WO Mike Johnson in the left seat of 533, Cpt. Taylor in the right seat, and WO Scotty Reed saluting the photographer. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson.
Pete Verbeek - CE 534. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson.
Robert Fureigh-Musket 39 and Tim Mitchell, CE on 072 on the Musket standby truck. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson.
Ted Gaieski, Musket crew chief. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson.
RS-Mike Johnson, LS- John West, and gunner Steve Simmons. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson.
Jeff Thommen- Minuteman 10 (seated), Paul Workman, and Jim Somers. Picture contributed by Mike Johnson. Jim Somers identified by himself.
Jolly Wilson hot refueling FTL UH-1C 66-00520 with trail UH-1C 66-15069 in the background. Picture contributed by William "Jolly" Wilson.
Jolly Wilson holding 50 cal. ammo and 40mm grenades that were use to rearm cobras while on standby at Quang Ngai. The crew member with boy-son is Jim Somers, gunner flying on 069. Picture contributed by William "Jolly" Wilson.
Weldon Steve, crew chief on UH-1H 69-15569, the 198th Brigade Commander's aircraft, leans on his aircraft. The yellow step on the side of this bird was added after Col. Richardson was wounded in the knee by a mine fragment. Picture contributed by William "Jolly" Wilson.
Wallace Young in the right seat of a slick. Picture contributed by Wallace Young.
Mark Mercer in the left seat of a slick on the flight line at Chu Lai West. Mark later flew gunships and was wounded when struck by a bullet in the back of the head. The bullet lodged in the inner lining of his flight helmet. That same bullet had traveled through both legs of John Sharp before hitting Mark. Picture contributed by Wallace Young. Information contributed by Carl Zipperer.
Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius as an FNG in the right seat, but very happy to be in the seat and flying. Picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Terry P. Wasson, a 71st AHC Rattler who would rather have been a Minuteman. Terry spent most of his free time in the 176th area with flight school classmates and good friends Jeff Thommen, Larry Warrick, and Carl Zipperer. Carl and Terry were even in the same platoon together in basic training. Terry's most famous line spoken in Vietnam, "I'll show you who no can do." Terry, why did you still have your boots on at the time? Picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius. Information contributed by Carl Zipperer.
Lunch at Quang Tri during Lam SON 719. L-R Unidentified, Mike Waugh, Don Culler, Wayne Resemius, Wallace Young, Howard Jackson, Jim Somers, Unidentified-posssibly Hugh Grant. Picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Ron Handel-MM17 "I don`t know where he found his new door, but he sure was proud." Picture contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Lightnin gets to sit in the left seat today. Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Lt. Larry Arnett, a great guy. Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Howard "Blue" Jackson and Wallace "Sugar 4" Young. Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
Lightnin in hot POL,"Is that frost on their windscreen?" Picture and info contributed by Wayne "Lightnin" Resemius.
L-R John McCloud, Unidentified , SP5 Jr Richmond, Lt. Mike Arrendondo, and Cpt. Lorac Craig in front of Smokey 500. Picture contributed by Murlen Richmond.
SP5 Jr Richmond and Carl Rossomme-1970. Picture contributed by Murlen Richmond.
Henry Lipscomb in the gunner's well. Picture contributed by Murlen Richmond.
Henry Lipscomb out of the gunner's well. "Walk On The Wild Side".Picture contributed by Murlen Richmond.
Henry Lipscomb and John McCloud on the edge of an instant LZ at Kham Duc created by 10,000 lb bomb dropped from a C-130. Richmond and Lipscomb were on first lift after bombing. Picture contributed by Murlen "Junior" Richmond.
Mark Dekreon CE 027, in flight. Picture taken and contributed by Jim Simmons.
Paul "Groucho" Matix with Musket 027 on the pad at Hawk Hill. Picture contributed by Jim Simmons.
Jim Simmons "at work" as gunner on aircraft 027. Photo taken by Mark Dekreon-CE 027. Picture contributed by Jim Simmons.
Steve Dunn during pre-flight. Picture contributed by Joe Gross.
The LRRPs and the Pilots. Two pictures here. Be sure to scroll down. A picture of a Special Forces LRRP team and a picture of four pilots at Kham Duc rigged with the harnesses referred to as "monkey straps". The "monkey straps" indicate that these four pilots, 1LT Steve Arredondo, 1LT Joe Gross, 1LT Steve Dunn, and WO Jerry Penny were on a mission with Special Forces that was being conducted near or across the Laotian Border. The straps were worn in the event that the aviators were shot down and needed extraction by rope or ladder. Picture contributed by Joe Gross.Information provided by Carl Zipperer.
Keith Sutherland and Stan Gray (Spot). Picture contributed by Joe Gross.
1st Lt. Joe Gross himself. A fearless and highly respected aviator with an affinity for LRRP missions and combat assaults. Picture contributed by Joe Gross. Joe also had an accurate throwing arm and could pitch a glass through a fan with the best of them. Information contributed by Carl Zipperer.
