VPNAVY - VP- 4. 5 Shipmates Summary Page. VP- 4. 5 Shipmates. AGEE, AZCS Mike Retired mike. I served with VP- 4. AZ3 & AZ2. I served with VP- 4. ![]() AZ1.." [2. 5JUN2. ALLES, Todd J. tallessr@aol. I served in VP- 4. DEC6. 6 - 8. DEC6. I was an aircrewman, second wrench, and FE on Crew's 1. Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. The chain featured square hamburger patties and Frosties. In 1970, Thomas. Contacting Walmart Headquarters. Walmart is considered the world’s leading retailer. With thousands of stores in the United States alone, there is literally a.
April 1. 96. 7 to December 1. I rotated out of the Navy. Made two Deployments to NAS Bermuda and the NAF Lajes, Azores, Portugal and one to NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada. I am still in contact with two Shipmates, Greg Megas who now lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Al Mates who I just ran across in Hazlet, N. ![]() J. I would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts or how to contact Jerry Mc. Gee, last known address in JAX, Fla., Jonathan Sink from Manchester, N. H., Tom Marsiak from Uniontown, N. J., or Buck Jones, last known adress is Meridian, Ms.." [0. JAN2. 00. 0]. ARNOLD, G. M. "Jerry" nana. 48. I had the good fortune to serve with VP- 4. May 1. 96. 2 to December 1. P5s and P- 3s. George Boucher was a Shipmate on the P- 3 at NAS Jacksonville, Florida and I have forgotten the crew number. I remember Stan Jacon from those days. Also those lost in NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada (SEE: In Memorial for lost friends Air Tragedy at Argentia; Recovery Ops Continue 1. NOV6. 4). But for the grace of God it were us.." [0. AUG2. 00. 8]. AURIEMMA, John jboy@gwi. I served with VP- 4. VP- 3. 0 from 1. 97. Com. Fair. Kef from 1. VP- 1. 0 from 1. 98. VT- 2. 8 from 1. 98. Com. Fair. KEF from 1. NAS Brunswick, Maine from 1. NOV2. 00. 2]. BABINS, SCPO Stuart A. Retired stu. 35. 58@gmail. I served with VP- 4. VP- 5. 6 (1. 96. 1- 1. VP- 1. 0 (1. 96. 5- 1. VP- 2. 6 (1. 96. 8- 1. VX- 1 (1. 97. 0- 1. VP- 4. 5 (1. 97. 5- 1. VX- 1 (1. 97. 8- 1. FAW- 1 Detachment NSF Diego Garcia (1. ASMOD and ASWOC.." [E- Mail Updated 0. JAN2. 01. 7 | E- Mail Updated 1. AUG2. 01. 1 | E- Mail Updated 0. MAY2. 00. 6 | E- Mail Updated 2. DEC2. 00. 4 | E- Mail/BIO Updated 1. MAY2. 00. 4 | BIO Updated 2. JAN2. 00. 2 | E- Mail Updated 2. OCT2. 00. 1 | E- Mail Updated 2. MAY2. 00. 0 | Updated 1. FEB9. 8]. BALTRIP, Rodney rodney. I served with VP- 4. VP- 3. 0 as an AT3/CDI/SUPV. I was so happy to see a site where people like me can still re- live some of the best times of my life (Puerto Rico, Panama, and Honduras). FLY HIGH PELICANS!." [2. FEB9. 9]. BANKO, Phillip DES7. I served in VP- 4. I din'nt know how much fun and experience I was getting at this time and what great people I had the pleasure to meet. I wouldn't give a dollar to do it again but I won't take a million dollars to forget it either. Great time in my life and I often remember all the good times had during the two years in NAS Jacksonville, Florida. Everyone felt the impact of the crash in Newfoundland and the lost of personal friends. Again great experience and good Shipmates.." [0. MAR9. 9]. BARBEE, ATCS(AC) Stephen N. Retired stephenbarbee@comcast. VP- 2. 1 ('6. 7- '6. VP- 4. 4 ('6. 9- '7. NAMTRA ('7. 2- '7. VP- 4. 5 ('7. 5- '7. Commander, Patrol Wing Five (CPW- 5) ('7. VP- 2. 6 ('8. 1- '8. BUPERS ('8. 4- '8. Recently heard of the web page and appreciate someone talking the initiative and having the courage to develop such a page. I love reading the stories, especially from Shipmates I've served with in the respective squadrons. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me and I will try to respond.." [E- Mail Updated 1. APR2. 00. 5 | 0. 5NOV9. BARBOUR, CDR Rick Retired reb@cise. I served with VP- 1. VP- 4. 5 1. 98. 2- 1. Many fond memories.." [1. JAN2. 00. 0]. BARKER, Bill [email protected] was a radio operator in VP- 4.Crew 2. 2 from 1.I worked in the Communications Center during the NS Rota, Spain deployment from late 1.July of 1. 97. 0. Also made the NAS Sigonella, Sicily deployment in 1. NS Rota, Spain / NAF Lajes, Azores, Portugal deployment in 1. I went to NAS Memphis, Tennessee in 1. AVIB" school and then did a tour as an instructor at AVA school in the radar phase working for ATC Buchanan. Went to VP- 2. 3 in March of 1. April of 1. 97. 