Today in History – July 15, 1967 – T.H. Herndon ejects from F-100D #563275

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.

Stallings, Herbert D.

Herbert Dalton Stallings, Jr.

Preferred Name: Herbert

Nickname/Call Sign: H.D.

Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Headed West Date: January 9, 2009

H.D. Stallings was a pilot in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He was reknown for his studies in weightlessness.

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453 Bombardment Squadron, WWII
Korea
6/1964 522nd Special Operations Squadron/205th Fighter Wing, Commander, Clark AB, Philippines (F-100)
Vietnam

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Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters

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Today in History – July 15, 1967 – T.H. Herndon ejects from F-100D #563275

Stallings, Herbert D.

Herbert Dalton Stallings, Jr.

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