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Kenneth served in 281st during 68/69, SSAN: 410-86-2494 Date of Death: 3 May 2000
Lawrence Robson died on May 8,
2008 at his home in
DAT 2/15/91, Knoxville TN 37919SSAN:
265-64-0347, Died in Feb.91
Date of Death: Aug 1972. SSAN: 242-70-9435, Date of Birth:
08 Jul 1947,
SSN issued 1961 in NC
CW3 (Ret)
Larry R. Salzman
Wolf Pack 34
09/68 - 09/69
Larry R. Salzman, 68, died at 6:52 P.M., Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at his
residence in
CW3 (retired) Larry R.
Salzman, "Wolf Pack 34" was presented with his custom framed blood chit from his
first tour of duty in
CW3 (retired) Larry Salzman and wife Wilma Salzman viewing
the framed blood chit for the first time at the event.
Pictured is the custom
designed frame for CW3 (retired) Larry Salzman "WolfPack 34".
The framed blood
chit includes an engraved piece and patches from the Intruders and Wolf Pack
received from the 281st AHC.
The engraved piece reads:
INTRUDERS
281ST ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY
WOLF PACK "DEATH ON CALL"
THIS BLOOD
CHIT WAS CARRIED BY
U.S.
WHILE FLYING MISSIONS IN "HUEY" CHARLIE MODEL GUNSHIPS
IN SUPPORT OF THE 5TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP
NHA
SEPTEMBER 1968 - SEPTEMBER 1969
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Subject: HQ_281AHC Larry Salzman - Obit
Larry Salzman was my co-pilot the day I was shot on March 1969. I knew of
his passing but didn't think at the time to let the 281st know. I attempted
to help him get the purple heart as he did receive some shrapnel from the
friction knob from my cyclic when the armor piercing round burst it and
proceeded through my leg and a rib in the main rotor. The request was denied
however as insufficient data.
Larry was very active in and a past president of the VFW Post #7479 of
Girard Kansas. He was born on May 2, 1940 and passed away on Wednesday,
March 4, 2009. Larry was a resident of Girard, Kansas at the time of his
passing. He attended schools in Iowa.
He enlisted in the US Army and served from October 14, 1957 until retiring
as Chief Warrant Officer on October 31, 1977. He served in Korea in 1958 and
1959 and served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a combat helicopter pilot.
He received numerous citations and honors including the Bronze Star, several
air medals and the Army Commendation Medal. He served in the military police
and on border patrols.
Lee Brewer
Wolf Pack 32 (1968-69)
Served in the 281st. Was killed in CA. on 15 July 1990 in an accident involving a water
truck.
DAT 2/89, SSAN: 550-84-1317
Date of
Birth:
09 Sep 1950, Date of Death: Feb
1989, SSAN Issued: California
Fred died in February, 1992 at Houston, TX from medical complications.
He was a
graduate of class 67-21 at Ft. Rucker, AL. He served with the 281st AHC in 1968
and 1969.
Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1948,ath: 01 Aug 2000, SSAN 362-48-0164 Issued: Michigan
Pat served as the 281st AHC Operations Officer from 10-66 to 11-67
Patrick M. Sheley 1929 - 2006. Patrick M. Sheley passed away
on Sunday, November 12, 2006, in Tucson, AZ, after a short illness. He was born
April 16, 1929 to Alfred and Roxie Sheley of Ligonier, Indiana. Patrick served
in the U. S. Army from 1947 until 1970, retiring as a Ltc. He
served in Germany, Korea and Vietnam. While in Viet Nam he received the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star medal for heroism. He was a
member of the VFW post in Kendallville, Indiana and Sierra Vista, Arizona. He
married Chi Yon Yun in 1969 and lived in Kendallville, Indiana until 1998, when
he moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he resided with his wife until her death, in
2001. In March of 2006 he moved to Sierra Vista, AZ. Patrick was a member of the
Saint Francis De Sales congregation in Tucson and the Saint Andrews Church in
Sierra Vista. Pat was a loving Husband, Father and Grandfather. He loved golf,
reading, watching westerns, and traveling around the country to visit his family
and friends. He will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his parents
and his sister, Patricia Johnson, his wife, Chi Yon and his son, Patrick A.