7 flying as a radio operator on CAC- 1. E- Mail Updated 1. MAR2. 00. 3 | 2. 9APR2. BARNETT, CDR Gordon Richard Retired.. BARNETT, CDR Gordon Richard USN (Ret) CO VP- 4 1. Jan 2. 01. 4. Gordon R. Barnett joined the Navy in 1. After earning his wings and commissioning, he served as a pilot with VC- 1. VT- 9. 7, VT- 4. 4 and VX- 1. Later assignments included tours in VP- 2. VP- 4. 5. Graduation from General Line School at Newport was followed by a tour as an instructor at the Aerial Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia. A tour on the staff of Commander Fleet Air Wings, U. S. Atlantic Fleet as Aerial Mining Officer and Advanced Undersea Weapons Officer followed. After a tour at the training command at NAS Pensacola, Florida, he reported in 1. Commander Service Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet as Allowance/Complement Officer for the Pacific Fleet. In March 1. 95. 9 his career in ASW patrol plane aviation was renewed with a tour as Administrative Officer of VP- 2. Executive Officer of VP- 3. Commanding Officer of VP- 4. He retired shortly after completing that tour. A celebration of his life was held at 1. Feb 2. 01. 4 at the Alamo City Church, 6. IH 3. 5N, San Antonio, TX 7. Contributed by Larry Hames (VP- 4 Veterans Assn Database Manager) database@vp. APR2. 01. 4]. BARRETT, YN2 Don donald. I served with VP- 4. February 1. 98. 4 to March 1. Would be interested in hearing from squadron mates who served with me. To those who were in the squadron during that time, "thanks for making it a memorable and positive experience." I am now a "Fed" with the Department of Justice, and would like to hear from anyone who recognizes my name. Also, if anyone has a contact reference for Jim Wheeler, Richard Lodge, or any blackshoe who served during that time - drop a note. VP duty is the best duty, and we all know why.".." [E- Mail Updated 0. SEP2. 00. 4 | E- Mail Updated 2. DEC2. 00. 1 | E- Mail/BIO Updated 0. JUL9. 9 | 1. 3APR9. BARRON, PN2 David dbarron. I served with VP- 4. PNSA up through PN2. Great and lasting memories of the squadron and its personnel, and the deployments to NAS Sigonella, Sicilyand NAS Keflavik, Iceland. I recognize some of the names on the Pelicans page and hopefully will contact them as time permits. I reenlisted, transferred, and served a few months with the Naval Recruiting District in Albuquerque, New Mexico but then was medically discharged. Most of my 4 years, 7 months, and 2. VP- 4. 5. But who's counting? Since my discharge, I worked for the Air Force and for the past 2. Army, as a civil servant (Supervisory Technical Writer- Editor managing a lessons learned office for the Air Defense Artillery School at Fort Bliss, TX). But Anchors Aweigh will always betray my favorite service.." [E- Mail Updated 2. JUN2. 00. 8 | E- Mail/BIO Updated 2. JUN2. 00. 7 | 1. 6OCT2. BELMONTE, Frank fbelmonte@snet. I served with VP- 4. NAS Coco Solo, Panama, Canal Zone and NAS Bermuda. Currently living in Simsbury, Ct. Would like to hear from former Shipmates.." [2. DEC2. 00. 0]. BENITEZ, Benny F. I have been in the Navy both active and reserve for over 1. The Swordsmen" of VF- 3. NAS Oceana from 1. Upon leaving active duty I found my calling within the VP community in 1. I affliated with Patron 6. WG. In 1. 99. 3 I went aircrew I have flown on P- 3. B's and currently on - C's and have close to 8. I have flown with VP- 8, VP- 1. VP- 3. 0, VP- 4. 5, VP- 9. VP- 6. 6 since 1. Being a 1. 5 year veteran of the commerical airline industry, I am able to get around the country and offer my services to other TAR VP Sqd. In- Flight) AO's. I have been selected for NATOPS "Blue Card" instructor by CNARF currently working toward that qual. I guess that about it, I hope this helps you. Should you have any other further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.." [2. JAN2. 00. 0]. BERG, William E. Bill) billb@nehalemtel. I served with VP- 4. NAS Coco Solo, Panama, Canal Zone from 1. I was an AT assigned to 1- Boat. I stumbled across this site recently and it really brings back memories. What a pleasant surprise to find messages on this site from Shipmates trying to get a hold of me. I have made contact with Gerald Green and are waiting for a response from Ken Gold, and would encourage others from VP- 4. It would be fun and interesting re- establishing our friendships.." [1. JUN2. 00. 0]. BERSLEY, AE Le. Roy insp. 24. 