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Following the Paris Peace Accords of January 1973, US prisoners of war were returned during Operation Homecoming during February through April 1973. Operation Homecoming was a series of diplomatic negotiations that in January 1973 made possible the return of 591 American prisoners of war held by North Vietnam. On Feb. 12, 1973, three C-141 transports flew to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and one C-9A aircraft was sent to Saigon, South Vietnam to pick up released prisoners of war. The first flight of 40 US prisoners of war left Hanoi in a C-141A, later known as the 'Hanoi Taxi' and now in a museum. From February 12 to April 4, there were many C-141 missions flying out of Hanoi, bringing the former PoWs home.
During the early part of Operation Homecoming, groups of PoWs released were selected on the basis of longest length of time in prison. The first group had spent 6-8 years as prisoners of war.
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines each had liaison officers dedicated to prepare for the return of American PoWs well in advance of their actual return. These liaison officers worked behind the scenes traveling around the United States assuring the returnees' well being. They also were responsible for debriefing PoWs to discern relevant intelligence about MIAs and to discern the existence of war crimes committed against them.
Numbers have been contested over the years, but the initial official account is that during Operation Homecoming, 591 PoWs were released to US authorities; this included a few captured in Laos and released in North Vietnam. US President Richard Nixon announced that all US servicemen taken prisoner had been accounted for. At that time, the US listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for, including about 1,350 prisoners of war or missing in action and roughly 1,200 reported killed in action and body not recovered. The low numbers of returnees from Laos caused some immediate concern, as previous Pentagon estimates were as high as 41 for prisoners held there, although only a few had been known to be captured for certain.
Operation Homecoming usually involving flights into the Hanoi area to embark the PoWs for onward flight (normally) to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, where personnel were provided medical and other services. Medical staff were also onboard all flights.After a few days at Clark AFB, personnel were flown to the USA where they could be reunited with their families, and receive further medical and other services.
Service people who died in captivity were returned to US soil in separate operations, as described in a first-person account provided by Major John 'Jack' O'Conner in his moving story 'They had touched our heroes for the last time'
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C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Captain Chester L. Young
Technical Sergeant Bruce G. Lewis
Staff Sergeant Sylvester Lumpkin
Staff Sergeant Dave L. Williams
Airman First Class James V. Moss Jr.
C-141 used for Operation Homecoming
First C-141, Tail Number 60177 - Crew and Medical Team:
Crew:
Aircraft Cmdr: 1st Lt. Summel
Co-Pilot: Capt. Shinoskie
Medical Team:
Captain Linda Moore
Captain Patricia A. Mayer
First Lieutenant Joyce Fester
Master Sergeant William H. Horn
Staff Sergeant Terry L. Cole
Staff Sergeant William H. Rodgers
First Lieutenant John N. Oleson
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1230 hours, arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1625 hours:
Name Rank Service
Alvarez, Everett Jr. LJG USN
Anderson, John W CPT USAF
Arcuri, William Y. 1LT USAF
Butler, Philip N. LT USN
Cherry, Fred V. MAJ USAF
Collins, James Q. Jr. LTC USAF
Cook, James R. TSGT USAF
Crayton, Render LCD USN
Daughtrey, Robert N. CPT USAF
Denton, Jeremiah A. LCD USN
Geloneck, Terry M. MAJ USAF
Giroux, Peter J. CPT USAF
Guarino, Lawrence N. MAJ USAF
Guenther, Lynne E. MAJ USAF
Harris, Carlyle S. MAJ USAF
Hawley, Edwin A. MAJ USAF
Higdon, Kenneth H. LT USN
Jackson, Charles A. 1Lt USAF
Kari, Paul A. CPT USAF
Klomann, Thomas J. CPT USAF
Knutson, Rodney A. LJG USN
Kramer, Galand V. 1Lt USAF
Lerseth, Roger C. LT USN
Lilly, Wendell R. CPT USAF
Lockhart, Hayden J. Jr. 1LT USAF
Madden, Roy Jr. TSG USAF
McKamey, John B. LT USN
McKnight, George G. CPT USAF
Miller, Edison W. LTC USMC
Morgan, Herschel S. CPT USAF
Myers, Armand J. CPT USAF
Osborne, Dale H. LTC USN
Peel, Robert D. L CPT USAF32
Pitchford, John J. CPT USAF
Rehnann, David G. LJG USN
Schierman, Wesley D. CPT USAF
Shumaker, Robert H. LCD USN
Tschudy, William N. LJG USN
Vohden, Raymond A. LCD USN
Wilber, Walter E. CDR USN39
Second C-141, Tail Number 50243 – Medical Team:
Captain Beatrice M. Marin
Captain Patricia M. O’Reilly
First Lieutenant Dale G. Bloom
Master Sergeant Courtney H. Reid
Staff Sergeant Wayne L. Everingham
Staff Sergeant Roberto Garcia
Captain James L. Erwin
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1405 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1655 hours:
Name Rank Service
Alcorn Wendell R. LJG USN
Barrett, Thomas S. 1LT USAF
Bell, James F. LCD USN
Berg, Kile D. CPT USAF
Black, Arthur N. A1C USAF
Bolstad, Richard E. CPT USAF
Brudno, Edward A. 1LT USAF
Brunhaver, Richard M. LJG USN
Byrne, Ronald E. Jr. MAJ USAF
Chapman, Harlan P. CPT USMC
Collins, Thomas E. CPT USAF
Cormier, Arthur SSG USAF
Curtis, Thomas J. CPT USAF
Daigle, Glenn H. LJG USN
Davis, Edward A. LJG USN
Doremus, Robert B. LCD USN
Dunn, John H. MAJ USMC
Forby, Willis E. CPT USAF
Franke, Fred A. Jr. CDR USN
Gaither, Ralph B. ENS USN
Hall, George R. MAJ USAF
Halyburton, Porter A. LJG USN
Hivner, James 0. CPT USAF
Hutton, James L. LCD USN
Jeffrey, Robert D. CPT USAF
Jenkins, Harry T. CDR USN
Keirn, Richard P. CPT USAF
Merritt, Raymond J. CPT USAF
Moore, Dennis A. LT USN
Purcell, Robert B. CPT USAF
Reynolds, Jon A. CPT USAF
Risner, Robinson LTC USAF
