ORRELL HERMAN M

LTC Herman "Dick" M. Orrell was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 09/05/2013 at the age of 83.7
Wye Mills, MD
Flight Class 52
Date of Birth 12/10/1929
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with USARJ/SEA in 61-62, 34 SP GRP in 66, 34 SP GRP in 70-71
This information was provided by Wife

More detail on this person: Lt Col Herman Or Dick Miller Orrell III, 84 Herman M. Orrell III Star Democrat, The (Easton, MD) - Sunday, September 8, 2013 WYE MILLS - Lt. Col Herman Miller "Dick" Orrell III, USA, Ret., died at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. He was 83. Born in Easton, Dec. 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Herman M. Jr. and Ruth Stewart Orrell. After graduating from Centreville High School in 1946, he attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he received his bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics in 1950. In August 1951, he joined the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, retiring in September 1971 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. During his career, he was primarily engaged in aviation and air safety. Among his many decorations are the HERMAN M. ORRELL III Master Aviation Badge, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 device, Bronze Star Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Korean Service Medal and the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. After his release from active duty, he worked as a civil servant with the Department of Navy and, later, the Department of Army, retiring again in the 1990s. Following this retirement, he returned to Wye Mills, where he served as president of the family business, Orrell's Maryland Beaten Biscuits. A member of the Oxford United Methodist Church, he was a member of the Centreville Rotary Club and the VFW Post 5118 in Easton. He was also a life member of the Army Aviation Association. Devoted to his family and pets, particularly his dog, Maggie, Dick enjoyed golf, fishing, cards and traveling both in the U.S. and worldwide. Surviving, are his wife, the former Margaret Tull, whom he married in 1951; two daughters, Bonnie O. Reichert of Liberty Hill, Texas, and Betsy A. Skinner of Chestertown; a son, Phillip S. Orrell of Easton; eight grandchildren, Christopher and Aimee Reichert, Jason and Brandon Orrell, and Matthew, Laura, Andrew and Rebekah Skinner; and five great-grandchildren, Colby and Olivia Orrell and Graham, Evelyn and Desmond Reichert. Dick had enjoyed taking most of his grandchildren on special trips either in this country or abroad. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Oxford United Methodist Church in Oxford, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial, with military honors, will be in the Oxford Cemetery. Memorial donations, in Dick's memory, may be made to the Talbot Senior Center, 400 Brookletts Avenue, Easton, MD 21601. Funeral arrangements are by the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton.

Burial information: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, MD

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