Roster of A/101 AVN Veterans N - Q
The names on the following roster only represents our unit members that have contacted this web site. The roster is not meant to be a full representation of all personnel that served with our unit through time. If you are a A/101 Avn veteran, or are currently serving with our unit, please sign the roster.
Veterans Name |
Service Dates |
Call sign or Nick name |
MOS |
Current Occupation |
Current Location |
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Roger A. Nale |
10/65 -06/66 |
T-Bird 2 Warrior 22 |
Slick pilot (Warrior 22) Gun driver (Thunderbird/T-Bird 2) |
Retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 09/1996. Resigned my Warrant but am still in the Maryland National Guard |
Gambrills, MD |
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SFC James A, Napoli |
1991-1995 06/1998 to present |
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2nd flight plt sgt |
24456 from may 1991-may
1995 |
Ft Campbell,
KY |
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| Rick A. Nelson | August 2004 thru present | Comanchero 27 | MOS: 15T | Retired SFC, as of May 2010, Comanchero 27 Flight Platoon Sergeant, AKA: Gunny, Aug 2004 - May 2010 | Woodlawn, TN | |||||
| Thomas L. Nelson | March 1st - May 28th 1965 | Combat Engineer-TDY Door Gunner | Retired now I was with the 25th Inf. Div. 65th Combat Engineers. Assigned to the 501st AV, BN. "A" Co. at Bein Hoa, extended and transferred to Soc Trang on March 1st 1965 |
Grayslake (Wildwood), Illinois |
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Ken Newcom |
11 November 1968 - April 1969 |
Comanchero 69 |
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Walnut Ridge Regional Airport Manager |
Walnut Ridge, AR |
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| Jamie A. Newman Sr. | 5 Dec 68 - 5 Dec 69 |
67A10/67A1F |
Bailiff for the Springfield, MO. Municipal Court , Springfield, MO. Retired Army 1989 | Fair Grove, Missouri | ||||||
| Glenn Nichol | Nov. 70 May 71 | Lurch, I Hopped up my m-60 to fire at higher rate {700 rpm) | 11B2P Transferred into A/101 in Nov. 70 as Vol. Door gunner. Flew on miss. CCN. Lam Son 719. Flew mostly on aircraft #103 with Ron Kuhn. | Truck driver E. US | Ft. Branch, IN | |||||
Jim Nichols |
11/69-7/70 |
COMANCHERO TWO SIX |
A 101- F TRP 2/17 |
777 Driver American Airlines |
Big Timber, MT |
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TIMOTHY NIDIFFER
|
1999 to 2001 2003-2004 |
Comanchero
07 |
A CO
4/101 COMANCHERO
FIRST SERGEANT |
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Memphis, TN |
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CW3 Jeff Niklaus
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APR 87 - FEB 90 |
Commanchero 33 |
#23303 |
Currently assigned
to B CO 6/101 AVN |
Clarksville, TN |
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Gene Neel |
1971-1972 |
Comanchero 666 |
CPT - Operations Officer |
Civil Engineer Consultant |
Dolores. CO |
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Tom Nietsche |
70/71 |
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Pilot |
Pilot |
Neshanic, NJ |
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| RICHARD H NOLAN | OCT68 - OCT69 | aircraft 66-01116 |
Crew Chief
67V20 67N20 |
BURIEN, WA | ||||||
George Nonestied |
12/64-5/66 |
AC# Warrior 21 |
Crew Chief, Warrior 21 |
Retired from General Motors |
East Brunswick, New Jersey |
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| Douglas A Nystedt | Nov. 68 to Nov. 69 |
67/ N 20 crew
chief/ door Gunner
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retired | Aurora, MN | ||||||
| Jeremiah P. O'Berry III | 20100315-present | MOS 15T | Platoon Sergeant, A 4/101 Avn Regt | Fort Campbell, KY | ||||||
| Thomas M. Odaniel | 70/71 |
Comanchero 13 |
Pilot | Passed in 2006 | ||||||
| Steve Olson | 1983 to 1985 |
AC #78-23011 |
67T | Police/Fire Dispatcher | Des Moines, Iowa | |||||
| Joseph W. Oliveira | 70-71 | Comanchero 20 | Pilot | retired police/currently respiratory care practitioner | Oakdale, CA | |||||
| Scott Optenberg | 70/71 | Door Gunner 67A1F then 67N20 | Ph.D. Clinical Director, Inpatient Care | Kelseyville, CA | ||||||
| Patrick K. O'Neill | July 2001-present |
153D |
Maintenance Test Pilot | Clarksville, TN | ||||||
Edwin B.
