More detail on this person: Theophilus B.
"Brady" Burch passed away from congestive heart
disease on August 14, 2007 in Sharpsburg, GA.
He was born in Columbia, SC on September 3,
1942. He was an air traffic controller in the US
Navy from 1959 to 1965 and served on the USS
Oriskany (CV-34). While serving in the Navy he
married Suzanne Moore on April 26, 1964. Burial information: Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery Millidgeville,
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After leaving the Navy he enlisted in the US Army
in 1966 and graduated with WORWAC Class #
66-23 on February 14, 1967. He served in Viet Nam
with the 119th Assault Helicopter Company in
1967-68 flying both slicks and guns and was direct
commissioned as a 1LT in Field Artillery. He
returned to Fort Stewart where he served as an
Instructor Pilot in rotary wing aircraft. After
qualification as a fixed wing aviator in 1970,
Brady returned to Viet Nam flying RU-8D s and
RU-21D s with the 138th Aviation Company and the
224th Aviation Battalion (RR).
Upon return to CONUS he attended the Field
Artillery Advance Course and remained on
assignment at Fort Sill, after which he served
with the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery at Fort
Bragg. Following active duty Brady worked for the
Federal Aviation Administration as a flight
service specialist and accident investigator
retiring as a GS 14. He also served in aviation
and ground assignments with the Tennessee and
Georgia Army National Guard and retired as a Major
and Master Aviator.
Survivors: Brady is survived by his wife Suzanne,
daughter Amanda Michelle Chavis, grandson
Gabriel Alexander Chavis, and sister Beverly
Lauderdale.
He was interred at the Georgia Veterans Memorial
Cemetery in Millidgeville, GA.
From: Michael J. Nevin