3@yahoo. After Basic and A school (AE), I was stationed at NAF Kadena, Okinawa, Japan (AIMD) from August 1. February 1. 98. 0 then VP- 4. NAS Bermuda and NAS Sigonella, Sicily) at NAS Jacksonville, Florida until I left the military in July 1. MACOI, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Office Of Information. Biographies(Bios are in Alphabetical Order; Click Picture to Enlarge)Barry Abrams Barry Abrams in Saigon, at left, with his good friend, John Mikesch; then Barry in later life in Paris. Barry Abrams, born in Amarillo, Texas in 1. University of Nebraska. When he arrived in Saigon in December 1. AFVN, he was quick to learn how to operate the cramped control room, and to handle the somewhat primitive equipment he found there. He and AFVN colleague, John Mikesch, became fast friends, and their friendship continued until Barry's death in 2. John's memories of Barry follow. We both ended up living at the Dia Nam BEQ for the first month or so. We celebrated Christmas Eve together eating Chinese food in a little restaurant that had French music playing. We enjoyed a bottle of Liebfraumilch wine to continue the international theme. By month two we were both in the Ambassador BEQ, sharing a room. It was a routine to always head up to the roof of any building we were staying in after we got home from the station. It was amazing to watch and hear all the nighttime activity, mortars and rockets (which we hoped would never fall short; they often flew overhead of our position), flares, and that constant siren with the sound of explosions every so often. Several times we were spotted by the MP's and they were most unhappy, but amazingly we never got caught. Barry and I spent hours debating logic, ethics, and "what this is really all about." Barry was a very bright man. At the station I was able to show him some of the tricks of television, and once out of the building we shared great meals and wonderful discussions. Later Barry also found a little apartment near Cholon. He had purchased a motorcycle, so we did a few day trips to Long Binh and a few other nearby communities. There were also a few evenings when Barry picked me up at the Ambassador and we spent the night. It was all highly illegal and dangerous, which made it all the more fun. By late 1. 96. 7 Barry had worked out a deal with JUSPAO to do some media relations with their unit. When his first wife came to Vietnam at one point, Barry was busy with his JUSPAO responsibilities, so I became her host. We were able to eat dinner at Mike Turpin and Lili's apartment, then a little tour of the station. Got her back to her hotel before curfew. After Barry's time with the Army, he went to work for a television station in Honolulu as a photographer and producer. He had a new wife and son. Then, in the 1. Barry's mom was in poor health, living in New York state. Barry and I determined that their trip from Honolulu to New York might be easier if they spent a few days in Seattle on the way. I met the plane, and it was great to see Barry, and to meet his wife and son, Jesse, and even the family dog. I was able to get a job offer for Barry at KING- TV as a photographer in the production department (much better deal than working as a photographer in news). He said "thanks, but I have to do this," and that was the last time I saw Barry. In 2. 00. 3 he began a job teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) for Air France employees in Paris. He was working there when lieukemia entered his life, and that life ended in August of 2. We had continued our friendship with phone calls and e- mail until the end. Charles Benson "Chuck" Adams Chuck is pictured in 1. Da Nang, where he is joined by a visiting Ron Ely (TV's Tarzan); then we see Chuck and his bride Nancy at their 7 July 2. Toronto. I served as assistant to the OIC at AFNE, based in Frankfurt, Germany, from 1. Then I was with AFVN from May 1. May 1. 97. 