Sheley (Bud).
Pat is survived by his sisters, Nancy Lambright, Linda (Robert) Heltzel, Joyce
Allen, and his brother, Alfred (JR) (Margaret) Sheley all from Northern Indiana.
He is also survived by his children, Michael (Peggy) Sheley from Houston, TX,
Lee (Patty) Sheley from Sierra Vista, AZ, Sally (Robert) Taylor from Clinton,
Utah, Carole (Kelly) Gubler of North Salt Lake City, Utah, Kim (Rachel) Sheley
of Seattle, Washington, Kathleen Sheley of South Bend, Indiana, Hyon Suk Oh of
Seoul, Korea. He is also survived by 24 grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren..
Published in the Tucson on 11/15/2006
December 9, 2006
I served with Major Sheley in Vietnam in 1967 while we both served in the
281st Assault Helicopter Company. While I never met him, I knew of him, and we
who served thought highly of him and honor him in our memory as a brave
warrior.
Earl Broussard (Houston, TX)
December 9, 2006
Patrick served with distinction with the 281st Assault Helicopter Company in Nha
Trang Vietnam October 1966 to November 1967.. He will be missed greatly by all
of his fellow "Intruders". Rest well as you were a fine man and gentleman.
Gary Stagman (Granite City, IL)
SSAN: 260-68-7026, DOB: 15 Mar 1946, DOD: 15 Dec 1990
Last Address: Franklin, GA, SSAN Issued: Georgia
Date of Birth: 08 Apr 1950, Date of Death: 03 Sep 1993
SSAN 154-40-3719 Issued: New Jersey
281st Maintenance
3/67 - 3/68
Doug 1967
Jimmy Wright Brad Shaw
Doug Nha Trang 1967
Douglas L. Simpson, 67, of 3032 West
Main Street Ext., Elizabeth City, NC died Monday, December 7, 2009 at
Albemarle Hospital. Mr. Simpson was born on August 1, 1942 in Elizabeth
City, NC to the late Clarence E. Simpson and Eriabell Horton Simpson. He was
the husband of Brenda Russell Simpson.
He was a retired electrician and worked for the United States Coast Guard as
a Civilian Employee with ARSC. Mr. Simpson attended Pearl Street Pentecostal
Church and Forest Park Church of God. He was a member of the William
Clarence Jackson VFW Post #6060.
Besides his wife, Mr. Simpson is survived by two daughters, Amy Simpson and
Terri Phthisic and husband, Steven, all of Elizabeth City, NC; two sisters,
Barbara Mogul and husband, Jack, of Bartlett, TN, and Margie Harrell and
husband, Leonard, of Elizabeth City, NC; two grandchildren,
Michael Simpson and Jonathan Phthisic both of Elizabeth City, NC.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
at Twiford's Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC
with the Rev. Roger Edwards, the Rev. Rick Lowry, and the Rev. Scott Neal
officiating. Burial was held at West Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
with Military Honors.
Maj. Bobby Sinclair, Jan 68
FROM: Joe Baldwin
I remember Bobby Sinclair from the
281st AHC. I flew with him on some test flights. In fact he showed me how to
land a chopper down wind. We where up in Kontum where this when this took
place and I was in the left seat. A lot of pilots showed me how to fly but
MAJ Sinclair showed me
some other tactics. He was not a tall man if I remember him but I gave him a
lot of respect. I stand 6'2. Joe Baldwin 67-68
FROM Lance Ham: BARLHCATTLECO@aol.com
I assume this to be the XO we had for a short time. If so, I saw him once
after tour. I was told to report to the parade field at Fort Rucker some
time in 1969 in dress greens. While standing at attention, I could not see
who was approaching until Maj. Sinclair did a left face in front of me. He
said he saw orders where I was to receive a DFC with Oak leaf and had ask to
present it. I thanked him for coming and after the ceremony, which was long
with many presentations, he left the area. I never heard from him again, but
always held a fond memory of him going out of his way to remember one he had
served with. Sorry to hear of his passing. He was one of the good ones and I
will miss never seeing him again. Lance Ham
FROM Brent Gourley:
Sometime around 1972 Bobby Sinclair showed up to be my Troop commander at
D/1-10 at Ft Carson. I was scout IP then, transitioned him to OH -58A. I
don't remember him in 281st, although I may have been gone by then.
