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Some of the Original Raunchy Redskins with the Big Chief just prior to his Change of Command

Skipper Bill Reed and XO Frank Herndon muster the officers for a "family picture" while in Pearl Harbor on our way to WestPac in 1969.

A group of Aircrewmen pose during the 1966 cruise

In Memoriam - Our Fallen Squadronmates

 Mel Aden Bob Kilpatrick Warren Lockwood Eric Peterson
Jimmy Conrad Dave Grossglass W. P. Mathews Bill  Reed
Larry Cover David Hannum Jack McAfee Robert Veach
Gene Eagan Gus Herrmann F. X. McCarthy Bob Vermilya
Kenneth Edwards Hank Innes James McGill Vincent "Vic" Vicari
Tom Goen John R Kitts R. D. Nichols  
       
High Flight A Naval Aviator's Heaven

In Memoriam - Fallen Honorary Raunchy Redskins

Lt(jg) Cody A. Balisteri - USN Cdr Jack Feldhaus - USN Lt(jg) Ralph Foulks - USN Lcdr Norman S. Levy - USN
Capt Marvin Mayfield - USAF Lt(jg) Craig M. Taylor - USN Cdr Thomas E. Woolcock - USN  
       

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Redskins on Our Contact List - Contact Gordon Thomas if We Don't Have You Listed (Click here)

Indicates RRs who attended the 2009 Reunion in Pensacola - ask them if they had a good time!
"The older we get, the better we were!"
Jerry Adams Vann Goodloe  Russ McKay Bob Schottle
Orville Alwin Rick Grant  Roger McTighe Mike Scuro
H. W. Anderson JoAnn Nussbaum (Grossglass) Bill Medley  George Seidel
Buzz Barlow Ray Grulkowski Thomas Monroe Neil Sellers
Tom Bartholomew Bob Gustaveson Joe Montanaro  Ward Serig 
Bobby Bell Jim Hall Rawson Mordhorst  Rodger Sitko
Harold Berry Arnie Harden Russ Morris  Ed Skube
Neil Boynton Jessie Harris John Mosser Jerry Smith
Glenn Brisby  Webb Hayes Dave  Murphy John Smith
Hi Bronson Doug Heggie  Chuck Murry Russell Sprague
Arne Bruflat  Frank Herndon Charles Nelson Don Stanford 
Bob Burnand  Ray Hightower  Alan Nobles  Tom Starbuck
Ken Burns  Don Hildre Rod Nunnelly Bob Stemsrud 
Rick Burroughs Paul Hine Ken Nyland Frank Strong 
George Cagle Bill Hobdy  Harley Olsen   George Tarrico
Steve Caple Leon Houglum Bruce Owens Rick Tessada
Buck Carlton  Doug Huff Jim Payton Gordon Thomas
James Carmichael  Jim Hughes John Pedrick John Thomas
Larry Carter Tom Hutchinson Ed Pencek Paul Thorpe
Rudy Cartwright Chris Jensen Dennis Pepe Ginnie Vermeilya
Bruce Casey Jon Jentz  Pete Peterson  Vern Vilhauer
Jim Cavanaugh Jim Johnson Priscilla Peterson Vern Von Sydow 
Chip Chapman Larry Johnson  Jim Petrovich Bill Waechter 
Ron Clarke  Mike Jones  Tom Phillips  Jim Waring
Steve Coakley Rich Keenan  Tom Pocklington  Dave Weighton
Jim Cutropia Leo Keiffer  Roy Powell Roger Wharton
Robert Dalton Clyde Kizer Craig Reynolds Howie Wheeler
Roger Duvall Chuck Knigge Roger Rich Bob Wildman
Ollie Donelan  Bill Klopp Earle Rogers  Curtis Williams
Jim Dunwell Matt (Hap) Kreitlow Jim Rooney Ric Williams
Tom Finley Carl LaSala  Bill Roy  Ted L. Williams 
Walt Fiorentini Dick Lynas Don Sanborn Ward Winter
Gene Fogarty Charlie Mack Dan Sanders  Woody Woodroof 
Al Fox  Ed Marsyla  John Schmitt  Bill Zidbeck 
Phil Fuller Doyle McEwen Ron Schoenfeld  Joe Zimmerman
Bill Gieseke        

Honorary Redskins

Don  Adams  Mike Delamore Bill Isenhour Tom Tucker
Rick Adams Larry Feldhaus  Lori Mayfield Mike Tierney
John Casper  Tiff Hawks Jon Ryan Deane Woods 
James Conrad       

Contacts We Once Had but We've Lost Somehow - Contact Gordon Thomas if You Can Help Us (Click Here)

Jewel Dixon Robert McCaffery Gail Prickett Bill Thigpen
Jack Lenertz Dale Myers Rick Risher  

Wayward Raunchy Redskins (where or where art thou?)

James Aadland A/C Frejosky A. W. Jones Bill Runyon
Daniel Abbott A/C George Stanley Kowalski Gerry Schussler
Randall Amero Len Gonerka A/C Lancaster Gary Smith
A/C Anderson Gerry Griffin Chief Lawson Jimmie Stalcup
George Armstrong Tom Grisham Robert Linskey Richard Stringham
A/C Bandow James Guest Chief Martin "Doc" Sumner
Ronald Blackwood Terry Hall Tom May Chris Thomas
Tom Borman  Bill Haney Chief Maze Hal Tipton
Michael Brantly Lee Haney Thomas Moore Robert Tuthill
David Butler A/C Hogan Billy Mosman Jerry Vanatta 
Dave "Rory" Calhoun Neil Holman A/C Mullen Larry Wahl
Donald Carroll Robert Hostetter Wayne Noah Kenneth White
Roland Cockerham Dave Humphreys A/C Parker Mike Wilkins
Thomas Cole Pete Hunting Al Peloquin John Williams
A/C Cooke W. D. Inman Bob Peters John Wolf (Doc)
Bob Delashmitt A/C Jarvis Wade Pharis Chester Wood
Jerry Dunford Steve Jennings Bernard Reilly A/C Waite
Don Ezell A/C Johnson Ronald Richardson Bill Wraith
A/C Finch A/C Jones Royce Roberts A/C Zulevic

Honorary Raunchy Redskins we're also looking for  (Click here)

Maj J.E. Barrow, 497th TFS Lt E. L. Foss, VA-55 Lt Neal E Holben, VA-155 Lt Ross Terry, VF-154
Lt Allen Carpenter, VA-72 MAJ Laird Guttersen, 497th TFS Capt Martin Scott, 354th TFS Lt(jg) S. L. Vanhorn, VF-21
Cdr Christensen, USS Thomason Capt. C. L. Hambry, 388th TFW 1st LT S.P. Sox,  497th TFS Lt T.H. Walsh, 497th TFS
Lt(jg) L. Cunningham, VA-164 AMH3 Harrison, USS Oriskany Maj R. P. Taylor, 354th TFS Lcdr R. D. Weichman ,VA-164
Lt J. F. Dowd, VF-161 Ltjg R. A. Hegstrum, VA-22 Lcdr Charles Tanner, VF-154 Capt Norman Wells, USAF
Ltjg G. K. Flint, VF-161      
       
CAG Frank Koval Derek Van Hyning (MarDet) Capt. Wozar (MarDet)  

Links to HS-6 Memories:

Aircrewman Richard Gabrielson gave a 55 minute interview about his experiences in HS-6 from SAR to the Apollo XIV recovery as part of the Library of Congress' Veteran's History project. You can view the video from a link on the page.

AMH-1 Donald Payne worked on our birds.

Updated: 02/08/10