Rivers, Wendell B. LCD USN
Robinson, William A. SSG USAF
Rutledge, Howard E. CDR USN
Seeber, Bruce G. CPT USAF
Sima, Thomas W. CPT USAF
Singleton, Jerry A. 1LT USAF
Stockdale, James B. CDR USN
Wheat, David R. LJG USN
Third C-141, Tail Number 50236 - Medical Team:
Captain Sally S. Brown
Captain Shelby J. Stokes
Captain Ann M. Harrington
Master Sergeant Andrew L. Smedley
Technical Sergeant James D. Jones
Sergeant James D. Aderhold
Captain John B. Lothes
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1445 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1728 hours:
Name Rank Service
Baldock, Frederick C. Jr. LJG USN
Black, Cole LCD USN
Borling, John L. 1LT USAF
Boyd, Charles G. CPT USAF
Browning, Ralph R. 1LT USAF
Brunstrom, Alan L. MAJ USAF
Burer, Arthur W. CPT USAF
Campbell, Burton W. 1LT USAF
Chesley, Larry J. 1LT USAF
Coffee, Gerald L. LT USN
Doughty, Daniel J. CPT USAF
Driscoll, Jerry D. 1LT USAF
Eastman, Leonard C. LT USN
Galanti, Paul E. LJG USN
Hatcher, David B. CPT USAF
Heileg, John LT USN
Johnson, Samuel R. MAJ USAF
Jones, Murphy N. CPT USAF
Kopfman, Theodore F. LCD USN
Lamar, James L. LTC USAF
Lurie, Alan P. CPT USAF
McDaniel, Norman A. CPT USAF
Means, William H. CPT USAF
Mulligan, James A. LTC USN
Perkins, Glendon W. CPT USAF
Pyle, Darrel E. 1LT USAF
Ratzlaff, Richard R. LJG USN
Ray, James B. 1LT USAF
Runyan, Albert E. MAJ USAF
Shankel, William L. LJG USN
Shattuck, Lewis W. CPT USAF
Smith, Bradley B. LJG USN
Spencer, Larry H. LJG USN
Tomes, Jack H. CPT USAF
Young, James F. MAJ USAF
Woods, Brian LCR USN
One C-141, Tail Number 50230 - Medical Team:
Major Juanita Garza
Captain Harriett Phillips
Technical Sergeant Tommie R. Casteel
Technical Sergeant Richard D. Bowen
Advanced departure necessitated by family illness. Personnel evacuated as follows:
Name Rank Service
Perkins, Glendon W. MAJ USAF
Woods, Bryan D. CDR USN
One C-141, Tail Number 59398 - Medical Team:
Captain Patricia E. Campbell
First Lieutenant Mikeline A. Mantel
Master Sergeant Leroy Gillett
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Lucas
Technical Sergeant George Page
Personnel evacuated as follows:
Name Rank Service
Arcuri, William Y. 1LT USAF
Black, Arthur N. TSG USAF
Berg, Kile D. MAJ USAF
Brunstom, Alan L. LTC USAF
Burer, Arthur N. MAJ USAF
Chapman, Harlan P. LTD USN
David Edward A. LCD USN
Denton Jeremiah A. CPN USN
Galanti, Paul E. LCD USN
Geloneck, Terry M. CPT USAF
McKamey, John B. CDR USN
Mulligan, James A. CPN USN
Ray, James E. CPT USAF
Rivers, Wendell B. CPT USN
Robinson, William A. MSG USAF
Shattuck, Lewis W. LTC USAF
Smith, Mark A. CPT USA
Spencer, Larry H. LCD USN
Vohden, Raymond A. CDR USN
Wallingford, Kenneth SGT USA
First C-141, Tail Number 50243 - Medical Team:
Captain Sandra B. McDaniel
First Lieutenant Donna A. Pleasanton
Technical Sergeant Frank E. Keechel
Technical Sergeant Robert Zieske
Staff Sergeant Melvin B. Echelberger
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Baldock, Fredrick C. LCD USN
Black, Cole CDR USN
Curtis, Thomas LTC USAF
Franke, Fred A. Jr. CPN USN
Giroux, Peter J. CPT USAF
Guarino, Lawrence COL USAF
Hall, George R. LTC USAF
Hutton, James L. CDR USN
Jackson, Charles A. CPT USAF
Jeffery, Robert D. MAJ USAF
Lamar, James L. COL USAF
Moore, Dennis A. LCD USN
Morgan, Herschell S. LTC USAF
Osborne, Dale H. CDR USN
Ray, Johnny L. CPT USA
Rutledge, Howard B. CPT USN
Smith, Bradley B. LCD USN
Stockdale, James B. CPT USN
Tomes, Jack H. MAJ USAF
Young, James F. LTC USAF
Second C-141, Tail Number 60177 - Medical Team:
Captain Joanne S. Mashman
Captain Joanne Lee
Staff Sergeant Douglas T. Melton
Staff Sergeant Jimmie L. Harden
Staff Sergeant Peter B. Grohman
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Alcorn, Wendell K. LCD USN
Anderson, John W. CPT USAF
Barrett, Thomas J. CPT USAF
Bell, James F. CDR USN
Borling, John L. CPT USAF
Byrne, Ronald E. Jr. COL USAF
Campbell, Burton CPT USAF
Carlson, Albert E. MAJ USA
Dremus, Robert B. CDR USN
Dunn, John G. CPT USA
Eastman, Leonard C. CDR USN
Johnson, Bobby L. SP4 USA
Knutson, Rodney LCD USN
Kopfman, Theodore CDR USN
Lockhart, Hayden J. MAJ USAF
Reyholds, Jon A. MAJ USAF
Rodriguez, Ferdinand PV2 USA
Shankel, William L. LCD USN
Wanat, George K. CPT USA
Wheat, David R. LCD USN
First C-141, Tail Number 50236 - Medical Team:
Major Mimmie M. Powell
First Lieutenant Linda M. Janelli
Technical Sergeant James D. Tyler
Staff Sergeant Danny P. Beaman
Sergeant Henry P. Dula III
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Albert, Keith SP4 USA
Baker, David E. CPT USAF
Collins, James Q. Jr. LTC USAF
Collins, Thomas E. MAJ USAF
Crowson, Frederick SP5 USA
Daigle, Glenn H. LCD USN
Daughtrey, Robert N. MAJ USAF
Driscoll, Jerry D. CPT USAF
Dunn, John H. LTC USMC
Gaither, Ralph E. LCD USN
Halyburton, Porter A. LCD USN
Hardy, William H. MAJ USA
Hestand, James H. WO2 USA
Lurie, Alan LTC USAF
Means, William H. LTC USAF
Merritt, Raymond J. COL USAF
Neco-Quinones, Felix V. SSG USA
Pyle, Darrell E. CPT USAF
Schrump, Raymond C. MAJ USA
Singleton, Jerry A. CPT USAA
Second C-141, Tail Number 60161 - Medical Team:
Captain Dawn R. Bradley
Captain Edith M. Russell
Technical Sergeant Jimmie D. Tipton
Staff Sergeant Gary A. Steeber
Staff Sergeant Charles M. Williams
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Alvarez, Everett Jr. LCD USN
Bolstad, Richard B. LTC USAF
Brookens, Normal J. CIV CIV
Brudno, Edward A. CPT USAF
Cherry, Fred V. COL USAF
Cormier, Arthur SMS USAF
Doughty, Daniel J. LTC USAF
Fritz, John CIV CIV
Gugenberger, Gary SP5 USA
Kjome, Michael CIV CIV
Maslowski, Daniel WO2 USA
McDaniel, Norman A. MAJ USAF
Miller, Edison W. LTC USMC
Purcell, Robert B. LTC USAF
Ramsey, Douglas CIV CIV
Ratzlaff, Richard R. LCD USN
Springman, Richard H. SP5 USA
Utech, Richard W. CIV CIV
Walsh, James P. CPT USMC
Wilber, Walter B. CPT USN
Third C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
Captain Shirley A. Brooks
First Lieutenant Conchita L. Evans
Staff Sergeant Charles R. Bailey
Staff Sergeant Stacy S. Kittle Jr.
