WOOD RUSLING

CPT Rusling "Russ" Wood was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/10/2010 at the age of 66.0
West Caldwell, NJ
Flight Class 67-10
Date of Birth 05/27/1944
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 45 MED CO in 67, 571 MED DET in 67-68
This information was provided by SSN search Sep 2010

More detail on this person: Rusling Or Rusty' Wood IV, 65 Rusling "Rusty' Wood IV Helicopter pilot, 65 Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - Tuesday, May 11, 2010 OBITUARY Rusling Wood IV "Rusty," 65, of West Caldwell passed away Monday, May 10, at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Caldwell. Cremation is private. Visiting is Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Caggiano Memorial, 62 Grove St., Montclair. Rusty was born and raised in Montclair before moving to West Caldwell many years ago. He was a captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he served as a medical evacuation pilot. Mr. Wood recently retired in 2005 from Schering-Plough in Morristown, where he worked for 15 years as a helicopter pilot. Rusty is survived by his wife of 40 years, Caryl (nee Kelley), and his children, William Wood, Robert Wood, Christine Wood, and Suzanne Wood; a sister, Betsy Lidgey, and his grandchildren, Grant, Ella, Brett, Arianna, and Brielle. He was predeceased by his brother, William Wood. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301, Attn: Gift Processing.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024