WUJEK STANLEY J

CW4 Stanley "Stan" J Wujek was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/17/2006 at the age of 69.3 from Short illness
Columbus, GA
Flight Class 62-2W
Date of Birth 12/27/1936
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 57 TC CO in 62-63, 120 AVN in 63, 273 AVN in 65-66, 222 CSAB in 69-70
This information was provided by Dave Jacob, John Olsen

More detail on this person: CW4 (Ret) Stanley J. Wujek December 27, 1936- April 17, 2006 COLUMBUS, GA: CW4 (Ret) Stanley J. Wujek, Master Army Aviator/Test Pilot, 69, of Columbus, GA passed away Monday, April 17, 2006. Stan was born in Beaver City, NE, on Dec 27, 1936, had lived in Columbus for most of his life, retiring from the U.S. Army in August 1985 after over 26-years of service; including two tours in Vietnam, where he received the Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross, and two Air Medals. Upon his retirement Stan was awarded The Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of his continued exceptional service. During his career he was attached to the U.S Navy's Air Development Squadron Six in Antarctica (Antarctic Expeditionary Force), where his crew achieved the first Mid-Winter fight know in that region. Stan was a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Science Degree. Following his military career, Stan continued his aviation career in civil service as a Flight Test Pilot, Maintenance Examiner (ME), and Shop Foreman of the Aircraft Repair Branch, Shop 4 for the Directorate of Logistics at Fort Benning. During the later part of his Army career and continuing throughout his civil service career, a great majority of UH-1 & UH-60 maintenance test pilots in the southeastern US interacted with Stan every year to maintain their test pilot currency and check rides. Stan is survived by his wife, Carolyn Huff Wujek of Columbus, Georgia, two sisters; Lavonne Ashwood and her husband Richard of Gering, NE, Roseanne Eager of Merced, CA, a brother, Dan Wujek and his wife Helen of Hot Springs, AK, and numerous nieces and nephews.

From: Dave Jacob, WORWAC Class 73-15

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024