DOD: 1974 Served as an A/C with the Bandit platoon. Death was the result of an aircraft crash in Mexico.
DOD 06 Nov. 2005 Date of Birth: 23
Oct 1939, Place of Death: Mesa, AZ Maricopa County
SSN issued: Ohio
Bobbie served with the 281st AHC as a Bandit Pilot and Maintenance Officer in 1969-70
CW4 (Retired) Bobbie Lenville Stanfill, age 72, of Ozark, died
Tuesday evening, Oct. 9, 2007, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Funeral
services will be held Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Holman
Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. David R. Saliba officiating. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home from 3:30 to 5 p.m. prior to the service.
Interment will be Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at 2 p.m. in Franconia Cemetery at
Aliceville with full Military Honors, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Bobbie was born Feb. 5, 1935, in Fruitland, Tenn., and grew up in Aliceville. He
entered the United States Army in February 1952 and married Annie Laura Dean on
July 4, 1953. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam and one in Korea,
retiring as a CW4 at Fort Rucker in July 1984. During his 32 years of service,
Bobbie received numerous distinguished service awards, to include four Good
Conduct Medals, Master Parachutist Badge, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry, and the Meritorious Service Medal. He was a member of the
82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., where he trained as a paratrooper
and a combat Army medic and earned his Practical Nursing License. He was in the
Army's U.S. Special Forces - the Green Beret. He graduated from the helicopter
training program in Savannah, Ga., and later became an instructor pilot and
senior flight instructor. During his last ten years of military service, he also
worked as a civilian LPN at the Dale Medical Center Emergency Room. Following
his retirement from the armed services, he was a Medical Technician at Lyster
Army Hospital until his retirement in March 2004. He attended Southside Baptist
Church in Ozark.
Bobbie is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Annie Dean Stanfill of Ozark;
