Batcat The United States Air
Force In
Remembrance of those Batcats This
area contains the names of our Batcat friends and colleagues who
have passed away after returning from Korat. Remembrance Area added 07/01/09,
Last updated 12/09/24
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Last Updated 01/16/24 VIDEO
Memorial YouTube video honoring the 25 Batcat Fatalities.
Twenty five veterans assigned to the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, Batcat, at Korat RTAFB died, including
22 fatalities from the two EC-121R aircraft crashes, with 3 other fatalities who died from
various reasons. This Youtube video was created by Mason Ezzell added 06/14/21
The primary
objective of this page is to let others know when a Batcat has
died. The losses at Korat are listed in other places on the
Batcat homepage, but so as to not forget, those who died while at
Korat are shown here too. Recent deaths are shown here as I
become aware of their passing. If you have additional names,
corrections, or other information please contact Larry Westin via
email at:
westin@westin553.net . Those who died
while at Korat List of the
25 Batcats who lost their life while at Korat . Three Batcats
died from non operational incidents. Non operational casualties are
NOT engraved on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The 22 Batcats who were
killed on operational missions have their names engraved on the
Vietnam Memorial Wall, Washington, D.C. Here is a view of the
Vietnam Memorial Wall section for the 18 Killed on
the April 25, 1969 loss, Vietnam Memorial Wall section 26W ,
and in a separate area of the Vietnam Memorial Wall for the
4
Killed on the September 6, 1969 loss, Vietnam Memorial Wall
section 18W . Last updated 07/01/21 553rd
Reconnaissance Wing Plaque in the Museum Memorial Park.
Updated 10/18/09 Those who died
after
Individuals Last name begins with letter "A"
David
Mark Abernathy Donald
Adams Lyle
Ahner Vernie Andricks Rudolph Louis August Jake Awalt Individuals Last name begins with letter "B"
Michael Bach Dick Baker John L. Banner Bud Barbee Jim Barcus John Barram James Bartholomew Dewitt Barwick Robert O. Beaulieu John Begandy Charles "Chuck" H. Bell William David Bennett Robert Benoit Russell Bergen James D. Bertram Ernest Sherman Bins Charlie L. Bishop Larry D. Blaylock William Thomas "Tom" Bostock Richard "Dick" Boston James W. Bourdeau Gerald "Jerry" C. Bowen Earle Boyd Warren Kenneth Breedlove Sr. Allan Duane Brooks David Brown Sr. Charles Leroy
Buechele Rollin Bullinger Individuals Last name begins with letter "C"
Buell Carruthers Denver "Denny" Earl Carter Richard Eugene "Dick" Chamberlain Blaine Chapman Delano "Jay" Cheely Donald "Chris" Christensen Willie J. Christian John R. Clark William "Bill" Ralph Clayton Jr. Bennie Joe Clenny Richard K. Collins Bill Cody Dick Cole Bradley A. Cork Doug Cousineau LeRoy "Roy" Crain Sharpless "Steve" Crowe
III John Douglas Crowson Larry Cummings Leonard Cunningham Richard Custer Individuals Last name begins with letter "D"
Robert R. Dailey Dave DeGregorio Ron DeGroff Richard "Dick" Francis Dermody Paul William Desrosiers Ray L. Dickey Ricky Dietsch Ron Donley Robert "Bob" W. Dougherty Ralph E. Draper Robert Duffy Dave Dungan Raymond "Ray" Otis Dyal Individuals Last name begins with letter "E"
Ford Eastman James L. Edwards Jim Ellefson Donald E. Ewing Individuals Last name begins with letter "F"
Jeffrey S. Feather Robert E. Fiebig Jim Fitch Graham J. "Jack" Fling Bernard I. Flory David H. Fogle Thomas R. Forbes Billy J. Fountain Charles Worthington "Duke"
Fowler II Eston A. "Rip" Fox William Taft "W.T." French Jr. Monty Freshwater LeRoy T. "Roy" Fretschl Bob Friedman David M. Fry Fredric Ames Fullington, Bartholomew "Bart"
Fundaro Individuals Last name begins with letter "G"
Thomas Joseph Gamm Lynn Gates Jowh Gavin Jr. Cecil "Pappy"
