More detail on this person: Major Delbert "Del"
Clarence Belanger (Retired), age 75, of Plano,
Texas, passed away on February 4, 2016. He was
born June 5, 1940, in Caribou, Maine to Albert and
Laura (Banville) Belanger. Del served as a CH-47
"Chinook" and UH-1 "Huey" helicopter pilot in the
United States Army. He retired after twenty-one
years of service with three and a half of those
years spent in Vietnam.
He is survived by wife, Carolyn Belanger of Plano,
Texas; children, Greg Gatlin and wife Lynda of
Richardson, Texas, Melissa Wampler and husband
David of Kerrville, Texas, Steve Deshane and wife
Charlene of Hartford, Connecticut, Julie Petaros
and husband Dion of Lakewood Village, Texas;
grandchildren, Blake Wampler of Kerrville, Texas,
Cassidy Gatlin of Richardson, Texas and Ava
Wampler of Kerrville, Texas; brothers, Don
Belanger and wife Mary of Ocala, Florida, Bob
Belanger of Duncanville, Texas, Mike Belanger of
Windsor, Connecticut, Gary Belanger of Caribou,
Maine; sister, Patricia Peterson and husband
Linwood of New Sweden, Maine; "Dad", Gerard
Belanger of Caribou, Maine; many other loving
family members and friends.
Del is preceded in death by his parents, Albert
and Laura Belanger; brother, Richard Belanger;
son, Dean Belanger; and "Mom", Azilda
Banville-Belanger.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,
Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Dallas-Fort Worth
National Cemetery. The family will receive friends
during a visitation from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00
p.m., Thursday evening at
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen,
Texas
Del served with the following units in Vietnam:
62-64 999 SIG CO, 68 1/28 INF 1 INF, 70-71 540
TC CO.
Flight Class 70-8
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