1, serving first as OIC of AFVN Da. Nang/Det. 2 for six months on Monkey Mountain, where I succeeded Air Force Capt. Elliott "Johnny" Johnson. Then I served as Chief of News/news director of the network, based in Saigon, for the rest of my tour. I separated from the Army upon arrival back in the States with the rank of captain. I received the Army Commendation Medal while with AFNE, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and Bronze Star while with AFVN. I've always enjoyed telling about my Vietnam experience, which could have been completely different. Because, as one who enlisted for Signal Corps OCS (I was a radio- TV speech major at Ohio State, where I also got a master's in broadcast journalism), I actually went through Infantry OCS at Fort Benning, where I was trained to be an Infantry platoon leader. But a visit to officer personnel while at Signal School at Fort Gordon, and an offer to give Uncle an extra year, produced the AFNE assignment. Re my RVN experience, when people ask what I did in Vietnam, I tell them I spent half my tour in a movie ("Good Morning, Vietnam") and the other half in a TV series ("China Beach"). I missed Adrian Cronauer by several years in Saigon. The in- country R& R station and also a MASH hospital was at China Beach in Da. Nang. And that, of course, led to "China Beach," the TV series starring, among others, Dana Delaney and Marg Helgenberger. When I consider what I was trained to be in Vietnam, and what my classmates did, I consider myself very fortunate. There were a number of Purple Hearts, but only one KIA. We graduated 1. Infantry in June 1. Jake Kinser, an Army aviator, died in combat. So I always thank my lucky stars, in the Infantry platoon leader sense, but also because one of the first things I was given to read upon arrival in Saigon was the story of AFVN Hue and Tet of 1. I've actually spent most of my life as a sports PR guy, beginning in NBC Press Department and then moving to NBC Sports. I worked in pro soccer with the New York Cosmos and North American Soccer League, baseball in the Baseball Commissioner's Office and with the Chicago White Sox, and here in Florida with the PGA Tour. Since 2. I've been writing for the Beaches Leader/Ponte Vedra Leader, a "mom and pop" twice- a- week paper based in Jacksonville Beach.(2. UPDATE) Along with my 2. Nancy came my retirement from the Beaches Leader. I was there a total of 1. James Edgar Adams A snapshot of Lieutenant Colonel Adams at a reception is followed by a headshot of Colonel Adams in retirement. Rocky Mount, North Carolina native James Adams, born 8 October 1. Blessed with a natural radio voice, he was hired as a deejay by a local radio station at the age of 1. It was a job he would keep through his graduation from Rocky Mount High School in the class of 1. Then, with war blazing, he enlisted in the Navy 2. July 1. 94. 3 and saw action in the Pacific. Following his discharge 3 May 1. Working at WTAR- TV, the NBC affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia, he became a news anchor by the time he was 3. His military career had not yet ended, however. The young media personality joined the National Guard 1. September 1. 95. 0 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. His service in Korea as an aerial and forward observer earned him a Bronze Star for Valor. Converting to a regular Army career, he attended Signal Corps Officer Basic in 1.Captain. A tour with American Forces Radio and Television Service followed with an assignment as OIC of AFN- Europe, and then he headed to the White House Communications Agency, a tour for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit.He was named OIC of AFVN in 1.Saigon 2 June 1. 97. Lieutenant Colonel was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star for Service with one cluster. His final tour prior to his retirement in 1. Colonel was a Pentagon posting as Director of Command Information. In 1. 99. 3 the Colonel and wife Madelyn moved from their home in Springfield, Virginia to Indian River Colony Club, a retirement community in Melbourne, Florida. Locally known as "the Voice," the Colonel often accepted speaking engagements at the retirement village, and he was a frequent lay reader at his church. He was also an active member of the Cape Canaveral Chapter, Military Officers' Association of America. Following the death of Madelyn, his wife of 6. The Colonel passed away 3. July 2. 01. 6 at the age of 9. He was survived by his wife, Raye, son James Lamont Adams of Lexington, Virginia, and by three grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. In addition to his first wife, Madelyn, Colonel Adams was preceded in death by his son Stephen Kent Adams, and a great- grandchild. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery. Ulysses Steven "Steve" Adolph IISteve was born 1.
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