KWADER STANLEY J

LTC Stanley J Kwader was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 01/04/1997 at the age of 49.9
Tucson, AZ
Flight Class 69-43
Date of Birth 02/05/1947
Served in the U.S. Air Force
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More detail on this person: Pilot Stanley Kwader had high-flying career PAUL L. ALLEN Citizen Staff Writer A memorial service will be held tonight for Stanley J. Kwader, a retired Air National Guard lieutenant colonel. His flying career ranged from piloting helicopters in Vietnam to flying commercial airliners to instructing others to fly A-7 and F-16 fighters. Mr. Kwader, whose call-sign was "Darth," died Saturday at age 49, following an extended illness. The service is scheduled at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 215 S. Craycroft Road. After graduation from Seton Hall Preparatory High School in South Orange, N.J., Mr. Kwader was drafted into the Army in 1968. He piloted "Chinook" helicopters for the 101st Airborne Division out of Phu Bia, Vietnam, attaining the rank of chief warrant officer II. He later earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology and guidance counseling from Troy State University and Northern Colorado University. In 1972, he transferred from the Army to the Air Force, and two years later served at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, working as an instructor pilot for the A-7D "Corsair II" aircraft. From 1979 to '81, he flew commercial aircraft for Continental Airlines, returning thereafter to Tucson where he joined the Air National Guard as a full-time A-7 instructor pilot, and later as an F-16 instructor pilot. He retired from the Air National Guard in 1994. Mr. Kwader was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and Distinguished Flying Cross, among many medals he earned in the military. Donations may be sent to St. Joseph School Education Foundation Fund, 215 S. Craycroft, Tucson, Ariz. 85711. Survivors include his wife, Ellie; two daughters, Dawn Walker of Mesa and Tiffany Kwader of Central America; his mother, Patricia Gorman, and stepfather, Charles Gorman, of New Jersey; and a granddaughter.

Burial information: National Memprial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024