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
Ted Banick – Headed West – December 11, 1932 – December 24, 2015 Col. Theodore J. Banick, USAF, Retired, passed into eternal peace on Dec. 24, 2015 in Banning, CA. Ted, as he was known to all, was born Dec. 11, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Stephanie who preceded him in death. Ted …
Super Sabre Society member Lt. Col Benton “Ben” Boyer (93) from Hawarden, Iowa, headed west on December 17, 2015. Ben was a resident of the Hillcrest Health Care for the past 14 years. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden. Burial …
SSS member Charles D. (Chuck) MacGillivray headed west December 6, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Pat and four children: Chuck MacGillivray, Jr (Traci), Kevin MacGillivray, Brian MacGillivray, and Kathleen Hilliker, four grandchildren: Carson Hilliker, Charlie MacGillivray, Nicole McConeghy, Danielle Wood, and three great-grandchildren: Brooklynn Soqui, Ethan and Kaleb Wood. He is …