Jay and Ed Lee Doyle(Gunner and crew chief for J Gross) and "541". Picture contributed by Joe Gross.
Chuck Fatheree in a slick (heaven forbid). Picture contributed by Joe Gross.
Chuck Fatheree and his baby (more like it). Picture contributed by Joe Gross.
Ed Lee Doyle, CE on UH-1H 68-15541- IN A GADDA DA VIDA. Picture contributed by Joe Gross. Need help with last name.
Musket "Peter Pilot" Roy Allman. Was this the only stick he was ever allowed to handle?
Mike Waugh, PP and Don Culler, MM28.Picture contributed by Mike Waugh.
Richard Grant in left seat. Picture contributed by Mike Waugh.
Bullet Proof! Mike Waugh on the pad, possibly at FSB Stinson, decked out in his chickenplate. Picture contributed by Mike Waugh.
Carl Rossomme in the left seat of his aircraft. "me [Rossomme] in the left seat but not my aircraft, there was a white chess knight on the avionics cover. This was a .51 third round hit (along with a smattering of .30) at about 1500 AGL- climbing out of one of COL Silver's Mech. Inf. positions. We performed an emergency landing at Center. Then flew her home - and then maintenance found the hole in the transmission." Picture and info provided by Carl Rossomme.
Stan 'Spot' Gray in the right seat and Rick Reavill in the left seat of the cockpit of UH-1H 67-17239. Rod Stewart of Bakersfield, CA. looks in the window. Picture contributed by Rick Reavill.
Rick Reavill in April or May of 1971, near Freedom Hill in DaNang on his second tour with the Screaming Eagle patch on his left shoulder and the Southern Cross patch on his right shoulder. In November 1971, this aircraft #369 which belonged to A Co. 158th Bn, 101st Abn. Div., suffered a fatal injury during a combat assault just south of the DMZ when it was set down on a burned off tree stump in tall grass in an LZ. Rick was with A Co. during Lam Son 719 when the 176th was OPCON to the 101st. Picture contributed by Rick Reavill.
Gaylon Basil, from Wichita, Ks. going out for an engine installation. June 1969 picture contributed by Ralph Liening.
Capt. Mark "Showboat" Schnoebelen. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mark is requested to send e-mail to Robert Fureigh, Musket 39.
WO Bill Irland . Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Musket crews during Lam Son 719 mission . L-R top Mark Dekreon CE, Mike Arredondo FTL, Butch Brant CE, Mike Mohar DG. L-R bottom Frank Donehoo DG, Tony Commander CE, Charles Piker pilot. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Tony Commander, CE and Frank Donehoo, DG with Rosemary's Baby at Khe San during Lam Son 719. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Frank Donehoo, DG with UH-1M 65-09533 at Chu Lai West. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Owen "Butch" Brant, "Bear Cub" . The tooth on the chain around his neck is from the skull "Mother Musket". Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Capt. Robert "Bob" Fureigh, Musket 39. Almost a full tour working on that mustache." 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Craig Thoricht (middle) and friends standing in front of an AH-1 Cobra gunship assigned to the 176th for a short period of time before it was turned over to the ARVN. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht.
Sgt. Thomas - Maintenance 1971. Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter .
Maintenance guys , E-7, Sgt Clifford Walls on left. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht.
Craig Thoricht in the back seat . Leroy Hansen from Minneapolis on left. A guy from New Jersey on the right. 1971 picture contributed by Craig Thoricht.
Clayton Jeter from Houston, Texas. Maintenance - Rotor Shop . 1971 Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter .
Gary Moody - Crew Chief from Pasadena, Texas Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter. 1971.
Bob Fureigh, Musket 39 and Butch Brant, CE, and unidentified PP with UH-1M 533 at Chu Lai West. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant..
WO Robert "Bob" Eason's flight helmet with the popular "Fly United" decorative painting. Bob was a pilot in the Blacksmith maintenance platoon. Bob's Vietnam tour was shortened when he was shot in the heel while flying a gunship mission. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Richard G. Michael, Musket 30 with 'nails' (flechettes) in his baseball cap. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
L-R Ted Gaieski, Tony Commander, Rodney Bacon, Unknown, and Paul Matix . with UH-1M 533 as she gets her pods mounted after P.E. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Tim Mitchell, CE, Paul "Groucho" Matix, Mark Dekreon, Jim Pruitt. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Muskets back from the first trip in support of Lam Son 719 . Top L-R Fred Coitio, DG, Steve Rodrigues, DG, Frank Donehoo, DG, Scott Reed Musket 33, Richard Grant Musket 35. Bottom L-R Robert Fureigh, Musket 39, Tim Mitchell, CE , Butch Brant, CE, Tony Commander, CE. 1971 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Relieved to be alive and on the pad at Chu Lai . Muskets back from first trip in support of Lam Son 719. L-R Donehoo, Dekreon, Brant, Steve Triontos, Fred Bearkiller, and Unknown. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Sgt Clifford Walls on top of aircraft 533 installing an L-13 engine with assistance from Unknown. A UH-1C becomes a UH-1M. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Tony Heines' "John Wayne" pose on Musket row at the Manor. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
WO Carpenter "Gramps" who was about 26 years old and Scotty Reed (in the cockpit). Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Jim Gilroy was DG on UH-1C 66-15089 Rosemary's Baby. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Capt. Tom Matice Musket 36 in the cockpit. Matice was well known for his aviation skills, but was also famous for going hot on rats in his personal AO with his .38 cal. pistol and was eventually required to turn in his personal weapons after each mission. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Cpt. Sando , a pretty nice guy for a "hard bar". Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Lt. Cardin aka "Rocket Man". 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
Don Bueche at the controls. 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
Cpt. James Frazier ?, aircraft maintenance officer. 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
Minuteman 29, Steve Clark in the left seat. 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
Non-rated avionics officer, name unknown . 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
WO Feasel at the controls. 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd and pilot identified by John Longstreet.
