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Danny McFadden died 19 January 2004. He was a medic with eagle DUSTOFF 70-71. If anyone wants to contact his family, his daughters, Janie & Katie, at7305 Leadings Oaks; San Antonio, Texas 78233-3211 (210) 651-5259 He, like all of our crew members, was responsible for a lot of names NOTbeing on the Wall. God bless our …
The Department of Defense announced the deaths of four DUSTOFF soldiers who were killed when their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldiers were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and members of the 571st Medical Company out of Fort Carson, CO. SPC Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, Calif.; SPC Christopher …
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Robert “Don” Upchurch (DUSTOFF 78) passed away 19 Dec 03 in Indianapolis IN. Served as DUSTOFF pilot with 57th Med Det, Republic of Vietnam ,1970-1971. Call sign DUSTOFF 78. Was employed by the Veterans Administration as a counselor to fellow veterans. Survived by wife Janet, and 4 children.
Bob Cowgill, the sole remaining pilot who flew 70 soldiers to safety during the WW II Ivory Soap rescues in the Philippines died June 13, 2003. Ivory Soap was the project during World War II that took Liberty Ships and outfitted them to conduct aviation repair. During June of 1945, five aviators flew Sikorsky R-4’s …
Born 30 Jul 1948Passed away 26 Sep 2002 in Lake Charles, LACause of Death Hep C contracted from Vietnam He, like all of his fellow crew members, was responsible for a lot of names NOT being on the Wall. God bless our Medics. What life to lead and where to goAfter the War, after the …
24 Aug 46 – 31 Dec 98 Randy was born in Vermillion, South Dakota on August 24, 1946, the second of eleven children of William Joseph and Susie Albers Radigan. lie was a 1964 graduate of Vermilion High School; he attended the University of South Dakota and several colleges In 1966, he enlisted in the …
BIRTH 28 Apr 1947Delta, Millard County, Utah, USA DEATH 17 Sep 1988 (aged 41)San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA BURIAL Delta Cemetery, Delta, Millard County, Utah, USA 1st Lt. Strader was on Medevac standby in a Black Hawk helicopter at the Ramstein airshow when three Italian Jets collided in mid-air. One of those Jets then crashed into his …
Captain Woolever was one of four killed (four survived) when their UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed while on a mission to locate and rescue the five civilians whose Cessna had crashed about 12 hours before. It was rough terrain in the Great Smoky Mountains and they were with the 326th Medical Battalion out of Fort Campbell. …