Crotty, 77, passed away 15 Jan 16 in Dallas. Ronnie was born May 5.1938 in Herndon, WV to the late Howard Richard Crotty and Thelma L. Patterson Crotty. He was a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot, serving two tours in Vietnam. Crotty flew air ambulance helicopters at Fort Hood, TX 1980-1985 and was a member …
LTC Robert Adam “Bob” Carr, 82, of Waynesboro formally of Maryland, passed away 22 Dec 15 at his residence. He was born in Texas on 27 Feb 33, a son of the late Edward and Edith Carr. Bob proudly served his beloved country during the Vietnam and Korean War as a helicopter pilot in the …
SFC Jason M. Smith, 35, whose home of record is Destrehan, LA, died 23 Nov 15, when his UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Fort Hood. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment, First Army Division West and had flown DUSTOFF in a previous assignment. Smith entered active-duty service in June 2000 as …
Earl Fred Deming, age 74, of Meadow Lane, Oak Grove passed away 2 Oct 15, of natural causes at his home. Mr. Deming was born in Ellsworth, KS on 18 Apr 41, the son of the late Earl J. and Violet L. Kempke Deming, Jr. He was a retired US Army SFC who served in …
Byron Pearman Howlett, Jr., died 18 Sep 15. He was a retired Colonel, U.S. Army, and retired Executive, USAA. Byron loved God, his family, and his country in very close order. He learned these things from a devoted family whose descendants went back to the American Revolutionary War. Byron was born on July 1, 1929, …
It is with deep sadness we announce that COL(R) Ernie Sylvester, 74 of Tampa, passed away on the morning of 14 Aug 15. Born in New Orleans, LA, growing up in Gulfport, MS., Ernie served his country in the US Army in his early career as a air ambulance pilot, and later as a Hospital …
Jacob Mast Jr., 75, of Chesterfield, died peacefully 12 May 15, after a five-year, courageous struggle with Agent Orange exposure sarcoma. Jake served as a MAJ in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, where he was involved in the operation of military hospitals and medical evacuation detachments. He piloted medevac helicopter rescue missions in the …
COL Joseph P. Madrano, U.S. Army (Ret.), born 20 Apr 22, in Reading, PA, to Dan and Agnes Madrano, filed his final flight plan 8 May 15. A proud veteran of three wars and over 39 years of total service, he started his military career at the age of 17 while still in high school, …
COL Henry “Hank” Mayer Jr. (Ret.), a military surgeon, DUSTOFF pilot who flew two tours in Vietnam and thousands of life-saving hours, rancher, sports enthusiast, Army veteran and community supporter, died unexpectedly May 5, 2015. He was a resident of the Killeen area for 35 years and actively involved in many community activities. During his …