Maintenance officer WO Mike Redding and Sgt Dede who was with maintenance and 2nd flight on a trip to Cam Ranh Bay to pick up a new bird. 1970-71 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
CE Rick Phillips and CE Dennis Moine (flying as gunner) standing beside 15569 on the 198th Bde. pad on the beach. 1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips.
AC Dan Frazee and CE Rick Phillips with UH-1H 458 after tail rotor failure. Accident report- 101510H September 1970, UH1-1H 67-17458, 176th AHC. Aircraft, while hovering 5 feet above LZ, suddenly yawed violently to the right 360 degrees. The aircraft commander applied full left pedal and rolled off the throttle. however, the aircraft crashed and rolled terminating inverted. The aircraft sustained major structural damage to all major components. The tail rotor assembly and 90 degree gear box are missing and it is impossible to determine if the aircraft experienced a tail rotor failure or a tail rotor strike causing the 90 degree gear box to separate. 1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips.
AC Dan Frazee and CE Rick Phillips with UH-1H 458 after tail rotor failure, standing beside elevator. 1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips.
UH-1H 458 after tail rotor failure. Standing nearby are left to right Unknown (facing away), John Carillo, Magnarella, Ed Mendivil (without shirt). 1970. Picture contributed by Rick Phillips.
Don Culler (MM 28) - slick pilot. Wonder if Don still has that stick that he nearly wore out on the helmets of FNG peter- pilots? 70-71. Picture contributed by Don West .
WO Tilton and unknown crew chief by chopper. . Picture contributed by Steve Kerchenfaut.
Sp-4 Brian Elliot Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter.
Sp-4 Ladner Picture contributed by Clayton Jeter .
Slick and crew chief - Crew chief name and A/C tail number are unknown. 1970. Picture contributed by Don West.
Frank Donehoo with UH-1M 65-09533 standing between some "battle rash"....nothing serious. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Steve Simmons- Butch Brant described him as a "damn fine gunner". He was the last gunner who crewed 533 before Butch left in Sept. 1971. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Scotty Reed in the cockpit - helmet must have been too tight from the night before. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Stephan A. "Steve" Kerchenfaut, Musket 32 , SAC, IP, FTL with UH-1M 65-09533 at the "Manor". Steve served with the 176th AHC in RVN from June 1969 to January 1971. John Skeen, from Live Oak, FL. (not shown) was gunner on 533 at the time of this picture. Picture taken during the Fall of 1970 was contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Scott Reed, Musket 33 with 533. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Mark "Rocky" Wells and Tim Mitchell with UH-1C 66-15169 in an old jet hangar at the former MAG 13 area. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Chuck Fatheree, Musket 39 in the cockpit of UH-1M 533. 1970 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Rocky Wells, Jim Pruitt, and Butch Brant , Dec. 1970 picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Mike Mohar , DG, loading rockets in a 24 shot pod on UH-1M 533. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Musket crew members on a 3/4 ton truck at Chu Lai West. Top L-R Chuck Fatheree, Scott Reed, Cpt. Mercer. Bottom L-R Steve Rodrigues , and Jim Pruitt. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Mark "Rocky" Wells getting some stick time. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Name Unknown DG, Tim Mitchell CE, Roy Allmon, Pilot (top to bottom). Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Steve ? was DG on 533 during the summer of 1971. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Scott Reed and Steve Rodrigues on Musket row at the Manor. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Muskets stretch legs while refueling at Lang Veigh , the former Special Forces camp near Khe San,during Lam Son 719. L-R John Sharp, Robert Fureigh, Frank Donehoo, Richard Grant, Mark Dekreon, and Tony Commander. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Live from Laos. Muskets return to Chu Lai from support of Lam Son 719. Back L-R Donehoo, Gerald "Ski" Nowakowski, Mercer, Arredondo, Dekreon, Sharp. Front L-R Commander and Brant. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Butch Brant with 533 in Quang Tri during Lam Son 719. Picture contributed by Owen "Butch" Brant.
Cpt. Joe Lacher and 1LT. Joe Gross at Kham Duc. 1970 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
Cpt. Joe Lacher (176th Opns. Officer) showing his game face. 1970 picture contributed by Roger Ladd.
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