JUNSCH JOHN W

LTC John W. Junsch was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/04/2017 at the age of 74.8
Pensacola, FL
Flight Classes 67-26 and 67-503
Date of Birth 10/10/1942
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 173 AHC in 68, 120 AHC in 68-69
Call signs in Vietnam CROSSBOW 35, RAZORBACK 36
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: John William Junsch, loving husband of Kathleen (Kay) Junsch, passed away in San Francisco on August 4, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, John was the son of the late Rudolph and Mary Junsch. He attended St. Patrick Elementary School, Brooklyn Prep High School, St. John's University and the University of Vermont. John entered the U.S. Army in 1965, graduating Army Infantry OCS in 1966 and Army Flight School in 1967. He served as a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam 1968-1969 and in the Republic of Korea 1971-1972. John retired from active duty with the Vermont Army National Guard in 1996. He worked for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. as a pilot in the Gulf of Mexico and later as an EMS pilot in California. John and Kay moved to Pensacola in 2004. John was a member of the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, MOAA, and the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Kay, son; Adam (Cara), daughter; Nancy, grandchildren; Jenna and Ciarra Junsch, Cabot, Lincoln, and Parker Maloney, brother; Michael (Adrienne) and cousin; Rick (Stephanie). John will be greatly missed by many friends and relatives. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11am on October 6th at the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Pensacola with inurnment to follow at 12:30pm at Barrancas National Cemetery. There will be a luncheon following at the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit. Oak Lawn Funeral Home is entrusted wi

Burial information: Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida

This information was last updated 09/25/2017

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