Gilpin Walter M. Given III Leonard A. "Lenny"
Gladue James Brown Golden Jr. John C. Gover Lou Green Gerald C. Grotz Paul Joseph Gruber Elton "Gill"
Guillory Burt Gunn Chester "Chet" Gwardyak Individuals Last name begins with letter "H"
Billy J. Hall Jack C. Halligan James F. "Jim" Harrison Jr. John Harsane Bobby Joe Hart Thomas F. Hart Andrus "Andy"
Hebert Arch Heckler Robert H. "Bob"
Helfrich George Hendley Floyd W. Hickey Anthony G. Hilbert Dennis "Denny"
Hill William H. "Bill"
Holbrook Jr. William R. "Holly" Hollingsworth Charles "Charlie"
Hollis Walter C. Holobaugh Thurman "Tom" Hopkins Eugene "Gene"
Horecka Lee Hagan Hundley Individuals Last name begins with letter "I"
Individuals Last name begins with letter "J"
William R. James Jack January David W. Jessen Harold Gene Jobe William Ernest Johns
Sr. Richard Johnson Individuals Last name begins with letter "K"
Edward kaczmarek Don Keefe Oscar W. Kendall the third Robert C. Keppel Richard F. Knobloch Kenneth R. Krueger Frank Kubik Chester "Chet" J. Kuzma Individuals Last name begins with letter "L"
John D. LaBonte Sr. John Larrabee Charles Larrison C. D. "Dave" Layne Anton "Tony" Letang John Walter Linaburg Russel Linn Licious T. Lunsford Individuals Last name begins with letter "M"
Bob MacFarland Lee "Leo" J. Magers Bob Malone Ray Manderville Mike Mannheimer Dean B. Maples John Mark William F. "Bill" Maroon Daniel C. Marquez John R. Martindale Richard "Dick" Massicotte Pete "Pietro A."
Mazzio Michael Thomas McAvoy Robert C. McBryde William F. "Bill" McClelland Richard Dean McCreary Jim McCune Marvis McDow Brian "Shakey"
Mckay Charley Meginnes Rudolf R C "Rudy" Misseijer Thomas D. Moffatt Pasquale Robert "Bob" Moretti Benjamin "Biff"
Morgan Philip
Morris Individuals Last name begins with letter "N"
Jack Nevin Sr. Cyliss Newsome John Nienstedt Russ Niewold Ronald W. Noyes Individuals Last name begins with letter "O"
Kent O'Brien Warren E. "Obie" O'Byrne David R. Oliver Frank David Ortman Michael "Mike" James Gordon Osborne Ted Ostendorf Individuals Last name begins with letter "P"
Ed Pacheco Walter Paris Ralph V. Parks Gerald H. "Jerry" Parshall Richard "Dick" Pasqualetti Donald L. Payton Ed Penny Bill J. Person Dennis "Denny" Phillips John J. Pixley Sr Individuals Last name begins with letter "Q"
Individuals Last name begins with letter "R"
Paul R. Redd Franklin Reed Lloyd Reeder Samuel Reid Malcolm Rice Condrado "Conrad"
Rico Michael "Mike"
Riggs George D. Ringhoffer Ralph W. Roberts James "Robbie"
Robinson Darrel Rook Harry "Skip" H. Rumble
III Samuel "Sam" Russell Individuals Last name begins with letter "S"
Thomas Edward Sandelin Alton "Sandy"
Sandifer Joe Santana Warren Savignano Rudy Scheithauer Carter Shanklin Jr. David L. Shipton Dan Shull Jack Sikora Charles D. Silverstein James D. "Jim" Skaggs Robert "Bob"
Slane Edwin Smith Jerry J. "JJ"
Smith Milton L. Smith Bob Snellgrove Glenn M. Sommers Sr. Claude W. Sparks Randy Spencer Roy J. Spencer Ralph E. Spraker Daniel Stafford Jim Steinfeld Stephen "Stew" Stewart Robert E. Stirnitzke Robert Stockford Mike Sullivan Individuals Last name begins with letter "T"
Jack Thompson Henry "Harry"
Timmermans Francis "Frank"
Tomanio Ronald "Ron" Clay Trent Vinny Trovato Kenneth M. Tyler Individuals Last name begins with letter "U"
Individuals Last name begins with letter "V"
Charles Van Allman Thomas Vansickle Raymond J. "Jim" Vaterlaus Individuals Last name begins with letter "W"
Bobby D. Wagnon James Wakefield Chester "Chet" Wallack Richard Weiner Gus Weiser James Franklin "Frank" Weatherspoon Mike White Ray "Willy"
Wilcox Robert C. Winegar Jack Winling Chet Worthen Individuals Last name begins with letter "X"
Individuals Last name begins with letter "Y"
Individuals Last name begins with letter "Z"
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