his son and daughter-in-law, Bobbie Lenville Jr. and Traci Stanfill of Kauai,
Hawaii; his daughter, Kathy Leigh Justice of San Antonio, Texas; and daughter
and son-in-law, Janice and Lindsay Beddingfield of
Montgomery; three precious granddaughters, Maria Grace Beddingfield, Tristen
Elaine Presley Stanfill and Jillian Dayle Presley Stanfill; brothers and
sisters, Agatha Tucker of Birmingham, Nell Greenley of Lafayette, La., Eva Sims
of Valley, Billy Stanfill of Cleveland, Tenn., Jimmie Stanfill of
Aliceville, and Libby Geeslin of Columbus, Miss. The family request that
memorials be made in Bobbie's memory to the Alabama Kidney Foundation, P. O. Box
12505, Birmingham, AL 35202, or to the Southeastern Diabetes Education Service,
500 Chase Park South, Suite 104, Hoover, AL 35244.
FROM: Dean Roesner. He was one of the good guys, always treated the
crews with respect and as equals, possibly because he had been enlisted and came
from the SF community. I remember him as an "old guy" that had been around and
seen a lot by the time he got in the 281st. According to his age now, he would
have been 33 then and to a 21 year old that was ancient. He was the PP and I the
CE when we crashed and
totaled 342. He will be missed. Dean
FROM: Bob Mitchel. Bobby Stanfill and I got to be friends at An Hoa
during a Delta Operation in the summer of 1969. We discovered that we were from
the same hometown of Bemis, Tennessee a small cotton mill town of about 2500
population. He was about 10 years or so older than I so we did not know each
other before we met in the 281st. Bobby is the one who had the heal of his boot
blown off by shrapnel from an incoming 82mm mortar. He was running down the
runway to a bunker and the round hit behind him knocking him off his feet, but
only hitting the heal of his boot. Bob
FROM: John Korsbeck. When I got to the 281st - one of the first "SFer"
I met was Bobbie. We hadn't run into each other prior, but knew lots of the same
guys. We used to go over to Recondo and DELTA and have several cool-ones with
mutual acquaintances. Many times it took both of us - holding each other up, to
get across runway 05 going home! On one of our more brilliant trips - Bobbie
wanted us to get in a bird-dog and taxi our way home!!! I think Bobbie went into
Maint. after the An Hoa trip. Before we had " the Yahoo Groups " - I used to
call Bobbie a lot. After reading MOP's account of ' the heel on Bobbie's boot '
.... wasn't there also something about one of the FNG's almost shooting him in
the foot in the Bandit hooch's ???? JK
FROM: Jeff Murray. I flew with Bobbie once or twice, usually in a
maintenance capacity. He was on top of a Huey at An Hoa once when we got
mortared, as he scrambled to get off he got hit in the boot with a piece of
shrapnel, thought he was wounded. I also remember one night we got
mortared and whoever got launched on the Rat Pack side flew an orbit or two and
parked the aircraft. I was still outside when Bobby opened the logbook and saw 1
hour in the time flown slot and proceeded to speed walk toward the pilots hooch
to get him to correct the time downward. I could hear Bobby yelling from a
hundred yards away. He was a good guy. Jeff
FROM: Dave Dosker. I well remember the incident when Bobby got knocked
off his feet! I was walking back from the mess tent just before noon. Our
friends outside the wire had a habit of sending one or two harassment rounds in
about that time. I believe he had just landed from a test flight and was ahead
of me to the right when the incoming round hit to our rear. We both went down. I
was reacting to the sound but Bobby immediately yelled" I'm hit, I'm hit!" I was
on my way to assist him when I saw him pull his foot practically up to his face,
examine the inside of his boot and Yell as he scrambled to his feet "I'm not hit
!" Later I recall a piece of shrapnel was located that may have been the
culprit. Someone told me it was a 122.mm. I remember hearing a "whistling noise"
just before the explosion near one of the Indig tents. I was moving already but
he beat me to a slit trench. The shrapnel went thru all three layers of the boot
leather, snagged his sock but didn't break the skin. As I recall he had been a
SF Medic. I looked up to him and respected him. A finer man never walked this
earth. Dave
FROM: Lee Brewer. I guess I have been quite on this one long enough.
Bobbie was another one along with Fred Funk, Untalan and I that tried to eat all
of Mom's hot chili and anything else that had hot sauce or chilies on it. All of
us having been in SF, had a close friendship (kinship) that will forever remain.
Fred, Mom and I are the only ones remaining of that group. Lee
John served in the 281st as a Wolf Pack pilot during 1968 and was promoted to CWO-2 while serving in the unit. John passed away on 19 December 2007 as a result of wounds he received while serving his second tour in Vietnam. John was laid to rest on December 31, 2007 in the National Cemetery at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He is survived by his son Anthony.
Bandit Door Gunner March 1969-May 1970
Paul Died in California on May 19, 2002 of cancer that resulted from his exposure to agent Orange. In 1969 he joined the 281st AHC as a POL Specialist and soon thereafter decided that he wanted to fly as a door gunner. Paul transferred to crew member status and served the remainder of his tour as a gunner with the Bandit Platoon of the 281st AHC in support of Project Delta, a special forces long range recon unit. Leaving the service in 1970 he returned to his home state of Connecticut for a short period and then on a visit to friends in California decided to remain in Fort Bragg where, at the time of his illness, he was a foreman with the Georgia Pacific Lumber Company. During the 281st AHC reunion in 2001, which Paul attended against his doctors advice, members of the unit discovered that he had not been awarded the air medal for his service in Vietnam. A team of his friends put together the award recommendation and Congressman Mike Thompson processed it through military channels. On May 18, 2002, the day before his death a group of his friends and former 281st mates visited with him and participated, along with his Congressman, in a ceremony in which he was presented with the long over due air medal. Paul is survived by his widow, Roschelle Swol and daughters Cheryl Swol, Amber Ellsworth an Trina Nalor.
California Congressman awarding Paul the
Air Medal on the day prior to his passing.
