More detail on this person: My Dad was
Commanding Officer of VMFA-115 flying the F-4B
Phantom out of Chu-Lai SVN in 1967. He was a
helicopter pilot for HMX-1 in 1957-59 and flew for
the Executive Flight Detachment (Marine One) for
President Eisenhower. He has had many hours in
both fixed wing and helicopters (H-34's and Hueys,
et al) over his career. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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03/11/2023
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He had quite a stellar career. WWII, Korea and
Vietnam. He retired a Full Colonel as Commanding
Officer of MCAS Quantico in 1976.
He passed away at the age of 82 from heart failure
Feb, 27, 2008 and was buried with full military
honors that included a flyover.
One of the last of that great generation.
From: Ralph Campo