More detail on this person: Dad was what the
Navy called a mustang. He was enlisted E-1 to E-6
as a Medic. The began asking for helicopter pilots
at Rucker and he got in. He flew in Korea in 55 or
56 as a warrant W-1 thru W-4 (H57's). When
Vietam started up they offered him a first Lt.
slot along with three other warrants. He turned
them down and took a second Lt.slot and went over
in 63. ( I don't know the unit. ) He went baclk
again in 67-68 as a Capt. ( 200th Pachyderm.)
They got shot up pretty good while there and later
in his tour he brought a ship of wounded in and
walked out of the hanger and had a stress related
heart attack. He want back for a third tour in 71.
Mackvee. He died of a heart attack in his sleep
in '94. The other three warrants that were offered
and took the first lt. slot were all R.I.F.ed
after that first tour. Dad was a Major for his
last tour and was head of transportation at Ft.
Jackson upon returning from his last tour until he
retired. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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