TRAVIS LYLE T

CW2 Lyle T. Travis was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/21/1996 at the age of 49.0 from Helicopter Crash
Rockport, TX
Flight Classes 71-21 and 71-19
Date of Birth 06/29/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/377 ART 101 ABN in 71-72
Call sign in Vietnam ECHO
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More detail on this person: Lyle Thomas Travis Lyle Thomas TRAVIS - Of Rockport, Texas, Formerly of Kalamazoo, Passed away Friday, June 21, 1996, in a helicopter crash off the coast of Louisiana. He was born June 29, 1947, in Kalamazoo, MI. He served 14 years in the U.S. Army as a pilot and served during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Civil Defense Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, 6 overseas Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal 1-40, and a Presidential Unit Citation for his service in the 101st Airborn(e) in Vietnam. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #323 in Rockport, TX, and was the Immediate Past Worshipful Master. He was a member of the Aransas County Sheriff's Reserves, the Vietnam Pilot Association, and the "Black-Cats" and the "Cowboys", tow organizations of former Vietnam pilots. He was employed by Air Logistics for over 14 years and was an Aransas County Sheriff Reserve Office for 3 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas TRAVIS in 1994. He is survived by his mother, Mary DELBRIDGE TRAVIS of Kalamazoo; his former wife, Sue TRAVIS of Rockport, TX; two sons, Thomas Charles TRAVIS and Andrew Lyle TRAVIS and his daughter, Jeanne Ellen TRAVIS, all of Rockport, TX; four brothers, Kenneth TRAVIS, Charles TRAVIS, Gordon TRAVIS and James TRAVIS, all of Kalamazoo; his two sisters, Beverly TRAVIS of Albion, and Becky TRAVIS-GLADHILL** of Washington, D.C.; as well as several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Burial of cremains at Ft. Custer to be announced at a later date. source: fKalamazoo Gazette June 1996 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection) (**Becky Travis George)

Burial information: Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024