Technical Sergeant Werner L. Borsig
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Boyd, Charles G. MAJ USAF
Browning, Ralph CPT USAF
Coffee, Gerald CDR USN
Harris, Carlyle S. LTC USAF
Hatcher, David B. LTC USAF
Hawley, Edwin A. CPT USAF
Heilig, John LCD USN
Hivner, James 0. LTC USAF
Johnson, Samuel R. COL USAF
Jones, Murphy A. MAJ USAF
Kari, Paul MAJ USAF
Keirn, Richard LTC USAF
Klomann, Thomas CPT USAF
Lramer, Galand CPT USAF
Lilly, Warren R. MAJ USAF
Myers, Armand J. LTC USAF
Newingham, James A. CIV CIV
Risner, Robinson COL USAF
Schierman, Wesley D. MAJ USAF
Seeber, Bruce G. LTC USAF
One C-141, Tail Number 59398 - Medical Team:
Captain Linda D. Baker
First Lieutenant Dale G. Bloom
Master Sergeant Donald Teeter
Master Sergeant Tommy Perez Jr.
Sergeant Joe S. Cortez
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Brunhaver, Richard LCD USN
Butler, Philip LCD USN
Chesley, Larry CPT USAF
Cook, James TSG USAF
Crayton, Render CDR USN
Forby, Willis E. LTC USAF
Guenther, Lynne E. CPT USAF
Higdon, Kenneth H. LT USN
Jenkins, Harry T. CPT USN
Lerseth, Roger LT USN
Madden, Roy TSG USAF
McKnight, George G. LTC USAF
Peel, Robert D. MAJ USAF
Pitchford, John J. LTC USAF
Rehmann, David G. LT USN
Rollins, James U. CIV CIV
Runyan, Albert E. COL USAF
Shumaker, Robert H. CDR USN
Sima, Thomas W. LTC USAF
Tschudy, William M. LCD USN
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Captain Jeffery C. Schafer
Chief Master Sergeant William B. Morgan
Senior Master Sergeant Howard L. Johnson
Technical Sergeant Roberto Corral
Staff Sergeant Ronald B. Bush
One C-141, Tail Number 40641, Medical Team:
Captain Catherine A. Perry
Captain Elizabeth Whitcomb
First Lieutenant Sheila R. Whipkey
Master Sergeant Charles E. Murphree
Senior Master Sergeant Darwin N. McClure
Staff Sergeant Dale C. Ferguson
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1603 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1845 hours:
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Joseph S. Jr. CPT USAF
Bailey, James W. LJG USN
Berger, James R. CPT USAF
Clark, John W. CPT USAF
Crecca, Joseph Jr. 1LT USAF
Davies, John 0. 1LT USAF
Flesher, Hubert K. CPT USAF
Fowler, Henry P. Jr. 1LT USAF
Heiliger, Donald L. CPT USAF
Jensen, Jay R. CPT USAF
Lane, Michael C. 1LT USAF
McManus, Kevin J. 1LT USAF
Mechenbier, Edward J. 1LT USAF
Milligan, Joseph E. 1LT USAF
Nasmyth, John H. Jr. 1LT USAF
Pirie, James G. LCR USN
Plumb, Joseph C. LJG USN
Purrington, Frederick R. LJG USN
Ringsdorf, Herbert B. 1LT USAF
Shively, James R. 1LT USAF
One C-141, Tail Number 70001 - Medical Team:
Lieutenant Colonel Josephine V. Beck
Staff Sergeant Rex A. Lucas
Advanced departure necessitated by family illness. Personnel evacuated as follows:
Name Rank Service
Bailey, James W. LT USN
One C-141, Tail Number 50258 - Medical Team:
Captain Andreau L. Simpson
First Lieutenant Sharon LaFrance
Technical Sergeant Gary L. Workentine
Sergeant David P. Workentine
Airman First Class Mark S. Green
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Josepa S. MAJ USAF
Berger, James MAJ USAF
Clark, John W. CAPT USAF
Davies, John O. CAPT USAF
Flesher, Hubert K. MAJ USAF
Fowler, Henry P. Jr. CAPT USAF
Heiliger, David L. MAJ USAF
Jensen, Jay R. MAJ USAF
Lane, Michael C. CAPT USAF
McManus, Kevin J. CAPT USAF
Mechenbier, Edward CAPT USAF
Milligan, Joseph E. CAPT USAF
Nasmyth, John H. Jr. CAPT USAF
Pirie, James G. CDR USN
Plumb, Joseph C. Jr. LT USN
Purrington, Frederick LCD USN
Ringsdorf, Herbert B. CPT USAF
Shivley, James R. CPT USAF
One C-141, Tail Number 40641 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Janice N. VanEngen
Senior Master Sergeant Howard L. Johnson
The last of the returnees released on 18 February departed for CONUS on this date:
Name Rank Service
Crecca, Joseph Jr. CAPT USAF
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Major Richard C. Williams
Senior Master Sergeant George Pinson
Master Sergeant Roosevelt Sullen, Jr.
Staff Sergeant Gerald T. Bernier
First C-141, Tail Number 60177 - Medical Team:
Captain Reba N. G. Hoffman
Captain Carmen L. Bellinger
Captain Barbara K. Rule
Master Sergeant William E. Bruce
Staff Sergeant Bobbie R. Moten
Staff Sergeant Douglas G. Brooks
Major David W. Beasley
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1415 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1708 hours:
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Wilfred K. MAJ USAF
Ballard, Arthur T. Jr. LTC USAF
Barbay, Lawrence MAJ USAF
Biss, Robert I. MAY USAF
Blevins, John C. MAJ USAF
Bliss, Ronald G. CPT USAF
Brazelton, Michael L. CPT USAF
Brodak, John W. MAJ USAF
Buchanan, Hubert W. CPT USAF
Burns, John D. CDR USN
Burroughs, William D. COL USAF
Carpenter, Allen R, LCD USN
Coker, George T. LCD USN
Cordier, Kenneth W. MAJ USAF
Fellows, John H. CDR USN
Flom, Frederic C. CPT USAF
Gideon, Willard S. LTC USAF
Hubbard, Edward L. CPT USAF
Kasler, James H. COL USAF
McNish, Thomas M. CPT DSAF
McSwain, George P. LT USN
Makowski, Louis F. LTC USAF
Monlux, Harold B. CPT USAF
Neuens, Martin J. CPT USAF
Nix, Cowan G. MAJ USAF
North, Kenneth W. LTC USAF
Peterson, Douglas MAJ USAF
Sandvick, Robert J. LTC USAF
Swindle, Orson G. III MAJ USAF
