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.
Hal Gabby flew the A, C, D, and F models of the F-100 from 1957 to 1967. He was assigned to the Flight Test Division at Holloman AFB, NM, the 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron/48th Tactical Fighter Wing out of Lakenheath AB, England, and the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa AB in Vietnam.
Hal flew 300 missions in Vietnam: 13 in Route Pack 1 and 2 and 87 mostly in III and IV Corps.
