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William L. Myers
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I am writing another book about Marines in Vietnam. It will be entitled Marines, Medals and Vietnam and will also include a medals list. This list will be far more comprehensive than the first one I compiled. In order to do this I need to determine the hometowns of the following veterans of Marine Helicopter Squadrons who earned the Navy Cross in Vietnam. The Marines are Donald J. Berger HMM-163, Charles A. House HMM-163, William H. Huffcut, II VMO-6, Alan C. Lefler VMO-2, Thomas C. McDonald HML-167, Harry E. Sexton HML-367, Jeff C. Skweres HMM-364 and John C. Thompson HMM-364.
Posted : 2003-10-16 09:10
William Huffcut, is in the 2002 directory. I'll give it a shot at finding the others. Allyn Hinton
Posted : 2003-10-16 20:55
Help maybe?
For any info on 364 personnel go to hmm-364.org/ ,& contact "Uncle Frank" Gulledge, webmaster & former C. O. of the Foxes. S/F ED
Posted : 2003-10-16 23:01
Lt/Col Charles House
Chuck House passed away in San Diego in the late 90s. After he left the Corps, he sold real estate in Illinois. I assume that was his home state, but I don't know what town.
The guy who would know, Wyman Blakeman is also deceased.
Posted : 2003-10-17 02:04
Don Berger was killed during his third RVN tour in late 1969. He was orginally from the Buffalo, NY area (I think).
Posted : 2003-10-19 15:57
Don Berger had three tours in Viet Nam
FYI
Don Berger had three tours in Viet Nam; two of those were in H-34's. He received the Navy Cross on his second tour. He was KIA on this, his third tour, flying an R4D (C-47) in a weather related incident.
Submitted by John Murphy,
BERGER DONALD JOSEPH : 075240379 : USMC : Capt : O3 : 7522 : 38: WILLIAMSVILLE : NY : 19691228 : Crashed on land (Copilot - Fixed wing aircraft) : Body recovered : Quang Tin : 18 : 19310912 : Cauc : RomanCatholic/married : 15W: 101 : NAVY CROSS 11-12MAR1966 : formerly of HMM-163
https://www.popasmoke.com/kia/incidents.php?incident_id=240
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2003-10-19 16:18
Harry E. Sexton is alive, and well living in Laguna Beach, CA. Here is his phone, and e-mail: 949-499-4929, sunebch@cox.net he was the commanding officer of HML-367 in 1970. He now has information about the association, so you 367 guys need to get him to Reno.
Posted : 2003-10-19 17:18
One day,right after 367 got the twin engine cobras they went on their first? mission.Scarface6 was in the lead bird. Myself and another huey gunship followed.I forget where we were headed,,south of Marble I tkink.A ways into the flight Scarface6 comea on the radio and says ''i lost one engine, I'm going home,about a minute later he comes back and saya '' I've lost both engines I'm going down.'' About 10 seconds later he says '' I've got both engines back...I'm going HOME.'' was this the CO from above post? does anyone from 167 remember this? semper fi
Posted : 2003-10-28 23:41
I lost one engine....
Hi RT,
That was Lt. Col CE Reese and we were down in the Thong Duc. All the LTs thought the world of Col Reese and probably still do. At least I know I do. I was flying his wing. One of the scariest times of my tour, thinking we had lost him.
Semper Fi,
Buck Simmons
Scarface 48
Firebase Simmons
Posted : 2004-02-03 16:54