Talley, Bernard L. Jr. MAJ USAF
Tanner, Charles N. CDR USN
Terry, Ross R. CDR USN
Waggoner, Robert F. MAJ USAF
Waltman, Donald G. LTC USAF
Wells, Norman L. LTC USAF
Wendell, John H. MAJ USAF
Woods, Robert D. LCD USN
Pyle, Thomas S. II MAJ USAF
Chem, Bamrung CIV THAI NAT
Praphan, Xirion CIV THAI NAT
Second C-141, Tail Number 67944 – Medical Team:
Captain Dawn R. Bradley
Captain Joanne Lee
Captain Katherine McLaughlin
Technical Sergeant Edmund W. Ballard
Technical Sergeant John E. Richards
Staff Sergeant Braven S. Bendzak
Captain Clyde M. Okinaga
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1425 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1730 hours
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Robert A. CPT USAF
Baugh, William J. MAJ USAF
Bomar, Jack W. LTC USAF
Brady, Allen C. CPT USN
Bridger, Barry B. CPT USAF
Burns, Donald R. COL USAF
Christian Michael D. LCD USN
Cronin, Michael P. LCD USN
Crow, Frederick A. Jr. COL USAF
Dramesi, John A. LTC USAF
Duart, David H. LTC USAF
Everson, David LTC USAF
Fer, John CPT USAF
Glenn, Danny E. CPT USN
Gray, David F. Jr. CPT USAF
Greene, Charles E. Jr. MAJ USAF
Hiteshaw, James E. LTC USAF
Hughes, James L. COL USAF
Jayroe, Julius S. LTC USAF
Johnson, Harold E. MAJ USAF
Kerr, Michael S. CPT USAF
Larson, Gordon A. COL USAF
Name Rank SVC
Luna, Jose D. MAJ USAF
Madison, Thomas M. LTC USAF
Mastin, Ronald L. CPT USAF
Meyer, Alton B. MAJ USAF
Moore, Ernest H. CPT USAF
Mullen, Richard D. CDR USN
Sigler, Gary R. CPT USAF
Spoon, Donald R. CPT USAF
Stackhouse, Charles D. LCD USN
Sterling, Thomas J. LTC USAF
Storey, Thomas J. MAJ USAF
Stratton, Richard A. CDR USN
Stutz, Leroy W. CPT USAF
Thorness, Leo K. LTC USAF
Thorton, Gary L. LT USN
Torkelson, Loren H. CPT USAF
Wideman, Robert B. LT USN
Williams, Lewis I. Jr. LT USN
Third C-141, Tail Number 50243 - Medical Team:
Major Mary H. Clark
Major Minnie M. Powell
Captain Patricia E. Campbell
Technical Sergeant Timothy C. Falls
Technical Sergeant Rex M. Ulmer
Technical Sergeant Larry H. Breed
Captain David M. Takeuchi
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1500 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1811 hours:
Name Rank Service
Anderson, Gareth L. LCD USN
Chauncy, Arvin R. CDR USN
Fuller, Robert P. CPT USN
Gaddis, Norman C. COL USAF
Haines, Collins H. CDR USN
Hall, Thomas R. Jr. LCD USN
Hughey, Kenneth R. MAJ USAF
Lawrence, William P. CPT USAF
McCuistion, Michael K. MAJ USAF
McDaniel, Eugene B. CDR USN
McGrath, John M. LCD USN
Martin, Edward H. CDR USN
Mecleary, Read B. LCD USN
Mehl, James P. CPT USN
Metzger, William J. LT USN
Naughton, Robert J. LCD USN
Pollack, Melvin CPT USAF
Pollard, Ben M. LTC USAF
Rollins, David J. LCD USN
Russell, Kay CDR USN
Smith, Dewey L. LTC USAF
Southwick, Charles E. CDR USN
Stark, William R. CDR USN
Name Rank SVC
Stockman, Harvey S. COL USAF
Van Loan, Jack L. LTC USAF
Vogel, Richard D. LTC USAF
Waddell, John H. Jr. LTC USAF
Webb, Ronald J. MAJ USAF
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical
First Lieutenant John N. Oleson
Master Sergeant Jackie W. Smith
Master Sergeant Roosevelt D. Wade
Technical Sergeant Merlyn A. Lieske
Staff Sergeant Ernest Audet
Capt John E. Lothes
One C-141, Tail Number 60161 - Medical Team:
Captain Joanne S. Mashman
Captain Sandra F. McDaniel
First Lieutenant Donna Pleasanton
Technical Sergeant Alfred L. Thomas
Staff Sergeant Gilbert M. Salazar
Sergeant Roy L. Manns
Released at Gia Lam Airport. Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1504 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1751 hours:
Name Rank Service
Adkins, Clodeon CIV CIV
Anderson, John T. MSG USA
Astorga, Jose M. SP5 USA
Badua, Candido CIV PHIL NAT
Baird, William A. SSG USA
Balagot, Arturo M. CIV PHIL NAT
Benge, Michael D. CIV CIV
Budd, Leonard R. Jr. SGT USMC
Burgess, Richard G. SOT USMC
Cius, Frank E. Jr. SSG USMC
Deering, John A. SSG USMC
Dibernardo, James V. CPT USMC
Diehl, Bernhard J. CIV WEST GERMAN
Ettmueller, Harry L. SSG USN
Flora, Carroll E. Jr. SFC USA
Frank, Martin S. MAJ USA
Gouin, Donat J. MSG USA
Harker, David N. SSG USA
Henry, Nathan B. SSC USA
Kerns, Gail M. SSG USA
Leopold, Stephen R. CPT USA
Lewis, Robert III SP6 USA
McMurray, Cordine SFC USA
Miller, Roger A. WO2 USA
Newell, Stanley A. SSG USA
O’Connor, Michael F. WO2 USA
Perricone, Richard R. SSG USA
Pfister, James F. Jr. SSG USA
Rose, Joseph III WO2 USA
Schwinn, Monika CIV WEST GERMAN
Sooter, David W. W03 USA
Stark, Laurence J. CIV CIV
Thompson, Dennis L. SFC USA
Ziegler, Roy E. II WO2 USA
First C-141, Tail Number 60177 - Medical Team:
Major Minnie M. Powell
Captain Constance A. Woods
Senior Master Sergeant George Pinson
Master Sergeant Donald Teeter
Staff Sergeant Herchiel D. Shipley
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Ballard, Arthur T. Jr. LTC USAF
Biss, Robert I. MAJ USAF
Brady, Allen C. CPT USN
Carpenter, Allan R. LCD USN
Christian, Michael D. LCD USN
Crow, Frederick A. Jr. COL USAF
Fellows, John H. CDR USN
Greene, Charles E. Jr. MAJ USAF
Hiteshew, James E. LTC USAF
McDaniel, Eugene B. CDR USN
Metzger, William J. LT USN
North, Kenneth W. LTC USAF
Pollack, Melvin CPT USAF
Smith, Dewey L. LTC USAF
Stockman, Harvey S. COL USAF
