DEDICATION



DEDICATION“Pinkie Williams was the true father of the Air Corps Weather Service, and established the first real Air Corps weather station at Langley Field around the mid-1930s.” Colonel Arthur F. Merewether, USAF (Retired)“No one has ever given Major R. P. Williams the credit due him for prying the meteorological service loose from the Signal Corps. It was his dream and he was the prime mover. He was a regular bulldog in his tenacity to get hold of the kind of service that the Air Corps had to have. I have no doubt that World War II would have caught us without a weather service had it not been for Major Williams”Major General J. K. Lacey, USAF (Retired)This book is dedicated to the 234 Air Force Weather “Fallen Warriors” who lost their lives in the service of their country, and especially to Colonel Randolph P. (“Pinkie”) Williams, the founder of the Army Air Corps Weather Service. His aggressive pioneering and organizational efforts in 1936-37 are generally acknowledged as the impetus behind the evolution of the United States Air Force weather function as we know it today. Colonel Williams was killed in action September 5, 1944, when his photographic reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over France.WORLD WAR IINAMEKilled in Action (KIA)/Missing in Action (MIA)DATECapt Robert M. LoseyKIA21 Apr 40TSgt Daniel A. DyerKIA7 Dec 41Cpl Harold W. BorgeltKIA7 Dec 41Cpl James M. TopalianKIA7 Dec 41PFC Sherman LevineKIA7 Dec 41Pvt Richard E. LivingstonKIA7 Dec 411Lt James H. CookeMIA7 May 421Lt James W. PfluegerKIA9 Nov 42Pvt George D. CunningKIA2 Feb 43Pvt Gordon S. HartKIA2 Feb 43Pvt Earl W. WilsonKIA2 Feb 431Lt Amos M. Hutchinson, JrMIA16 Feb 431Lt William E. StodghillKIA25 Apr 43Capt Robert G. AhoKIA13 Jun 43MSgt Donald E. TiceKIA14 Jun 43TSgt Ben SlobutskyMIA10 Oct 43MSgt Raymond B. Orner, JrKIA16 Dec 43Capt John D. RootKIAUnknownTSgt Herman C. HudsonKIA16 Mar 442Lt Raymond W. PopeMIA20 Mar 44SSgt Everett N. DietrichKIA23 Mar 442Lt Leland T. Harder, JrKIA26 Mar 44SSgt David W. FogoKIA28 Mar 44Maj William P. “Tony” Conway, JrKIA1 Apr 44SSgt Russell E. HillKIA22 Apr 44Capt Edward P. McDermottKIA26 Apr 44Cpl Arthur H. Gill, JrMIA5 Jul 441Lt J. J. MannKIA7 Jul 44Sgt Joseph H. Kimmel, JrMIA30 Aug 44Col Randolph P. (“Pinkie”) WilliamsKIA5 Sep 442Lt John H. MacklinKIA22 Sep 44MSgt Richard W. StoodleyKIA22 Sep 44SSgt Charles H. HammillMIA25 Sep 44Cpl Robert P. HerbigMIA25 Sep 44Sgt Louis J. HellerKIA26 Sep 44Cpl Leonard S. HarrowKIA6 Oct 44Col Joseph A. Miller, JrMIA21 Oct 442Lt Robert L. ShawKIA25 Oct 44MSgt James K. HastingsMIA6 Nov 44Sgt Myron HirshfieldKIA6 Dec 44Capt Jean W. DixonKIA13 Dec 441Lt Howard R. HenryMIA13 Dec 442Lt Elgin E. FisherKIA13 Dec 442Lt William C. StilwellKIA13 Dec 442Lt Harold G. BrinkKIA13 Dec 44TSgt John F. SpellmanKIA13 Dec 44Sgt Albert F. WhalenKIA13 Dec 44Maj Frank T. Cox, JrKIA24 Dec 442Lt Richard W. Beard, JrKIA12 Jan 45Cpl Walter A. Marsh, JrMIA20 Jan 45TSgt Walter C. AhrensKIA23 Jan 452Lt Robert G. KraybillMIA27 Jan 45Cpl Carl E. HoustonMIA3 Mar 451Lt William L. KnowlanMIA10 Mar 452Lt Charles H. Janssen, Jr.MIA10 Mar 452Lt Charles A. Cannon, Jr.MIA10 Mar 45SSgt William H. HutchingsMIA10 Mar 45SSgt Frederick E. KeupMIA10 Mar 45MSgt Thomas W. SmithMIA21 Mar 45Maj Jay JacobsKIA23 Mar 451Lt Arthur J. BrestlinKIA23 Mar 45TSgt Cletus G. BiceMIA22 May 45Maj Robert C. KunzMIA19 Jun 45F/O James M. PycaMIA19 Jun 451Lt Stanley Z. AbramsMIA19 Jun 45SSgt Billy R. IshamMIA19 Jun 45SSgt Alvin C. SchaeferMIA19 Jun 45Capt Carl E. RimmeleKIA30 Jun 45Sgt Harold E. GstalderMIA25 Jul 45Cpl John R. WaiteMIA27 Jul 451Lt James A. FullerKIA12 Aug 45Lt Walter R. WestonMIA19 Oct 45KOREACapt David H. GrishamMIA3 Sep 501Lt James M. Schooley, Jr.KIA9 Oct 50Capt Warren G. HardingKIA7 Dec 50Capt Gerald L. BroseMIA11 Aug 51Capt Bruce K. NimsMIA21 Oct 51TSgt Carl M. SpenceMIA22 Feb 52SOUTH EAST ASIAKIA/ OtherA1C Norman S. BowersOther – Died in C-130 crash enroute from Da Nang, RVN to Japan6 Sep 66A2C Wayne S. MeachamSame as above6 Sep 66A2C Tullio P. Idice, Jr.Other – Died in swimming accident, Qui Nhon RVN23 Oct 66SSgt James C. SwannKIA4 Mar 68Sgt Edward W. MilanKIA4 Mar 68SSgt Eduardo Garcia, JrKIA18 Mar 68A1C Kenneth E. Baker, JrKIA22 Mar 68COLD WARNAMEKIA/OtherDATELt Col Keith R. GrimesOther – Died in EC-135 (TAC Airborne Command Post) accident near Kirtland AFB, NM14 Sep 77DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORMMSgt Samuel Gardner, JrOther – Died in C-5 accident on take-off at Ramstein AB West Germany, bound for DESERT SHIELD29 Aug 90SSgt Marc H. CleymanSame as above29 Aug 90SSgt Rande J. HulecSame as above29 Aug 90AFGHANISTANCapt Nathan J. NylanderKIA27 Apr 2011RECONNAISSANCENAMEOTHERDATE1Lt Joseph E. FinkeyDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 471Lt William N. GreenDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 471Lt Paul G. JordanDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 472Lt Donald DeNeauDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 