Closing the Flight Plan

COL (Ret.) Bill Knowles passed away peacefully in his sleep on 10 Jan 13, in Portland, OR, where he had been visiting with his daughter Cindy and her husband Hollis. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marmion, who also died on 10 Jan, twelve years earlier. Bill was born 5 Feb 23, […]

LTC William Arthur Willcox, US Army (Ret), passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the age of 83. For over 25 years, he proudly served his country in the US Army MSC as one of the first Helicopter Ambulance Pioneer, known as theSolopilot in Koreaand then as one of the first Dustoff pilots in

William “Bill” Briot, resident of Tillamook, passed away at RiverBend Hospital in Springfield on December 12, 2012 at the age of 82. Bill was born in Portland on October 13, 1930 to William and Mabel (Steffen) Briot. Bill attended schools in Vernonia and Portland, and graduated from Franklin High School in 1948. He was graduated

LTC (Ret) Joseph I. Martin Jr., of Enterprise, AL passed away Saturday, 8 Dec 12 at Medical Center Enterprise. He was 85. He was born 24 Feb 27 in Des Moines, IA to the late Major General Joseph I. Martin Sr and Margaret Shander Martin. He was graduated from West High School in Rockford, IL

Michael W. Trader, of Estero, FL, died 1 Dec 12, at Joanne’s House at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs. He was 71. Formerly of Grosse Pointe, MI, he had been an Estero resident for the past 11 years. Michael was born July 8, 1941 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late William and Jean

Edward Michael Fisher, 71, of West Dundee, passed away at St. Alexius Hospital on Oct. 21 after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a decorated Army DUSTOFF helicopter pilot who flew with the 498th Medical Company (AA) in Vietnam and was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star with V device, 15

CW2 Dean Petersen, 67, passed away 20 Sep 12 in a convalescent hospital in San Andreas CA, after a long battle with cancer. Dean was born 13 Jan 45 in Hayward CA and joined the Marine Corp Reserve after graduating High School and eventually enlisted in the US Army WOC Aviation program graduating with class

COL William A. Campbell, Army retired, of Destin, Florida, passed away 19 Sep 12 at the age of 82. COL Campbell was retired after having served 25 years in the US Army. He was the hospital administrator at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Denver, CO. He served in Vietnam as a medical evacuation helicopter pilot.

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of my uncle SP5 Kevin Dale of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kevin served with the 57th Medevac “Original Dustoff” for 21 months in Vietnam. Like many of his crewmembers before him, Kevin succumb to his long battle with cancer at age 60 and departed on his final mission

SGT Eric Williams, 27, of Murrieta, CA, was in-transit from his duty station in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan to re-deploy to the United States when he was killed. He was assigned to Company C, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. He was killed 23 July 2012 when the Forward Operating