Talley, Bernard L. Jr. MAJ USAF
Vogel, Richard D. LTC USAF
Webb, Ronald J. MAJ USAF
Wells, Norman L. LTC USAF
Wideman, Robert E. LT USN
Second C-141, Tail Number 67944 - Medical Team:
Lieutenant Colonel Ann L. Burkhardt
Captain Reba N. G. Hoffman
Technical Sergeant Larry H. Breed
Technical Sergeant Edmund W. Ballard
Airman First Class Mark S. Green
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Robert A. CPT USAF
Anderson, Gareth L. LCD USN
Baugh, William J. MAJ USAF
Brodak, John W. MAJ USAF
Buchanan, Hubert W. CPT USAF
Duart, David H. LTC USAF
Everson, David LTC USAF
Flom, Frederic R. CPT USAF
Gideon, Willard S. LTC USAF
Kasler, James H. COL USAF
Lawrence, William P. CPT USN
Naughton, Robert J. LCD USN
Neuens, Martin J. CPT USAF
Nix, Cowan G. MAJ USAF
Sigler, Gary R. CPT USAF
Spoon, Donald R. CPT USAF
Stutz, Leroy W. CPT USAF
Tanner, Charles N. CDR USN
Terry, Ross R. CDR USN
Woods, Robert D. LCD USN
Third C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
Captain Carmen L. Bellinger
Captain Barbara K. Rule
Master Sergeant Roosevelt D. Wade
Staff Sergeant Bobbie R. Moten
Staff Sergeant Braven S. Bendzak
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Blevins, John C. MAJ USAF
Bliss, Ronald G. CPT USAF
Burns, Donald It. COL USAF
Burroughs, William D. COL USAF
Cordier, Kenneth W. MAJ USAF
Glenn, Danny E. CPT USN
Gray, David F. Jr. CPT USAF
Hughes, James L. COL USAF
Larson, Gordon A. COL USAF
McCuistion, Michael K. MAJ USAF
McNish, Thomas M. CPT USAF
Makowski, Louis F. LTC USAF
Meyer, Alton B. MAJ USAF
Monlux, Harold B. CPT USAF
Pollard, Ben M. LTC USAF
Sandvick, Robert J. LTC USAF
Storey, Thomas J. MAJ USAF
Swindle, Orson G. III MAJ USMC
Waddell, John H. Jr. LTC USAF
Wendell, John H. MAJ USAF
Fourth C-14l, Tail Number 50243 - Medical Team:
Captain Patricia Campbell
Captain Dawn R. Bradley
Master Sergeant William E. Bruce
Technical Sergeant Rex M. Ulmer
Staff Sergeant Douglas C. Brooks
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Burns, John P. CDR USN
Chauncy, Arvin R. CDR USN
Cronin, Michael P. LCD USN
Haines, Collins H. CDR USN
Hall, Thomas R. Jr. LCD USN
Kerr, Michael S. CPT USAF
McGrath, John M. LCD USN
McSwain, George P. LT USN
Martin, Edward H. CDR USN
Moore, Ernest H. CPT USN
Mullen, Richard P. CDR USN
Pyle, Thomas S. II MAJ USAF
Rollins, David J. LCD USN
Russell, Kay CDR USN
Southwick, Charles E. CDR USN
Stark, William R. CDR USN
Thornton, Gary L. LT USN
Torkelson, Loren H. CPT USAF
Waggoner, Robert F. MAJ USAF
Waltman, Donald C. LTC USAF
First C-141, Tail Number 59398 - Medical Team:
Captain Joanne S. Mashman
Captain Sandra F. McDaniel
Technical Sergeant Timothy C. Falls
Technical Sergeant John E. Richards
Sergeant Roy L. Mans
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Benge, Michael D. CIV CIV
Bridger, Barry B. CPT USAF
Budd, Leonard R. Jr. SGT USMC
Cius, Frank F. Jr. SSG USMC
Coker, George T. LCD USN
Dramesi, John A. LTC USAF
Ettmueller, Harry L. SSG USA
Flora, Carroll E. Jr. SFC USA
Frank, Martin S. MAJ USA
Gaddis, Norman C. COL USAF
Harker, David N. SSG USA
Jayroe, Julius S. LTC USAF
Kerns, Gail M. SSG USA
Mecleary, Read B. LCD USN
Mehl, James P. CPT USN
Miller, Roger A. WO2 USA
Perricone, Richard R. SSG USA
Rose, Joseph III WO2 USA
Baird, William A. SSG USA
Second C-141, Tail Number 70001 - Medical Team:
Major Mary H. Clark
First Lieutenant Linda M. Janelli
Technical Sergeant Charles W. Whitlock
Staff Sergeant Kenneth D. Lucas
Staff Sergeant Herbert M. Thurman
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Anderson, John T. MSG USA
Barbay, Lawrence MAJ USAF
Deering, John A. SSG USMC
Fuller, Robert B. CPT USN
Henry, Nathan B. SSG USA
Lewis, Robert III SPO USA
McMurray, Cordine SFC USA
Oconner, Michael F. WO2 USA
Peterson, Douglas MC USAF
Sterling, Thomas J. LTC USAF
Gouin, Donat J. MSG USA
Hubbard, Edward L. CPT USAF
Johnson, Harold E. MAJ USAF
Mastin, Ronald L. CPT USAF
Pfister, James F. Jr. SSG USA
Stark, Laurence J. CIV CIV
Thorness, Leo K. LTC USAF
Williams, Lewis I. Jr. LT USN
Third C-141, Tail Number 60161 - Medical Team:
Captain Shirley A. Brooks
Captain Elizabeth J. Brown
Staff Sergeant Peter E.M. Grohmann
Sergeant Roberto Garcia
Sergeant James D. Aderhold
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Abbott, Wilford R. MAJ USAF
Adkins, Clodeon CIV CIV
Astorga, Jose N. SP5 USA
Bomar, Jack W. LTC USAF
Brazelton, Michael L. CPT USAF
Burgess, Richard G. SGT USMC
Dibernardo, James V. CPT USMC
Fer, John CPT USAF
Hughey, Kenneth R. LTC USAF
Leopold, Stephen R. CPT USA
Luna, Jose D. MAJ USAF
Madison, Thomas M. LTC USAF
Newell, Stanley A. SSG USA
Sooter, David W. WO3 USA
Stackhouse, Charles D. LCD USN
Stratton, Richard A. CDR USN
Thompson, Dennis L. SFC USA
Van Loan, Jack L. LTC USAF
Ziegler, Roy E. II WO2 USA
One C-141, Tail Number 40618 - Medical Team:
Captain Sally J. Brown
First Lieutenant Dale C. Bloom
Sergeant James D. Aderhold
Staff Sergeant Peter E.M. Grohmann
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank SVC
Downey, John ClV CIV
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Major Kenneth E. Green
Senior Master Sergeant Howard L. Johnson
Master Sergeant Jerry C. Pace
Technical Sergeant Paul S. Fogel
Airman John R. Terry Jr.