47MSgt James D. MatthewDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 47TSgt George W. BessireDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 47SSgt David C. BrownDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 47Sgt Edward C. DeckerDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 47Cpl Earl P. DomangueDied, Aircraft Accident31 Dec 471Lt Otis A. YoungDied, Aircraft Accident28 Sep 481Lt Jay A. SteinbrennerDied, Aircraft Accident28 Sep 481Lt John P. TrostelDied, Aircraft Accident28 Sep 48TSgt Harry A. HoltDied, Aircraft Accident28 Sep 48Maj Roy H. BrunsDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49Capt Cleo S. MaddoxDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49Capt John C. MaysDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 491Lt James E. SheweyDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 491Lt Andrew J. RooksDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49TSgt Clarence J. HyattDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49SSgt Harry N. BarkerDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49SSgt Preston S. TreadwayDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49Sgt James A. SappDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49Cpl Harry N. CardenDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 49Cpl Robert D. MyrmanDied, Aircraft Accident3 Nov 491Lt Walter KruegerDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 522Lt Vincent P. GendusaDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 522Lt Robert J. ShawDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 52MSgt Frank P. LeachDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 52Sgt Donald E. ParkerDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 52Cpl Francis X. TolandDied, Aircraft Accident26 Feb 52Maj Bruce AcebedoDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52Capt Guilford A. HopkinsDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52Capt Robert L. KizerDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52Capt Leonard B. WinsteadDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 522Lt August I. LamDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52MSgt Edwin M. FultzDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52TSgt George R. ShookDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52Sgt Elbert E. KingDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52SSgt Hayden C. ShulzDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52SSgt Carlton J. FoseDied, Aircraft Accident5 Apr 52Maj Sterling L. HarrellMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52Capt Donald M. BairdMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52Capt Frank J. PollakMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 521Lt William D. BurchellMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 521Lt Clifton R. KnickmeyerMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52MSgt Edward H. FontaineMissing, Aircraft Accident28 Oct 52A1C Alton B. BrewtonMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52A1C William ColganMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52A1C Anthony J. FasulloMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52A3C Rodney E. VerrillMissing, Aircraft Accident26 Oct 52Capt William T. AllenDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53Capt Guy M. BroughtonDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53Capt John A. LellandDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53Capt Thomas H. SmatanaDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53Capt Thomas E. ZapolskyDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53SSgt Walter C. DrewDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53A2C Billy G. ElliottDied, Aircraft Accident18 Sep 53Capt Charles F. BakerDied, Aircraft Accident25 Sep 53Maj Dale RichardsonDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56Capt Leonard N. Chapman, JrDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56Capt Everett E. DysonDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 561Lt William J. Wolters, JrDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 562Lt William W. FaustlinDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56MSgt Fred T. Gregg, JrDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56TSgt Richard K. BrownDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56SSgt Ronald R. RaglandDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56A2C Elijah SpencerDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56A2C Melvin O. LindsayDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56A3C Douglas W. MaxsonDied, Aircraft Accident31 Aug 56Capt Raymond A. DurrDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56Capt Dewey A. KeithlyDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56Capt Leonard A. KlawaDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56Capt Lawrence E. MoniesDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 561Lt Waylon H. MoseleyDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56SSgt William A. TaylorDied, Aircraft Accident29 Dec 56A2C Gerald R. ArnnDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56A2C John E. HollisDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56A2C Mose F. Thomas, JrDied, Aircraft Accident28 Dec 56Capt Harold W. BalesDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57Capt Robert E. EichelbergerDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57Capt William P. SpilDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 571Lt Robert E. McGoughDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 571Lt Ralph L. SampsonDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 572Lt Bobby H SpencerDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57MSgt Woodrow B. RussellDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57A1C John W. CramerDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57A1C Donald D. DoddsDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57A2C Thomas F. PattersonDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57A2C Robert C. GlennDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57A3C Roger D. SigmanDied, Aircraft Accident17 Jan 57Capt Albert J. LauerDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58Capt Marcus G. MillerDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58Capt Clyde W. TefertillerDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 581Lt Courtland Beeler IIIDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 581Lt Paul J. Buerkle, JrDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58TSgt Delivan L. GordonDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58SSgt Kenneth L. TetzloffDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58SSgt Kenneth L. HousemanDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58A1C Randolph C. WattsDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58A1C Bernard G. TullgrenDied, Aircraft Accident15 Jan 58Capt Robert F. AldrichDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59Capt Robert A. BrownDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59Capt William Potter, JrDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59Capt Andrew P. StefurakDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 591Lt Carlton S. WhitneyDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 591Lt Frank C. King, JrDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59MSgt Donald R. FitzgeraldDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59TSgt Alfred E. EstesDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59SSgt Jack A. ParmeleeDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59SSgt Harvey O. WardDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59A1C Franklin D. RadcliffDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59A3C Scott Stephens, JrDied, Aircraft Accident4 Feb 59Capt John R. WillisDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 601Lt Robert W. BlantonDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 601Lt William L. HesseDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 601Lt Howard S. KellyDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 602Lt Lawrence K. DraperDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60MSgt Claude M. BurgessDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60MSgt James W. Fields, JrDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60TSgt Vernon W. PowellDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60A1C Edward L. ArmsteadDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60A3C Barney JablonskiDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60A3C Alfred Campbell, JrDied, Aircraft Accident8 Sep 60Capt Joseph W. IvinsDied, Aircraft Accident17 Sep 62Capt Paul H. PalmerDied, Aircraft Accident17 Sep 62Lt Bobby GalbrechtDied, Aircraft Accident16 Oct 62Lt Glenn SpragueDied, Aircraft Accident16 Oct 62Maj Joseph M. PairDied, Aircraft Accident17 Sep 63Capt Carl R. LaffoonDied, Aircraft Accident17 Sep 63Maj Conrad L. LienhartDied, Aircraft Accident21 Apr 64Capt Warren S. HillisDied, Aircraft Accident21 Apr 64TSgt Charles F. HeckmanDied, Aircraft Accident21 Apr 64Capt Robert O. BartlettDied, Aircraft Accident7 Nov 66Capt Leo R. OtwayDied, Aircraft Accident7 Nov 66Amn Terry J. NirolisDied, Aircraft Accident15 Apr 70Lt Col James B. McCravyDied, Aircraft Accident27 Jun 72Capt Harold A. “Pat” Moore, JrDied, Aircraft Accident27 Jun 72Maj Dale M. MannDied, Aircraft Accident27 Apr 73Capt Edward R. BushnellDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 741Lt Gary Wayne CrassDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 741Lt Timothy John HoffmanDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 741Lt Michael Patrick O’BrienDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 74TSgt Kennth George SuhrDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 74Sgt Detlef Wolfgang RinglerDied, Aircraft Accident12 Oct 74 ................
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