O'Quinn
|
1965 |
Thunderbird 8 |
Pilot |
Pilot for Continental Airlines flying B777 Now Retired |
Magnolia TX |
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| Alan Owenby | Oct 82 thru Jul 86 | MOS: 153D NVG/SIM UT | Retired MP/ME Senior Analyst | Huntsville, AL | ||||||
Milo Overstreet
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1967-68 |
Eagle |
Pilot |
Adjunct Instructor, ENMU. Roswell |
Roswell, N.M. |
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Ed Pablo |
67-69 |
336th AVN T-birds |
CE T-Bird 2 - CE Warrior 23 |
Retired 1SG - US Army RET. |
Graham, Wa |
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| David A. Packard | 67/68 | |||||||||
| Norman "butch" Painter | 8/59-4/62 | 101st Avn co | aircraft control tower | Participated in oper swift strike | East Tawas, MI | |||||
| Brady Palmer | Sep 01-Aug 02 | 67T | Lockheed Martin | Savannah, GA | ||||||
Lynn R. Patterson
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66-67 |
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T-Bird |
Disabled
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Massillon, OH |
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| Arthur Parish | March 1969 to January 1970 |
67N20 |
Retired from Southern California Gas Company as New Business Project Manager | Lancaster, CA | ||||||
| Craig A. Paske | 1991-1994 | Commanchero 06 | 15A | Retired, working as a Contractor | Rineyville, KY | |||||
MICHAEL J
PAVISICH
|
8-11-69 TO 8-11-70 |
A Co.101 St
AHB
F TROOP
2/17 CAV |
Door Gunner / Recon |
Federal
Aviation Administration (DOT) Aviation Safety Inspector |
Davie FL |
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| Lawrence E. Payne | Sept. 70-Oct. 71 | 67a1f | Service Tech. GM Dealer | Enid, OK | ||||||
Ben Peeples |
12/8/68-03/69 |
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infused with Lancers at Camp Evans in March of 1969 |
Lawyer |
Charleston, SC |
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| Kenneth R. Pelfrey | Mar'65 - Dec'65 | Warrior 21/ Eagle Lead | Inf/Avn | Certified Public Accountant | Columbus, Ohio | |||||
| Gene Persons | Nov 68 Nov69 | 67N20 | Retired | Sheffield, Iowa | ||||||
Charles D. Petty |
03/71-12/71 |
Comanchero 15 |
Pilot |
Retired |
Stuart, FL |
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George "Buddy" Petty Jr. |
70 |
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Pilot |
Brigadier General, United States Army Reserve, Active - Pesticide business and work for Dow Chemical |
Mayfield, KY |
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Grover Pickel |
1970 |
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Crew Chief / Door Gunner |
Retired –
Analytical Biochemist / Immunochemist
Present -
Master Gold/Silversmith - Carver / Musician |
Branson, MO |
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Frank Pierce
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Sep 1978 - Sep 1984 |
Assigned to D/A Co |
Pilot |
General Manager for D&D Co, Clarksville, TN |
Clarksville, TN |
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James Pfutzner |
71 - 72 |
One Six (sweet little sixteen) |
(Captain America) |
Retired Bureau of Prisons |
Jacksonville, NC |
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| Michael J. Polyak | 2 Jan 03 - 27 Oct 03 | 153DC | NJARNG that was attached to A 4/101 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. | GS-13 UH60 SP/IE | Flemington NJ | |||||
Major John, HB, Pope |
71 |
6 |
Pilot, A/101 Commander |
Passed On April 2002 RIP |
Webster, TX |
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| Robert R. Potter | Apr 69-Feb 70 | 67N20 | Fresno. CA | |||||||
| Paul Poulson | 1984-1986 | Plt Ldr/XO | Ret/Self Employed | Huntsville, AL | ||||||
Charlie Poulton |
May 65 - Dec 65 |
Gun Platoon T-Bird 2 |
WO-1 Pilot |
I retired from the Army in 1988 as a 05. I then opened a Hobby Shop (model airplanes) in Tampa, FL and still run it. |
Land O’ Lakes, FL |
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| Harold L Powell | 12/68 to 03/69 | 67N2P | AC # 66-00998 | Disabled |
Holts Summit,
MO |
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Rod Presnell
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Jul 97- present |
Comanchero 45 |
CW3 |
Co 4-101 Avn Regt
Instructor Pilot &
Instrument Flight Examiner. |
Clarksville, TN |
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Michael A. Proff
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Fall of '65 until late Fall
'67 |
101Avn T-Birds and Warriors 336th Avn Warriors |
CE on TBird Chief aircraft - 14 mos total with TBirds, last 8 mos TBirds PLT SGT- Warrior 6 CE and CE on other Warrior Aircraft |
Self employed owner of Thunderbird
Flying Service, Inc of 41 years. Commercial pilot, aerial
application pilot, Fire Bombing pilot and test pilot. 50 yrs of aviation
with 21,000+ total hours |
Rosalia, WA |
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John Pruden
|
22 JUL 91 - 9 SEP 93 |
Commanchero 29 |
Pilot (WO1 - CW2) |
Flight Training
Administrator |
West Chester, OH |
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Richard Quesnel |
1967-68
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Pilot |
Self Employed Ag Pilot
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Vassar, Michigan
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