First C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
Major Carol A. Morton
Captain Edith M. Russell
Technical Sergeant Jimmie D. Tipton
Staff Sergeant Douglas T. Melton
Staff Sergeant Jimmie L. Harden
Staff Sergeant Danny P. Beaman
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1430 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1715 hours:
Andrews, Anthony C. CPT USAF
Austin, William R. MAJ USAF
Bagey, Bobby R. COL USAF
Baker, Elmo C. LTC USAF
Barnett, Robert W. LTC USAF
Carey, David J. LCD USN
Carrigan, Larry E. CPT USAF
Chambers, Carl D. CPT USAF
Clements, James A. LTC USAF
Copeland, H. C. LTC USAF
Daniels, Verlyne L. CPT USN
Day, George E. COL USAF
Gernot, Gerald L. CPT USAF
Gillespie, Charles R. CPT USN
Goodermotem, Wayne K. LT USN
Hardman, William M. CDR USN
Hess, Jay C. MAJ USAF
Horinek, Ramon A. MAJ USAF
Hyatt, Leo C. CDR USN
Lengyel, Lauren R. CPT USAF
Lewis, Earl G. LCD USN
Myers, Glenn H. CPT USAF
Newcombe, Wallace C. CPT USAF
Norris, Thomas E. MAJ USAF
O’Dell, Donald B. LTC USAF
Parrott, Thomas V. MAJ USAF
Profilet, Leo T. CPT USN
Sawhill, Robert R. Jr. COL USAF
Schoeffel, Peter CDR USN
Smith, Richard E. MAJ USAF
Stafford, Hugh A. CDR USN
Stavast, John E. COL USAF
Stirm, Robert L. LTC USAF
Sullivan, Dwight E. COL USAF
Trautman, Konrad W. MAJ USAF
Tyler, Charles R. MAJ USAF
Venanzi, Gerald S. CPT USAF
Warner, James H. CPT USAF
Wilson, Glenn H. MAJ USAF
Zuhoski, Charles P. LT USN
Second C-141, Tail Number 40641 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Janice N. VanEagen
First Lieutenant Donna A. Pleasanton
Technical Sergeant Robert Zieske
Technical Sergeant Carry F. Workentine
Staff Sergeant Charles R. Bailey
Sergeant Joe S. Cortez
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1455 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1715 hours:
Name Rank Service
Bean, James E. COL USAF
Boyer, Terry L. CPT USAF
Brenneman, Richard C. CPT USAF
Butler, William H. CPT USAF
Clower, Claude D. CDR USN
Craner, Robert R. LTC USAF
Dutton, Richard A. LTC USAF
Eilis, Jeffery T. CPT USAF
Ellis, Leon F. Jr. CPT USAF
Estes, Edward D. CDR USN
Fisher, Kenneth MAJ USAF
Fleenor, Kenneth R. COL USAF
Flynn, John D. COL USAF
Ford, David E. MAJ USAF
Gruters, Guy D. CPT USAF
Hall, Keith N. MAJ USAF
Hickerson, James M. CDR USN
Hill, Howard J. CPT USAF
Hinckley, Robert B. CPT USAF
Jones, Robert C. CPT USAF
Key, Wilson D. LCD USN
Kirk, Thomas H. Jr. COL USAF
Lasiter, Carl W. MAJ USAF
Legbert Ronald M. CPT USAF
Ligon, Vernon P. Jr. COL USAF
McCain, John S. III CDR USN
Moe, Thomas N. CPT USAF
Rice, Charles D. LT USN
Schulz, Paul H. CDR USN
Schweitzer, Robert J. CDR USN
Sehorn, James E. CPT USAF
Simonet, Kenneth A. COL USAF
Smith, Wayne O. CPT USAF
Stier, Theodore G. LT USN
Sullivan, Timothy B. LT USN
Sumpter, Thomas W. Jr. LTC USAF
Temperley, Russell E. MAJ USAF
Terrell, Irby D. Jr. LTC USAF
Vissotzky, Raymond W. COL USAF
Walker, Hubert C. Jr. CPT USAF
Third C-141, Tail Number 67944 - Medical Team:
Captain Linda D. Baker
First Lieutenant Conchita L. Evans
Technical Sergeant Peerless L. Williams
Staff Sergeant Richard A. Matthews
Staff Sergeant Maurice Fowler
Staff Sergeant John R. Rogers
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1515 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1811 hours:
Name Rank Service
Brown, Paul C. CPT USMC
Burns, Michael T. CPT USAF
Coskey, Kenneth L. CDR USN
Crumpler, Carl B. COL USAF
Donald, Myron L. CPT USAF
Doss, Dale W. CDR USN
Fant, Robert S. LCD USN
Finley, John S. III COL USAF
Friese, Lawrence V. CPT USMC
Gutterson, Laird COL USAF
Hoffson, Arthur T. CPT USAF
Ingvalson, Roger D. LTC USAF
James, Charles N. CPT USN
Kames, Gobel D. MAJ USAF
Johnson, Kenneth R. MAJ USAF
Keesee, Bobby J. CIV CIV
Marvel, Jerry W. LTC USMC
Mayhew, William J. LT USN
Miller, Edwin F. Jr. LT USN
Mobley, Joseph S. LT USN
Norrington, Giles R. LCD USN
Ruhling, Mark J. CPT USAF
Shanahan, Joseph F. MAJ USAF
Shuman, Edwin A. III CDR USN
Tangeman, Richard G. LT USN
Uyeyama, Terry J. MAJ USAF
Winn, David W. COL USAF
Writer, Lawrence D. CPT USAF
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Captain George R. Powell
Technical Sergeant James T. Tyler
Staff Sergeant Thomas J. Burns
Staff Sergeant Lester J. Berry
One C-131, Tail Number 50280 - Medical Team.
Captain Harriett A. Phillips
First Lieutenant Mikelene L. Mantel
Major Juanita Garza
Master Sergeant Tommy Perez Jr.
Technical Sergeant Tommy T. Casteel
Staff Sergeant Richard P. Shanniak
Staff Sergeant Rex A. Lucas
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at hours:
Name Rank Service
Anton, Francis C. WO2 USA
Archer, Bruce R. CPT USMC
Branch, Michael P. SP4 USA
Brande, Harvey G. MSG USA
Chenoweth, Robert P. SSG USA
Daly, James A. SSG USA
Davis, Thomas S. SSG USA
Drabic, Peter F. SGT USA
Elbert, Frederick L, Jr. PVT USMC
Guy, Theodore W. COL USAF
Gostas, Theodore W. MAJ USA
Helle, Robert R. SGT USMC
Henderson, Alexander CIV CIV
Kavanaugh, Abel L. SSG USMC
Kushner, Floyd H. MAJ USA
Lenker, Michael R. SSG USA
Long, Julius IV. Jr. SSC USA
McMillian, Isiah SSG USA
McMurray, William C. Jr. SSG USA
MacPhail, Don A. SCT USA
Manhard, Philip W. CIV CIV
Mehrer, Gustav A. PFC USA
Montague, Paul J. MAJ USMC
Page, Russell J. CIV CIV
Rayford, King D. Jr. SSG USA
Riate, Alfonso R. SSG USMC
Ridgeway, Ronald R. SGT USMC
Sparks, John C. SP6 USA
Spaulding, Richard H. CIV CIV
Thompson, Floyd J. MAJ USA
Weaver, Eugene A. CIV CIV
Young, John A. SSG USA
PHASE II EVACUATION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (17 MARCH 1973)
First C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Donna A. Pleasanton
Captain Susan Wold
Staff Sergeant Victor Greener
Technical Sergeant James T. Tyler
Staff Sergeant David E. Royle
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Bean, James E. COL USAF
Brown, Paul G. CPT USMC
Craner, Robert R. LTC USAF
Fleenor, Kenneth R. COL USAF
Goodermotem, Wayne K. LT USN
Hill, Howard J. CPT USAF
Hoffson, Arthur T. CPT USAF
Ingvalson, Roger D. LTC USAF
Jones, Robert C. CPT USAF
Kirk, Thomas H. Jr. COL USAF
Lengyel, Lauren R. CPT USAF
Mayhew, William J. LT USN
Miller, Edwin F. Jr. LT USN
Newcombe, Wallace CPT USAF
Rice, Charles D. LT USN
Sullivan, Timothy B. LT USN
Temperley, Russell E. MAJ USAF
Trautinan, Konrad W. MAJ USAF
Venanzi, Gerald S. CPT USAF
Zuhoski, Charles P. LT USN
Second C-141, Tail Number 40641 - Medical Team:
Major Carol A. Morton
Lieutenant Colonel Ruth J. Forsythe
Technical Sergeant Jimmie P. Tipton
Staff Sergeant Eric R. Cederwall
Staff Sergeant Robert Cordova
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Austin, William R. II CPT USAF
Bagley, Robby R. COL USAF
Grumpier, Carl B. COL USAF
Doss, Dale W. CDR USN
Ellis, Leon F. Jr. CPT USAF