Paul's widow resides at:
17894 Georges Lane
PO Box 293
Ft. Bragg, CA 95437
Tel: 707-964-5320
(281st photo provided by Norm Kaufman)
Johnny with the 281st & Johnny in 2004
Johnny served with the 281st as a member of the Rat Pack and
as a Bandit pilot during the 67-68 time frame. At the time of his death Johnny
was living in New Port News, VA. He is survived by his wife Richaleen and one
son.
From: Becky Whitmore [twiggsrest@earthlink.net]
Friday, October 20, 2006 :
I'm deeply saddened to inform you that Johnny Turpin passed away 11 October 2006
in Newport News,VA from a massive heart attack. If you need more information,
please contact me.
281st AHC 1968 - 1969
Ted passed away at Guam on December 12, 1998 after a long and painful bout with cancer of the colon. Ted is survived by his wife Penny and son Patrick.
From: Jim (Mom) Torbert to Ted's Son.
Hi Patrick,
I arrived at the 281st AHC in November, 1968. I was told that I was slotted to
take the place of Ted Untalan, who would be returning home shortly. So for the
next several weeks I became his shadow as I tried to learn his job. This was my
lucky day. Ted told me right off that he would teach me how to get things done
in Viet Nam. He also told me that my taking his place meant I would take over
his room in the BOQ. He and his roommate a WO named Nelson had without a doubt
the best, most elegant room in the BOQ. They had taken two rooms, tour down the
wall between them and built a room second to none. It was on the first floor
with no windows because it had been rebuilt with planking for extra protection.
The inside was wood paneling with built in beds, counters, and storage areas. It
was air conditioned, had two refrigerators, and a cook top. Ted also told me
that because Bobbie Stanfill was slotted for Nelson's slot that he would become
my new roommate. What a great room we lucked into. It became the party room and
the place of many celebrations, parties, and even for a time the place for Mom's
Matinee, where we would show the movie we got from SF and run it in the
afternoon for everyone who was not flying that day.
The way I understand the story, was Ted was able to build this outstanding room,
because at the time he arrived all RLO's were living in a Villa in downtown Nha
Trang, and only the WO's were living on base in the BOQ. It was Major Miller who
decided that we would shut down the Villa and all RLO's would have to move back
on the base. But Ted had already built his room and no one was going to make him
move out till he was ready.
I flew a lot with Ted at first and he taught me all the places to go, and got me
ready to check out as AC so that I could fly on my own. He also taught me the
whole process of how to recover a down bird. If I am not mistaken the first
rigging we did was on AC 342 when it went down near Daulat. Ted not only showed
me the way to supply depots at Cam Rahn Bay, Battalion HQ, Red Beach, but also
showed me the back doors to the O Club and EM Clubs where we would trade for
things that were in immediate need. We even visited the air force and the club
at the Group HQ across the field. He said we had something that they all needed
which was at time to need a ride to the replacement company in Cam Rahn, or a
ride somewhere else.
From his teaching I could always get a case of steaks, or chicken, or pork chops
for a party. They were lots of other things that he taught me about trading for
in Viet Nam, but I will let it go at that. He was one of the main reasons that
our maintenance was one of the best in Viet Nam, because we were always able to
get a engine or a pair of blades or a new transmission. It was always fun to be
making an approach to 05 at Nha Trang with two set of blades sticking out each
side of the doors on our maintenance bird, as everyone in the Maintenance hanger
came out to cheer as we were able to get replacement blade over everyone else.
One time Ted told me that a friend of his stationed in Bangkok had several need
parts that we were really hurting for to get two of our birds back in the air,
and that the next day we were going to fly our H model to Bangkok and get these
parts. He said we would spend the night and be back the next day. I was looking
forward to the trip, but Captain Fox decided that it was not worth the risk of
us flying an unarmed, un-crewed maintenance ship to Bangkok. Ted was so
disappointed. I think I have a picture or two of your Dad while we were there
and will try and get into my old pictures and get a copy made. Your Dad was a
class guy. The only questionable activity he had was card and chess playing with
Dave Dosker, because he never let Dave win.
I have rambled on, but this has brought make many fine memories. Let me know if
I can be any help to you.
God Bless, and Cheers to one fine man.
Jim Torbert "MOM"