Higgins II, Thomas Vane

Thomas Vane Higgins II, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)December 07, 1964 – September 21, 2024 Lt Col Ret Thomas Vane Higgins II of Enterprise, Alabama, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024, at his residence surrounded by family. He was 59. Memorial services will be at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in the chapel of…

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Holland, Anthony E.

Anthony E. Holland, Lt. Col. USAF (Retired)January 25, 1925 – October 06, 2024 Lieutenant Colonel Anthony E. Holland (Tony), 99 years old, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, passed away at his home on October 6, 2024, surrounded by family and friends, Tony was born on January 25, 1925, to Ralph Edward and Martina Walter Holland…

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Hansen, Jay W. – WA

Jay W. & Barbara K. Hansen Helicopter Pilot on HH-43F’s and UH-1F/N’s. 1969 -1970 at Cam Ranh Bay, RVN with Det. 8, 38th ARRS as a HH-43F pilot. Served as a UH-1N pilot with the 1550th CCTW & 1550th FTS.

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Herr, Richard S.

Richard Scott Herr, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)October 29, 1961 – April 29, 2024 Richard Scott Herr, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Air Force, died on April 29, 2024, in Spring Branch, Texas. Born on October 29, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, to Walter Kuhn Herr (deceased) and Sharon…

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Hopkins, William R. – TX

William Ray Hopkins Started in maintenance at Indian Springs AFAF, NV. on UH-1N Hueys with 4460th. Loved every minute of it. 4460th deactivated and PCS to Carswell AFB as an AR Specialist on B-52H and KC-135A. Loved the aircraft, hated SAC. Got out and have been working multiple airframes (fixed and rotary wing) ever since.

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Hoernemann, Jeffrey T.

Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, Major, USAF (Fallen)April 04, 1990 – November 29, 2023 Maj. Jeffrey Thomas Hoernemann, age 32, of Andover, MN, passed away on November 29, 2023. An evening visitation will be held at Thurston-DeShaw Funeral home in Andover, on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. A funeral will be held the following…

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Huff, Wilbur C.

Wilber C. Huff, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)October 11, 1924 – November 14, 2005 Wilbur Charles Huff, 81, of Cabot, Arkansas, died November 14, 2005. He was born on October 11, 1924, to Hubert and Katherine Huff in Carlisle, Arkansas. Wilbur was a Retired United States Air Force Lt. Col., a member of Cabot United Methodist…

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Hoppe, Harold O.

Harold O. Hoppe, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)October 18, 1920 – April 22, 1992 Harold Osa “Hal” Hoppe, 71, Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Alexandria, Neb., and a direct descendant of early New Bremen settler Christian Hoppe, died April 22 in a Kansas City hospital. The funeral was April 26 at University Congregational Church, Wichita, Kan.…

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Hoover, Robert E.

Robert E. Hoover, Major, USAF (Retired)July 24, 1930 – June 15, 1995 Maj. Hoover’s obituary has not been located as of the date of this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maj. Hoover served a Vietnam War tour as a UH-1F/P pilot with the 20th SOS “Green Hornets” in the 1968-1969-time frame.

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