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UNIT 128's MEMBERS  WHO HAVE DIED

SINCE RETURNING FROM THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

Information Provided by Jay Riseden .

Any information on members of the 128th AHC

please send to Jay so he can add them to our roll call.

Updated as of 08/27/07.  Please send any additions or corrections to Jay Riseden

RANK  LAST NAME FIRST MIDDLE HOME CITY ST CLASS  N0 DIED CAUSE TOUR 128 TOUR 2 UNIT TOUR 3 UNIT NOTES UPDATED
1LT ACTON JOSEPH F.           68-69     CO, 285th SIG DET  
SP4 BACA DON J. NEW ORLEANS LA   06/01/02 CANCER 69     INFO FROM CHUCK OLSEN  
CWO BATTLE RALPH G.   AK     ACFT ACCIDENT 65-66     INFO FROM LARRY CLARK. 03/23/93
CW4 BISHOP GAYLORD M. FT. CAMPBELL KY 69-49 12/01/89 A/C ACCIDENT 71 70-71 118 AHC   CRASHED DURING FLIGHT TEST AT NAVY PATUXENT RIVER FACILITY. 03/07/93
SGT BLAIR DONALD M. MOBILE AL   06/29/05   70-71     INFO FROM JIM MILLER 10FEB08  
CW2 BLANCHARD THOMAS P. EL PASO TX 66-5 04/18/97 STROKE 66-67        
SFC COON MELVIN L.       12/00/70 DROWNING 69        
CPT COONS NORMAN R. HOUSTON TX 67-3? 1988 A/C ACCIDENT 67-68     OFFSHORE PILOT, HOUSTON, TX. SKID FLOAT WENT UP THROUGH MAIN ROTOR. INFO FROM JON EASTON. 01/03/93
LTC CREDEUR JOHN L. PARIS TX   08/17/96   65-67     VHPA 2004 DIR  
LTC CROFOOT GEORGE W. TOMS RIVER NJ   01/03/02   65-66     EMAIL FROM DAUGHTER  
WO FALQUIST CARL A. GOSHEN IN       66-67        
CWO DRAKE MELVIN "MIKE"     68-23 10/08/97 BRAIN ANEURISM 68-69        
WO1 FOLEY JOHN J.   PA 68-37 10/00/80   69     VHPA 2004 DIR  
CW2 FRISCHKNECHT DALE C CORVALLIS OR 67-503   A/C ACCIDENT 66        
WO1 GENZ LYLE D. MESA AZ 66-21 07/00/88 MC ACCIDENT 66-67        
MAJ GREEN DAVID L. JONESBORO GA   03/21/99 CANCER 64-8W 117AHC      
CW2 GREEN III NOAH A. DALEVILLE AL 71-17 11/04/74 ACCIDENT 71 ?       01/02/93
1LT GRIMM EARNEST L. WILLOW LAKE SD 68 07/07/04 ILLNESS       VHPA 2004 DIR  
CW3 GUY HUGH R. RAWLINS WY 68 02/05/94            
WO HART JR. JAMES EDWARD PLYMOUTH MA   03/23/02 CANCER 70-71     VHPA 2004 DIR  
CW2 HITTLE HAROLD R. SAN BERNADINO CA 67-9 06/00/93   67-9        
CWO HOOD ARTHUR H. TUCSON AZ 68-512 09/29/01   68-51        
CWO HOOKS RODNEY JAMES HOUSTON TX 66-9 02/18/01 CARBON MONOXIDE 66-67 69-70 ACT/11 ACR   GUNSLINGER 30  
CW3 HUBBARD JOHN C. KILLEEN TX   10/26/82 CANCER 70-71        
CWO ISENBERG EDGAR A. INDIANAPOLIS IN 69-19 02/27/92   70        
CPT JENKINS ADOLPHUS   COLUMBUS GA   07/00/92   68     VHPA 2004 DIR  
WO1 JONES DARREL E. HOLLAND OH 67-9 10/31/96   67-9        
WO1 JULIEN THOMAS C.     67-3 02/00/79   67-68     VHPA 2004 DIR  
CPT KELSEY ARTHUR W.     68-42 11/00/80   69        
MAJ KELSEY DONALD R. SAN ANTONIO TX 62-10 06/22/05 CANCER 69 48 AHC 173 AHC    
MAJ KLOSE JOHN A.           66-67     OPS OFFICER, TOMAHAWK 3  
MAJ KNUDTZON THOMAS A. SACRAMENTO CA   01/02/99   70        
MAJ LAWRENCE WILLIAM A.           65-66     OPERATIONS OFFICER  
  LOVVORN JOEL L. DOTHAN AL 64-1W 09/10/04 CANCER 65-66     VHPA NEWSLETTER DEC 2004  
  LOWRY JIMMY DON   TX       66-67        
MAJ MARTINEZ ALEJANDRO F. SAN ANTONIO TX   04/15/89   65-66        
E4 MARYNIW LLEWELLYN M. CHICAGO IL   07/07/95   67-68     TOMAHAWK CREW CHIEF  
CW4 MAUSETH ROBERT L. PASCO WA 66-21 09/25/99 AUTO ACCIDENT 67 67 188 AHC 60 7/17 CAV    
CWO McGLOTHLIN BILLY E.   NC   1993 CANCER       EMAIL FROM HIS SON  
CPT MOGENSON DONALD K. SALINAS CA     SUICIDE 67-68     INFO FROM JOHN SWIZER. NEED TO VERIFY. 01/02/93
CWO NEPERENY DONALD J. FT. COLLINS CO 68-21 05/00/91   68-69        
2LT OBERHOLTZER LEONARD L.     67-24 10/07/83         VHPA 2004 DIR  
CPT OSBORN JAMES CARROLL AUSTIN TX 67-19 08/21/71 A/C ACCIDENT       TOMAHAWK 19  
CW2 PADIE CHARLES J. WASILLA AK 67-5 11/80 BRAIN TUMOR 67 67-68 188TH AHC 68 C/101 AVN 101 ABN WAS IN 128TH A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE INFUSED TO 188TH 12/29/96
MAJ PEARCE FRANKLIN E. GARLAND TX   02/22/98   68     VHPA 2004 DIR  
CWO PEMOLLER KEN E. N. LAUDERDALE FL 66-17 05/21/88 HEART ATTACK 66-67       01/02/93
CPT POWELL JAMES R. CLARKSVILLE TN 68-4 03/00/98 HEART ATTACK 67-68        
  ROGERS HOMER C. KENNESAW GA 66-7   HEART SURGERY 66-67       01/02/93
WO1 ROGERS PHILLIP M.   NY 70-23 03/00/98 CYCLE ACCIDENT 70-71     INFO FROM BRADFORD LEWIS  
1LT RUST LEROY E. LOOKEBA OK 68-32 06/14/97   69     VHPA 2004 DIR  
2LT SCHREIBER JOSEPH M. SCOTTSDALE AZ 69-50 11/01/99            
WO1 SCIACCA SALVATORE     NH 67-25 02/00/75   68-69     VHPA 2004 DIR  
WO1 SLAGLE JOHN E. WEST LAFAYETTE IN 66-13 06/00/87   67     VHPA 2004 DIR  
WO1 SNIPES LUTHER J.     69-15 04/08/90   70     VHPA 2004 DIR  
  STEWART FRANKLIN S. WINNEMUCCA NV 56 11/13/03   65-66 69-70 1/9 CAV 1 70 B/1/9 1 CAV VHPA 2004 DIR  
  STOUT STEPHEN   REXFORD MT   01/13/98   66-67     VHPA 2004 DIR  
CW4 TILGNER ARMITT C.       03/02/82 ACFT ACCIDENT 69-70 H-21 UNIT?  

