PAYNE CHADWICK CJ

MAJ Chadwick "Chad" C J Payne was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 02/09/2008 at the age of 71.0 from Diabetes
Duncan, OK
Flight Class 60
Date of Birth 02/14/1937
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 118 AHC in 63-64, 9 AVN 9 INF in 67, 120 AHC in 67-68
Call signs in Vietnam BANDIT 31, STINGRAY 3
This information was provided by Tom Cooper

More detail on this person: I was a crew chief at the same time Chad was a helicopter pilot in the Army. Chad suffered badly from Diabetes and had dialysis 3 times a week for a couple years. He had a leg amputated early this week and it was downhill from there. I will be attending and will get you an obit if I remember.

From: Tom Cooper

VHPA member Chadwick C. Payne was born February 14, 1937 in Duncan, OK to Chad C. Payne Sr. and Lois Reed Payne. He died February 9, 2008 after suffering from Diabetes for several years having dialysis three times a week for the last couple of years. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1955 and from Cameron University in 1957. He then attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1960.

He married Pat Tompkins on December 31, 1957, in Burkburnett, Texas.

He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, flying helicopter gunships. He was awarded the Silver Star, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, Air Medal with 49 clusters, the Purple Heart, and Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Mr. Payne was director of the Delta Elderly Nutrition Program serving Stephens and McClain counties for 31 years. He was a very talented Western artist and enjoyed painting, classical music and gun collecting.

Survivors include his wife, Pat, two sons, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He is buried at the Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, OK.

Burial information: Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, OK

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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