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Today in History – September 23, 1965 – 1Lt G.W. Marlowe is rescued after ejecting from F-100 #553738

23 September 1965 – G.W. Marlowe was serving with the 429TFS out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. On a strafing mission over SVN, his F-100 was hit by gunfire, and Marlowe was forced to eject. He was rescued by Helo and uninjured.

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Richard Stamler

Preferred Name: Richard
Nickname/Call Sign: The Great Pumpkin, The Dude, Bulk and Destructo
Date of Birth: May 17, 1944
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Grand Island, NY
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Richard flew the F-100 from 1968-1969 at Cannon AFB, NM, and from 1969-1970 with the 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Tuy Hoa AFB, RVN.

He says it was “A career with more fun than the law allows (Ask any of my former Squadron CC’s!).”

Units Assigned

  • UPT Willy Air Patch Class 68H (T-41, T-37, T-38)
  • The usual round of survival schools.
  • 1968-1969 F-100 RTU, Cannon AFB, NM (F-100)
  • 1969-1970 306th TFS, Tuy Hoa AFB, RVN, (F-100)
  • 1970 F-4 short course, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
  • 1970-1971 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC (F-4)
  • 1971-1974 43rd TFS, Elemendorf AFB, AK (F-4)
  • 1974-1975 25th TFS, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand (F-4)
  • 1975-1979 F-4 IP, George AFB, CA, (F-4 – a lifetime!)
  • 1979-1981 NATO Staff Officer, Ramstein AFB, Germany
  • 1981-1983 F-4 IP, Homestead AFB, FL (F-4)
  • 1983-1986 NATO Staff Officer, Naples, Italy
  • 1986-1988 TUSLOG DO, Ankara, Turkey, (C-12)
  • 1988-1991 16th AF DO, Torrejon AB, Spain (F-16)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-41
T-37
T-38
F-100
F-4
C-12
F-16

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • SOS
  • Correspondence
  • Command and Staff
  • Correspondence
  • War College
  • Correspondence

Civilian Education:

  • 1966 BS/Sociology, West Texas State University (Now West Texas A&M)
  • 1978 MS/Education, Chapman College

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