MCGOWAN WILLIAM D

WO1 William "Mac" D. McGowan was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 01/14/2009 at the age of 69.4
Ozark, AL
Flight Classes 66-11 and 66-9
Date of Birth 09/06/1939
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 20 TC CO in 67, 610 TC CO in 68, C/159 AVN 101 ABN in 69-70
Call signs in Vietnam RED HAT, PLAYTEX 21
This information was provided by Al Walker

More detail on this person: It is my sad duty to inform you that Bill (Mac) McGowan passed away on Wednsday, January 14, 2009. He was 69 years old when he died peacefully at home. Mac was one of our more gregarious aviators of the 610th Trans. Co. and was a member of the unit in 1967 & 1968. After his tour He transitioned in Ch-47's and did another tour in Vietnam with the 101st Abn. Div. when he was evacuated near the end of the tour with a collapsed lung. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1977 at Ft. Rucker where he was an Instructor Pilot. He continued on as an Civilian IP until his 1990 retirement in Ozark, AL. His wife, Marie, told me that there will be a Memorial Service at their residence at 323 Ben Street, Ozark on Monday at 1400 hrs. The Internment will be Tuesday at the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, 553 Highway 165, Seale, AL 36875.

From: Al Walker

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