INFO FROM PAT RICHARDSON. HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IN THUNDERSTORM IN MAYLASIA. FLEW H21'S ON PREVIOUS TOUR. UH-1 SIP

*SON JOHN TILGNER 2021 APACHE IRVING, TX 75060

12/29/96
SP4 TOOTHE JAMES J.   PA   11/01/03            
  TWEEDIE LARRY A. HARTLEPOOL UK 68-35 05/26/99 HEART SURGERY 69-70 70 116 AHC      
MAJ VOLK WILLIAM E. WEBB CITY MO 54-B 01/11/00   67-68 64-65 120 AVN      
CW2 WAGGONER LARRY K.         CANCER 68        
COL WALTERS ROBERT PAYTON BATON ROUGE LA 70-10 05/01/02 UNKNOWN 70-71        
  WALTON DAVID A. NORTH FORK ID 70-25 04/03/94 ACFT ACCIDENT 70-71     AS PILOT, RUBY MTN HELI SKI. ELKO, NV. SEE SACRAMENTO BEE, 4/4/94  
  WANMAKER RICHARD     NY       66-67     SENIOR HEL MECH  
CW2 WEHLING WILLIAM R. MARYSVILLE WA 69-13 08/27/97 AC ACCIDENT 70-71     128TH OFFICERS ROSTER 9/1/70  
CW3 WHITMAN STANLEY   ENTERPRISE AL   70'S CANCER 69     PAT RICHARDSON SAID THAT STAN WAS A B-24 PILOT IN WWII AND USED TO BOMB THE JAPANESE AT PHU LOI.  
SSG WILKERSON CECIL T.           66-67     NCOIC 285th SIG DET  
SP4 WILSON BILL     NY       67        
WO1 WILSON ROOSEVELT         06/28/05   69-70     T-10  
CWO WITCHARD HAROLD   HUNTER/STEWART GA   1976 AUTO ACCIDENT 69-70     INFO FROM PAT RICHARDSON  

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