Gary A. Fields
.JOE B FOSTER
was a
and the sole survivor of the April 27, 1970
crash that claimed the lives of the other three crew members.
Gary survived by jumping from the UH-1 and in so doing fell
some 200 feet, landing in a rice patty. Gary died in
Springdale, AR on 31 October 2006
SSAN: 585-12-4123, Date of Birth: 13 Feb 1948 Date Of Death: 03 Aug 2002
Last Address: P.O. Box 1600, Waterflow, NM 87421 Issued: New Mexico
COL Robert J. "Pete" Frazier
Colonel Robert J. “Pete”
Frazier, 084709, reportedly died of unknown causes several years ago.
As a captain he was Executive Officer when assigned to the 145th and
6th Airlift Platoons in the Republic of South Vietnam in 1965 and
’66 under Kevin Murphy, the Commanding Officer. These platoons were later
integrated into the 281st Assault Helicopter Company. Unit orders
from this period showed that Pete had been appointed as an Aircraft Commander.
Pete was born and raised near Raleigh, NC. While assigned to the Pentagon
between Vietnam tours Pete purchased a home in the Mt. Vernon area. Pete had two
daughters. On his second Vietnam tour Pete commanded a CH-47 Chinook unit,
Company A, 159th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division.
[Contributors to this Memoriam are Joe Thurston, John Hyatt and Bill Perrin.]
CHARLES J.
FURCINITE
Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1949, Date of Death: 12
Jul 2001
Last residence: 12168 Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY, SSAN
012-40-0346
Issued: Massachusetts