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CWO Gary D. O'Connor
557-62-1964
DOD: 22 Jan 1993. DOB: 25 July 1945
Served as a CW2 in the 145th Platoon and the 281st in 1966. Gary was living at 93003 Ventura, Ventura, CA at the time of his death, which was related to an accident.

GEORGE E OLSEN
Date of Birth: 06 Jan 1933 Date of Death: 29 Nov 1997

624 Cable Ave
Beachwood NJ 08722
Last known employer: Board of Education.

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Joseph F. Parnell, Jr.

Maj. Donald Ruskauff presenting Joe with his bars
upon his receipt of a direct commission to 1ST LT.

JOSEPH F. (JOE) PARNELL, JR
Joe served in the 281st AHC in 1967 as a Fire Team Leader in the Wolf Pack. He was an skilled
pilot and great team leader who also served as the Admin Officer for the 281st. Following a tour
in Germany Joe left the Army as a 1ST LT. He worked as a flight instructor in Colorado
then joined Continental Airlines as a pilot. Joe died on November 21, 1988.
His Mother Doris resides in Tijeras, NM and and his Father,
Maj. Joseph F. Parnell Sr. USAF Ret. is living in a
nursing home in Pueblo, NM.

From: Barc Boyd, Wolf Pack Platoon Leader in 1966.
JOE CAME TO ME IN '67. HE HAD SOME COLLEGE TRAINING IN JOURNALISM, AND WAS
IMMEDIATELY GIVEN THE JOB OF WRITING AWARDS AND DECORATIONS STUFF.
WE SET HIM UP IN A VERY SMALL COMMAND TENT WITH A FIELD DESK AND
LIGHT, AND HE WAS DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY.
I WILL CALL HIS BROTHER, SAM, TODAY......

From: Joe Bilitzke [mailto:bilitzke@mindspring.com]
He was also the standardization IP for Wolf Pack. I took my initial check ride with Joe. A good guy and great pilot. Joe B.

THOMAS J. PAGLIARINI
Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1950, Date of Death: 06 Apr 1974, SSAN 039-30-9202 Issued: Rhode Island

Danny G Parr
DAT 3/84, Sebastian AR 72904 SSAN: 432-96-6231
Died in March of 1984

Daniel Peterson
DOB: 11 Jan. 1949, DOD: 15 Oct. 1989, SSN 054-40-1906, Issued in NY. Death due to Cancer

Michael R. Phipps
Born 4 Aug 1947 died 4 Jan 1999. Jim Minoque had contact with Mike in 1998 and had heard that he had cancer. He and I tried to locate Mike during 1999, but were unsuccessful. We didn't have the SSN then. I found the number on the Social Security Death Index along with his name. I am very sorry to have missed making contact with him.

Mike, Ron Lesonik and I were room-mates in the SF building near the perimeter fence. We built the room in mid 1969 from borrowed (stolen) materials from the USAF and 5th SFG. We were all great friends back then. Mike was a Bandit Pilot who extended his tour to fly for Wolf Pack. He was a great pilot and a Great American. Bob Mitchell

RE: Mike Phipps
I was deeply shocked when I read about Mike Phipps death. I have tried to contact him more than a couple of times over the years but with no success, and for this I will always be sorry. I just wanted to say Thanks! Mike was one of the best pilots I ever knew and I credit him in no small way for my survival. He gave me my initial check ride for transition to Guns. He took me under his wing and taught me things I didn’t believe were possible with a Huey. His call sign was Wolfpack 34 and I was proud to inherit it when he left country. I will miss him, even though the last time I saw him was over 30 years ago. This one is hard to take. Mike Johnson

PAUL PODMAJERSKY
Date of Birth: 07 Feb 1949, Date of Death: 09 May 2001
Last residence: OR, SSAN 343-42-2997 Issued: Illinois