KISHPAUGH RANDOLPH KEITH

CW2 Randolph "Randy" Keith Kishpaugh died after flight school but did not serve as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam on 07/27/1974 at the age of 24.6 from A/C accident
Corvallis, OR
Flight Class 71-3
Date of Birth 12/31/1949
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Jody Kishpaugh (wife), Robert Jackson

More detail on this person: Randolph Keith Kishpaugh was my husband. He died at age 24 on July 27, 1974 at Mt Hood - flying to a forest fire. He was not in Viet Nam - he had orders to Nam but traded with someone who had been stationed in South Korea - which is where Randy served. He then returned to Ft. Lewis WA and taught instrument flight.

From: Jody Kishpaugh

Helicopter crash on a Forest Service contract about 1974 or 75 while working for Corvallis Aero. He was instrument I.P. Ft Lewis 72-73.

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025