More detail on this person: AHALT III, Roy
"Mick" M. flew Cobras in Vietnam with D Company,
158 Aviation Battalion, 101st ABN (1969-1970)
under the Redskin call sign. During his Vietnam
tour, he was given a Field Commission from
Warrant Officer to 2nd Lt. Following Vietnam, he
was assigned as a flight instructor at the Cobra
school in Savannah, Georgia.
Mickey was killed in a car accident near his home
in Bonita Springs, Florida on January 23, 2013.
He graduated from high school at in 1961 after
growing up globally as child of a military family,
and received his college degree from the Regis
University in Colorado Springs, CO. After his
military service he pursued a career in the field
of banking. Mickey is the third generation of
military pilots, his father was a bomber pilot in
WWII and retired as Lt. Col in 1971, and his
maternal grandfather was a fighter pilot for the
French Air Force in WWI. All three men received
distinguishing awards for their bravery and
exceptional service.
His second wife, Carol, passed away only 8 months
earlier from a sudden heart attack. He is
survived by his Mother, children from his first
marriage, Colleen and Christopher and five
step-children. A website has been set up in
Memorial to Mickey;
http://ahaltahalt.wix.com/Roy-M-Ahalt-Tribute.com.
Please visit the site to leave stories, comments
and pictures. In short Mickey will be missed by
all who loved him dearly.
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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