15 July 1967 – T.H. Herndon was flying F-100D #563275. Enroute to a target of 150 Vietcong in a treeline, he was hit by 57mm AAA during a climb. He ejected and was recovered by USAF Helo. Herndon was serving with the 531st TFS out of Bien Hoa AB.
“I was raised in Cordova, Alaska and retired in Tucson, Arizona It was great! 5050 hours at the controls (1750 in the Hun). I worked closely with Army, Navy, Marines, NATO, CIA, DIA, DEA and a couple of other 3-letter companies. Even the staff jobs provided some fun.
We moved to Tucson in 1994; bought a motorhome & traveled until we got tired. We sold the motorhome and I came out of retirement to take a job as the Director of Operations of NextMed, a national medical services firm headquartered here in Tucson.
Retired again in 2006 and get my kicks now spending weekends in the 14 prison yards that surround Tucson, working in Chuck Colson’s (of Watergate fame) Prison Fellowship Ministry.
Maybe I’ll see some of you guys there.”
