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.
After leaving the service, Jim Kempton has been busy with Ranching; Civilian Flight Instruction; serving in the Idaho House of Representatives (Chair Transportation and Defense Committee); a Gubernatorial appointment (Northwest Power Planning Council (Member-Chair Power Committee); a Gubernatorial appointment to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Member-President); and a Gubernatorial appointment Idaho Transportation Board (Member-Vice Chair).
