Vickers, Charles E. – GA

Charles E. Vickers Total Military Service (in years) – 4 List the helicopter models you flew on or serviced – HH-43B What units were you stationed in, and year(s) of assignment? Det. 9, 38th ARRSQ, 70 & 71 List any deployment locations (base, country) – NKP Thailand A short biography detailing your military service. Flight…

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Vining, Thomas J.

Thomas J. Vining, Major, USAF (Retired)March 07, 1943 – February 23, 1995 Longtime Alaskan Thomas “Jerry” Vining, 51, died of cancer Feb. 23, 1995, at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Elmendorf Air Force Base Chapel No. 1. Mr. Vining was born March 7, 1943,…

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Vendange, Oger J.

Oger J. Vendange, Major, USAF (Retired)May 25, 1933 – May 06, 1993 Oger J. Vendange’s obituary has not been located as of the date of this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Major, Vendange served in the Vietnam War as a HH-43F pilot with Det. 13, 38th ARRS in the 1970-time frame.

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Viviano, Joseph – AL

Joseph Viviano, Pilot 1964 – Graduated LSU, BSEE, commissioned 2nd Lt. USAF. 1965, March – Entered active duty for flight school, Randolph AFB, TX., T-28B. 1965, September – Helicopter school, Stead AFB, NV., H-19B/H-43B. 1966 – April – First assignment Ellsworth AFB, SD., 28th Bomb Wg, UH-1F. 1967, January – TDY Nakhon Phanom RTAB, 602nd…

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Vassar, John – VA

1972 – 1976 – USAR, VTCC, Cadet 1976 – 1981 – Arrive Duty Air Force Helicopter Pilot 1976 – 1977 – Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, AL – UH-1D 1977 – 1978 – 1550th Wing, ABQ – HH-3E/H 1978 – 1979 – Det. 15, 39th ARRWg, Patrick AFB, FL. – HH-3E/H – SQD XO 1981…

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Voigt, David A.

David A. Voigt, Colonel, USAF (Retired) October 24, 1942 – April 02, 2022 David Voigt, longtime Chino Hills resident and former commander of the Norton Air Force Base, died April 2, at 79, after a fall at home. He was in the United States Air Force from 1966 until his retirement as a colonel in…

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Vermeys, Carlton P.

Carlton Paul Vermeys, Captian, USAF (Retired) April 02, 1933 – August 14, 2017 BURIAL         Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA PLOT  SECTION 59E SITE 254

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Vinson, Michael R.

Michael Ryan Vinson, TSgt., USAF March 12, 1991 – June 10, 2019 Madison – Senior Airman Michael Ryan Vinson passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 10, 2019. Mike was born on March 12, 1991, and was a 2009 graduate of Madison Central High School. A month after graduation, he joined the Air Force at age…

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Van Irvin, Lawrence

Lawrence “Larry” Van Irvin, USAF October 09, 1943 – August 01, 2020 Lawrence Van Irvin (Larry), 76, of Westlake, La entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born October 9, 1943 in Jerome, Arizona to Alfred Van Irvin and Florence Maude Rose…

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