More detail on this person: May God rest his
soul and bless his family and friends. I served
twice with Wayne, he was my first C.O. in the
Winged Warriors and later commanded the
Department of Tactics at Fort Rucker, I flew with
him many times, he always treated me with respect
and honor as I did him.
One story; we were flying a CA out of Vinh Long,
he joined me in the trail position of the flight,
on approach to Vinh Long we got into one of those
flare configurations that rippled through the
flight, each position magnifying the flare as it
passed through the flight, by the time it reached
us, it was a tail stand, as I flared sharply, I
lost sight of the aircraft in front of me, so I
kicked right pedal and banked sharply left to
avoid contact, and regain sight of the other
aircraft, after the maneuver was completed and we
were back under control and in position, Maj.
Dutton said "what the hell kind of maneuver was
that?", I responded with; "That's called survival,
Sir", several years later, at Fort Rucker, he
asked if I was teaching my students the "Survival
Maneuver" at Rucker. RIP Wayne.
From: Jerry Turner, 114th AML, White Knight,
1965, A Co., 101st Avn. Bn., Warrior 25, 1965-66,
Soc Trang RVN.
Wayne E. Dutton
Janesville, Wis. - Wayne E. Dutton, 78, died
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Rock Haven Nursing
Home in Janesville.
He was born Nov. 7, 1928, in Angelo, Wis., to
Walter and Pearl (Davis) Dutton. He attended area
schools and graduated from Sparta High School in
1946. On Jan. 6, 1951, he married his best friend,
Arlene Jackson. Wayne and Arlene lived in
numerous locations as Wayne attained the rank of
lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.
He served in the Army from 1946 to 1970 and held a
variety of assignments, including director of
tactical flight training at the Army Aviation
School in Fort Rucker, Ala.; aviation unit
commander, Fort Campbell, Ky., and Republic of
South Vietnam; infantry unit commander, 101st
Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.;
aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Charles Dodge, First
Calvary Division, South Korea; aviation unit
commander, Fort Campbell, Ky.; and with the 39th
Infantry Regiment, Nuremburg, Germany.
In additional to his numerous military
accomplishments, honors and citations, Wayne
also worked for Marathon County, the Federal
Correctional Institution in Oxford, Wis., Wood
County, and as the emergency government
director/training officer for Rock County until
his retirement in 1993. Wayne took great pride in
serving his city, county, state and country. He
was affiliated with the Retired Officers
Association, the American Helicopter Association,
the Experimental Aircraft Association, the
American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
His hobbies included flying, reading, cribbage,
walking, history, politics, current events and
crossword puzzles. Wayne was a great leader,
teacher, role model, father and grandfather, as
well as possessing an eternal generous spirit and
sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene; daughter,
Deborah Dutton; son, Robert (Colleen) Dutton;
daughter, Cynthia (Robin) Baum; son, Wayne
(Mara) Dutton Jr.; daughter, Elizabeth Parsons;
daughter, Catherine (Arpad) Ivanyos;
grandchildren, Jennifer Dutton, Heather (Todd)
Allen, Charlotte Dutton, Robert Dutton Jr.,
Timothy Karbowski, Lindsey Karbowski, Mark
Dutton and Ashley Parsons; and brother, Roland
(Joyce) Dutton.
He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Dutton;
his son-in-law, Mark Parsons; his parents and
siblings, Pauline (Minert) DeVoe, Kenneth Dutton,
Ben (Margaret) Dutton, Eldon (Harriet) Dutton and
Ralph (Linda) Dutton.
A memorial service will be held at the Rotary
Gardens, 1455 Palmer Drive in Janesville, on
Monday, April 10, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation
to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org
Burial information: Angelo Cemetery, Angelo, WI
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