26 June 1969 – Capt John Casper was serving with the 413th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission to detect VietCong...
Read MoreElmer W. Guenther, Jr.
Preferred Name: Gus
Date of Birth: February 9, 1932
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Versailles, MO
Biography
Pilot Information
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Biography
I enjoyed the year of combat in the F 100 and considered it my best assignment.
Pilot Information
Units Assigned
- 1952 Aviation Cadet 54 ABC, Lackland AFB (Pre-Flight)
- 1953 Kinston, NC Primary (PA 18, T-6)
- 1953 Greenville, Miss (T-28)
- 1953 James Connelley AFB, Waco, TX (T-33)
- 1954 Lead-in gunnery training, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, TX (AT-33)
- 1954 Gunnery school, Luke AFB, AZ (F-84 E/G)
- 1954 Air and Ground Controller, K-47/K-55 Korea (T-6)
- 1955 Itazuke AFB, Japan (F-86F)
- 1957 Tinker AFB, OK (F 84, F-100)
- 1959 Instructor Pilot, Luke AFB, AZ (F 100)
- 1962 Dhahran AFB, Saudi Arabia (F-86F)
- 1963 Instructor & instructor upgrading, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
- 1967-1968 Phan Rang AFB, Vietnam (F-100 – 317 combat missions)
- 1968-1971 Luke AFB, AZ (F-100 & Staff Puke)
- 1971-1973 Davis Monthan AFB, AZ (A-7D)
- 1973-1976 Logistics staff officer, Langley AFB, MD
- 1976-1979 Selfridge ANGB (F-100, A-7D)
- 1979-1983 9th AF Director of Reserve Force Readiness, Shaw AFB, SC (A-10)
Awards & Decorations
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star
Flight Info
PA-18
T-6
T-28
T-33
F-84 E/G
F-86 F
F-100
A-7 D
A-10
Military & Civilian Education
Civilian Education:
- College BS Degree
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