More detail on this person: Falmouth, Maine-
LCDR Stephen L. Porch, Ret., 73, died on January
5, 2013 after a long illness. The son of Herbert
M. and Miriam (Letson) Porch, he was born in
Portland, Maine in 1939. He graduated from Deering
High School, Fryeburg Academy and the University
of Maine where he received a Bachelor of Science
degree in forestry. Stephen spent many summers
at Frye's Leap Camp For Boys, first as a camper,
and then as a counselor. He served 21 years in the
Navy as a helicopter pilot, initially flying
rescue missions in Vietnam, and later as a flight
instructor. He received many citations and awards
including the Silver Star. He is survived by a
sister Joan Gulovsen and her husband Arthur of
Wellesley, MA., a sister Sheila Broome and her
husband Algie of Madison, MS., a brother Herbert
T. Porch and his wife Martha of Cumberland, ME., a
sister Martha Goldsmith and her husband Stephen
of Lovell, ME., and nine nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under the care of Jones, Rich
and Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St.
Portland. At Stephen's request there will be no
services. Donations can be made in Stephen's
memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O.
Box 4777, NY, NY. 10163.
He was in HA(L)-3, Det's 5 & 6, 2/12/1968 to
2/10/1969.
US Navy LT. Steve Porch was attached to
Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, HA(L)-3,
in Vietnam 1968 to 1969 during Tet '68 where he
received many awards. Prior to that, he was
attached to HS-2 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk
(CVA-63), where he was awarded the Silver Star in
May 1967 for a nighttime Combat Search and
Rescue mission over North Vietnam for a USAF
F-4C, 1st LT David L. Baldwin, downed by "enemy
action" after encountering "an intense wall of
flak."
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