUSTOFF mission. An orthopedic surgeon by training and a senior flight surgeon, he was a self-described field doctor. His credibility …
Lieutenant General Quinn H. Becker, (Retired.), 91, passed away on Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He was born June 11th, 1930, in Kirksville, Missouri to Sarah Lucille Henderson and Quinn Henry Becker. Quinn Henry, a family doctor, passed away when Quinn was fourteen years old. His mother then moved …
Lt. Col. (R) Ronald Eugene Wilson passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was 68. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Sorrells Funeral Home in Enterprise with CH (COL-R) Sonny Moore officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continue until …
The award will be presented at the 2022 DUSTOFF Reunion – A nice write up is found here
William Ray Covington of Indian Harbour Beach, FL passed away on January 30th, 2022 at his residence. Bill was born and raised in Rockingham, North Carolina. There he lettered in three high school sports. Because of his athleticism, he attended Wake Forest University on a baseball scholarship. He was a team member of the 1962 …
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