Finley, John S. III COL USAF
Fisher, Kenneth MAJ USAF
Gruters, Guy D. CPT USAF
Hardman, William M. CDR USN
Hyatt, Leo G. CDR USN
Key, Wilson D. LCD USN
Ligon, Vernon P. Jr. COL USAF
McCain, John S. III CDR USN
Norrington, Giles R. LCD USN
Parrott, Thomas V. COL USAF
Schoeffel, Peter COL USN
Simonet, Kenneth A. COL USAF
Smith, Wayne O. CPT USAF
Tangeman, Richard G. LT USN
Terrell, Irby D. Jr. LTC USAF
Third C-141, Tail Number 67944 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Conchita L. Evans
First Lieutenant Carlean Bridgeman
Technical Sergeant Willis L. Cohu
Technical Sergeant Robert Zieske
Staff Sergeant Gary W. Eckert
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Barnett, Robert W. LTC USAF
Carrigan, Larry E. CPT USAF
Chambers, Carl D. CPT USAF
Clower, Claude D. CDR USN
Day, George E. COL USAF
Donald, Myron L. CPT USAF
Dutton, Richard A. LTC USAF
Gillespie, Charles R. Jr. CPT USN
Gutterson, Laird COL USAF
Hess, Jay C. MAJ USAF
James, Gobel D. MAJ USAF
Keesee, Bobby J. CIV CIV
Lasiter, Carl W, MAJ USAF
Lewis, Earl C. LCD USN
Smith, Richard E. MAJ USAF
Stafford, Hugh A. CDR USN
Stavast, John E. COL USAF
Stirm, Robert L. LTC USAF
Sullivan, Dwight E. COL USAF
Tyler, Charles R. MAJ USAF
First C-141, Tail Number 60177 - Medical Team:
Captain Catherine A. Perry
First Lieutenant Janice A. Vanengen
Technical Sergeant Gary D. Workenkine
Staff Sergeant Joe S. Cortez
Staff Sergeant Charles R. Bailey
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Baker, Elmo C. LTC USAF
Clements, James A. LTC USAF
Copeland, H. C. LTC USAF
Ellis, Jeffrey T. CPT USAF
Flynn, John D. COL USAF
Hall, Keith N. MAJ USAF
Hinckley, Robert B. CPT USAF
Horinek, Ramon A. MAJ USAF
James, Charles N. Jr. CPT USN
Sumpter, Thomas W. Jr. LTC USAF
Uyeyama, Terry J. MAJ USAF
Walker, Hubert C. Jr. CPT USAF
Wilson, Glenn H. MAJ USAF
Coskey, Kenneth L. CDR USN
Daly, James A. SSG USA
Elbert, Frederick L. Jr. PVT USMC
Fant, Robert St Clair LCD USN
Marvel, Jerry W. LTC USMC
Shuman, Edwin A. LCD USN
Second C-141, Tail Number 50280 - Medical Team:
Major Juanita Garza
Captain Reba N. G. Hoffman
Technical Sergeant Peerless Williams
Technical Sergeant Tommy R. Casteel
Staff Sergeant Richard A. Matthews
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Branch, Michael P. SP4 USA
Brenneman, Richard C. CPT USAF
Burns, Michael T. CPT USAF
Friese, Laurence V. CPT USN
Gernot, Gerald L. CPT USAF
Johnson, Kenneth R. MAJ USAF
Moe, Thomas N. CPT USAF
Myers, Glenn L. CPT USAF
Norris, Thomas E. MAJ USAF
Rayford, King D. Jr. SSG USA
Ruhling, Mark J. CPT USAF
Sawhill, Robert R. COL USAF
Shanahan, Joseph F. MAJ USAF
Smith, Phillip E. MAJ USAF
Warner, James H. CPT USMC
Winn, David W. COL USAF
Young, John A. SSG USA
Third C-141, Tail Number 50232 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Mikelene L. Mantel
Captain Harriett A. Phillips
Staff Sergeant James R. Rogers
Staff Sergeant Stacy S. Kittle
Staff Sergeant Rex A. Lucas
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Andrews, Anthony CPT USAF
Boyer, Terry L. CPT USAF
Butler, William H. CPT USAF
Carey, David J. LCD USN
Chenoweth, Robert P. SSG USA
Daniels, Verlyne W. CPT USN
Estes, Edward D. CDR USN
Ford, David E. MAJ USAF
Hickerson, James M. CDR USN
Kavanaugh, A. L. SSG USMC
Lebert, Ronald M. CPT USAF
Mobley, Joseph S. LT USN
Profilet, Leo T. CPT USN
Riate, Alfonso R. SSG USMC
Schulz, Paul H. CDR USN
Schweitzer, Robert J. CDR USN
Sehorn, James F. CPT USAF
Stier, Theodore G. LT USN
Vissotsky, Raymond W. COL USAF
Writer, Lawrence D. CPT USAF
First C-141, Tail Number 60161 - Medical Team:
Captain Joanne S. Mashman
Captain Carmer L. Bellinger
Staff Sergeant Terry L. Cole
Technical Sergeant John E. Richards
Staff Sergeant Douglas G. Brooks
Personnel evacuated included:
Flynn, Robert J. LCD USN
Gostas, Theodore W. MAJ USA
Guy, Theodore W. COL USAF
Henderson, Alexander CIV CIV
Lenker, Michael R. SSG USA
McMurray, William G. Jr. SSG USA
Mehrer, Gustav A. PFC USA
Montague, Paul J. MAJ USMC
Ridgeway, Ronald R. SGT USMC
Spaulding, Richard CIV CIV
Brande, Harvey G. MDC USA
Helle, Robert R. SGT USMC
Odell, Donald E. LTC USAF
Page, Russell J. CIV CIV
Second C-141, Tail Number 70001 - Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Joyce M. Fester
Captain Barbara K. Rule
Master Sergeant Andrew L. Smedley
Technical Sergeant John W. Lockhardt
Staff Sergeant Daniel M. Vale
Personnel evacuated included:
Anton, Francis C. WO2 USA
Archer, Bruce R. CPT USMC
Davis, Thomas SSG USA
Drabic, Peter E. SGT USA
Kushner, Floyd H. MAJ USA
Long, Julius W. Jr. SSG LISA
MacPhail, Don A. SGT USA
McMillian, Isiah R. SSG USA
Manhard, Philip W. CIV CIV
Sparks, John G. SP6 USA
Thompson, Floyd J. MAJ USA
Weaver, Eugene A. CIV CIV
FOURTH PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT INCREMENT
(27 MARCH 1973)
C-130 Initial Reception Team - Medical:
Captain David H. Takenchi
Master Sergeant Leroy D. Gillett
Technical Sergeant John W. Lockhardt
Technical Sergeant Reuben L. Lennon
One C-141, Tail Number 70001 - Medical Team:
Lieutenant Colonel Josephine V. Beck
First Lieutenant Sharon S. LaFrance
Major Joan Kennedy
Technical Sergeant Frank Keechel
Staff Sergeant Russell W. McClarin
Staff Sergeant David Royle
Staff Sergeant Robert Cordova
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1555 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1851 hours:
Name Rank Service
Allwine, David F. SSG USA
Anshus, Richard C. CPT USA
Anzaldua, Jose J. Jr. SGT USMC
Chirichigno, Luis G. CPT USA
Cavaiani, Jon R. SGT USA
Daugherty, Lenard B. SP5 USA
Daves, Gary L. CIV CIV
Elliott, Artice W. LTC USA
Gauntt, William A. CPT USAF
Hefel, Daniel H. SGT USA
Henderson, William J. CPT USAF
Horio, Thomas T. SP5 USA
Jacquez, Juan L. SP5 USA
Kientzier, Phillip A. LCD USN
Kobashigawa, Tom Y. SGT USA
Kroboth, Alan J. 1LT USMC
Malo, Isaako F. SP5 USA
Meyer, Lewis E. CIV CIV
Mott, David P. CPT USAF
Murphy, John S. Jr. CPT USAF
Nowicki, James E. WO2 USA
Olsen, Robert F. CIV CIV
Parsels, John W. CPT USA
Prather, Phillip D. WO2 USA
Purcell, Benjamin H. COL USA
Rander, Donald J. SFC USA
Reeder, William E. Jr. CPT USA
Rushton, Thomas CIV CIV
Tabb, Robert E. SSG USA
Tellier, Dennis A. SGT USMC
Thomas, William E. Jr. WO2 USMC
Willis, Charles E. CIV CIV
Captain Parsels (facing camera) prior to embarkation at Gia Lam
One C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
Captain Sandra F. McDaniel
Captain Andreau L. Simpson
Captain Shelby J. Stokes
Technical Sergeant Alfred R. Thomas
Staff Sergeant Gilbert Salazar
Staff Sergeant Victor Greener
Staff Sergeant Gary W. Eckert
Captain Jeffery C. Schafer
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1200 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1527 hours.
