JIVIDEN LARRY B

CPT Larry B. Jividen was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/15/2015 at the age of 70.2
Henderson, NV
Date of Birth 12/21/1944
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with MMH-165 in 67-68
This information was provided by Alan Zygowicz

More detail on this person: Larry B. Jividen of Henderson, NV, passed away peacefully March 15, 2015, in his home. He was born December 1944, in Urbana, IL, the only child of Boyd Jividen, a U.S. Air Force flight engineer and Doris Jividen, the public affairs chief of Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, HI. After attending the University of Hawaii, he entered flight training in 1966 at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NAS), FL, as one of the last Marine Aviation Cadets (MARCADS). After being designated as a Naval Aviator, he went to Vietnam in 1967 and flew the CH 46 Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 for 13 months. Larry flew resupply missions into Khe Sanh during the siege, was shot down twice, received the Distinguished Flying Cross three times, and was awarded 35 Air Medals. Following Vietnam, he was assigned to NAS Pensacola, where he underwent jet transition along with a short assignment to NAS Chase Field in Beeville, TX, transitioning to the TF-9J Cougar. He also flew the T-39 Sabreliner and the Lockheed T-1 Seastar. While stationed at Pensacola, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of West Florida. He left the Marine Corps resigning a regular commission to join Eastern Airlines in 1973. In 1988, he married the former Patricia Jackson, an Eastern Airlines flight attendant. In 1989, they both joined United Airlines. Larry retired from United Airlines in 2002 flying captain on the Boeing 767 and B757. His last nine flights were to Honolulu, Kona, and Lihue, Kauai. He was an avid scuba diver around the Hawaiian Islands, as well as the Red Sea. In later years, he and Patricia were regular Bridge players at the Henderson Multi-Generational Center. They both contributed to and supported various charities, including religious and military. Their home was open to many friends during the holiday season. Larry was buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City. Donations in Larry's honor may be made to the Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850-5168 or fisherhouse.org.

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