MULLINS OBIE D

MAJ Obie D. Mullins was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/14/2014 at the age of 74.5
Germantown, OH
Flight Class 68-6
Date of Birth 04/26/1940
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: MULLINS, Sr., Obie D. age 74, of Germantown, OH, passed away, Tuesday, October 14, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 26, 1940, in Clintwood, VA, to the late Clyde and Goldie Pearl Mullins. He had a distinguished military career after joining the U.S. Army in 1959 as a Private and rose to the rank of Major after becoming a Paratrooper serving with the 101st Airborne and the 173rd Airborne. He went to Officer Candidate School after getting promoted to Sergeant and after graduation was assigned to Ft. Knox, KY, in the Armor Division. He was accepted to Flight School while there and became a helicopter pilot. He served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and helped command an airfield. After Vietnam he was assigned to Ft. Lewis Washington and flew several rescue missions around the Mt. Rainier area. As a second career he worked as a contract supervisor at GM ~ Truck & Bus. Obie loved family, fishing, horses, traveling and golfing with his wife Janet. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Janet; his children, Obie D. (Sandy) Mullins, Jr., Shella Devon (Lany) Puckett, Tom (Kristy) Reed and Bill Reed; his sister, Joyce A. Johnson; brothers, Ben T. (Marie) Mullins, Clarence L. (Squeaky) Mullins, Lawrence D. (Rachel) Mullins,; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, October 17th, at the Dalton Funeral Home, Corner of State Route 4 & Weaver Rd., Germantown, where the Funeral Service will be held, 10 a.m., Saturday, with Pastor Jim Lykins officiating. Burial with Full Military Honors provided by the U.S. Army will be at Highland Cemetery, Miamisburg. Please share condolences at daltonfh.net

Published in Dayton Daily News on Oct. 16, 2014

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