Today in History – September 30, 1966 – LtCol W.M. Fowler ejects from F-100 #553502

30 September 1966 – LtCol Walter “Mel” Fowler’s F-100 #553502 is hit in the engine by gunfire over SVN. He came close to capture or death by closely advancing Viet Cong before his wingman suppressed the advancing VC and he was picked up from the rice paddy by an Army Helo. Fowler was serving with

Sager, Walter C.

Walter Charles Sager

Preferred Name: Walt

Date of Birth: September 29, 1930

Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel

Headed West Date: August 10, 2014

Lt. Col. Walter C. Sager was a US Air Force pilot awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 15 Air Medals, and a Commendation Medal for his service in Vietnam. His family called him a “courageous man of honor and integrity.”