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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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Denton, Gordon E.

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Gordon E. Denton

Preferred Name: Gordon
Nickname/Call Sign: Gordy/Sonny
Date of Birth: February 19, 1943
Highest Military Grade: Select
Biography
Pilot Information

Gordon “Sonny” Denton flew the F-100C from 1963-1968 with the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the NMANG, then from 1968-6/1969 with the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing out of Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam. He then returned to the NMANG from 1969-1983 flying the F-100 and the A-7 D and K models.

Units Assigned

  • 1963-1968 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, NMANG (F-100C)
  • 1968-6/1969 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100C)
  • 1969-1983 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, NMANG (F-100C, A-7D/K)

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