TIDBALL JOHN C

WO1 John "Jack" C. Tidball was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/08/2024 at the age of 81.1
Kalama, WA
Flight Class 67-7
Date of Birth 11/05/1943
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 57 AHC in 67, 170 AHC in 67-68
Call sign in Vietnam BIKINI 24
This information was provided by Sam Moore Steve Sullivan

More detail on this person: You folks may remember Jack? Jack and I grew up in adjacent Montana towns, attended college together and met by chance at Ft. Wolters. We rented a house in Fayetteville while with the 57th,. After arriving in RVN, Jack was reassigned to the 170th AHC. Jack picked up Dean Smith, and crew, after Dean's engine failure between Kon Tum and Dak To. John Tiball was with the 57th early on and deployed with them to Vietnam in 1967. Upon arrival however he was transfered to the 170th. I received the following from Steve Sullivan. Steve states he died in November of last year but it was actually on December 8th. Steve wrote: "After RVN Jack returned to school and received his degree in Architecture. He had a successful career as a project manager for a large international engineering firm in Portland. Jack had homes in Kalama, Washington and the Phoenix area. In recent years his health was failing and I am sad to just learn that Jack died in November 2024. Keep your rotor in the green Jack,"

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