More detail on this person: HOT SPRINGS,
Ark. Dennis Lee Pullen, 87, of Hot Springs, died
Friday, July 29, 2016. He was born July 12, 1929,
in Oregon, Missouri, to the late Frank Hurley
Pullen and Martha Iola (Chance) Harvey.
Dennis was a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army,
where he served as a Senior Aviator. He did two
tours in Vietnam, where he was awarded Bronze
Stars and the Army Air Medal. After retirement,
Dennis started a successful business in the
construction industry. He was a Jack of all Trades
and Master of Many Others. Dennis was a master
modeler of remote controlled airplanes. He was
also a master gardener and loved to hunt, fish,
read and learn.
Survivors include: his wife of 66 years, Dorothy
Pullen (Randall); sons, Frank Pullen (LaDonna) and
Andrew Pullen (Linda); daughters, Anita Headrick
(Dan) and Denise Pullen Guando; brother, Donald
Pullen (Mary); 10 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
A gathering for family and friends will be held
from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at Caruth-Hale Funeral
Home.
Guests may register at www.caruth-hale.com. As
published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
Mr. Pullen was an original over-on-the-boat Boxcar
pilot at Fort Benning and Phu Loi - good friend of
Jack Knotts and Josh Logan. He attended Boxcar
reunions in 1996 in Reno and 1998 in Dothan/Fort
Rucker.
This information was last updated 12/11/2016
Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters
Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list
Return to VHPA web site
Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024
Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association