Bedjnger, Henry J. LJF USN
Brace, Ernest C. CIV CIV
Butcher, Jack M. 1LT USAF
Gotner, Norbert A. MAJ USAF
Leonard, Edward W. Jr. CPT USAF
Long, Stephen G. 1LT USAF
Mattix, Samuel A. CIV CIV
Riess, Charles F. CPT USAF
Stischer, Walter M. LTC USAF
Oppel, Lloyd D. CIV CIV
One C-141, Tail Number 70031 - Medical Team:
Captain Patricia M. O’Reilly
Captain Patricia A. Mayer
Captain Beatrice M. Marin
Staff Sergeant Daniel M. Vale
Sergeant Roy L. Mans
Staff Sergeant Eric Cedarwall
Staff Sergeant Peter E.M. Grohmann
Captain John E. Lothes
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1530 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1824 hours:
Name Rank Service
Angus, William K. CPT USMC
Ayers, Timothy R. CPT USAF
Bean, William R. Jr. CPT USAF
Beekman, William D. CPT USAF
Beeler, Carroll R. LCD USN
Byrns, William G. CPT USAF
Callagham, Peter A. CPT USAF
Cerak, John P. CPT USAF
Cheney, Kevin J. CPT USAF
Cutter, James D. CPT USAF
Despiegler, Gale A. MAJ USAF
Dinger, David B. CPT USAF
Francis, Richard L. CPT USAF
Fraser, Kenneth J. CPT USAF
Fulton, Richard J. 1LT USAF
Galati, Ralph W. 2LT USAF
Grant, David B. CPT USAF
Hanson, Gregg O. 1LT USAF
Hanton, Thomas J. CPT USAF
Hildebrand, Leland L. MAJ USAF
Hoffman, David W. LCD USN
Kerman, Joseph E. LJG USN
Kittinger, Joseph W. Jr. COL USAF
Latendresse, Thomas B. LCD USN
McDow, Richard H. 1LT USAF
Molinare, Albert R. LT USN
Nichols, Aubrey A. LCD USN
Padgett, James P. MAJ USAF
Polfer, Clarence R. CDR USN
Reich, William J. 1LT USAF
Robinson, Paul K. Jr. MAJ USAF
Rose, George A. CPT USAF
Rudloff, Stephen A. LT USN
Schwertfeger, William E. CPT USAF
Sienicki, Theodore S. CPT USAF
Souder, James B. LCD USN
Talley, William H. LTC USAF
Vaughan, Samuel R. 1LT USAF
Wells, Kenneth R. CPT USAF
Williams, James W. CPT USAF
First C-141, Tail Number 50280 - Medical Team:
Major Juanita Garza
Captain Catherine A. Perry
First Lieutenant Donna A. Pleasanton
Technical Sergeant James D. Jones
Technical Sergeant Jerry L. Schafer
Staff Sergeant Kurt F. Meissner, Jr.
Sergeant James D. Aderhold
Captain George R. Powell
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1600 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1832 hours:
Name Rank Service
Acosta, Hector M. 1LT USAF
Alexander, Fernando MAJ USAF
Alpers, John H. Jr. CPT USAF
Barrows, Henry C. CPT USAF
Bates, Richard L. 1LT USAF
Breckner, William J. Jr. LTC USAF
Brown, Charles A. Jr. CPT USAF
Brunson, Cecil H. 1LT USAF
Certain, Robert C. CPT USAF
Elander, William J. Jr. MAJ USAF
Ensch, John C. LT USN
Everett, David A. LJT USN
Heeren, Jerome D. CPT USAF
Johnson, Richard E. MAJ USAF
Kula, James D. CPT USAF
Latella, George F. 1LT USAF
Latham, James D. CPT USAF
Lésesne, Henry D. LCD USN
Lewis, Keith H. CPT USAF
Logan, Donald K. 1LT USAF
Matsui, Melvin K. CPT USAF
Marshall, Marion A. CPT USAF
Masterson, Frederick J. LT USN
Murray, Frederick C. CPT USAF
O’Neil, James W. LTC USAF
Paige, Gordon C. LCD USN
Penn, Michael G. LJG USN
Price, Larry D. 1LT USAF
Raebel, Dale V. LCD USN
Radall, Robert I. LT USN
Ratzlaff, Brian M. CPT USAF
Seek, Brian J. 1LT USAF
Shingaki, Tamotsu MAJ USAF
Simpson, Richard T. CPT USAF
Spencer, William A. CPT USAF
Triebel, Theodore W. LCD USN
Wieland, Carl T. LT USN
Wilson, Hal K. CPT USAF
Young, Myron A. CPT USAF
Zuberbuhler, Rudolph U. CPT USAF
Second C-141, Tail Number 50238 - Medical Team:
Lieutenant Colonel Ann L. Burkhardt
First Lieutenant Sheila R. Whipkey
Captain Joanne Lee
Master Sergeant Charles F. Murphree
Master Sergeant William H. Horn
Stiff Sergeant Terry L. Cole
Captain John S. Lothes
Released at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam at 1613 hours and arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines at 1915 hours
Name Rank Service
Agnew, Alfred H. LCD USN
Beens, Lynn R. CPT USAF
Bernasconi, Louis H. LTC USAF
Camerota, Peter P. CPT USAF
Condon, James C. MAJ USAF
Conlee, William N. LTC USAF
Cusimano, Samuel G. CPT USAF Name Rank SVC
Drumond, David I. CPT USAF
Gough, James W. SMS USAF
Granger, Paul L. 1LT USAF
Hudson, Robert M. 1LT USAF
Jeffcoat, Carl H. MAJ USAF
Labeau, Michael H. CPT USAF
Leblanc, Louis E. Jr. SMS USAF
Lewis, Frank D. CPT USAF
Lollar, James L. SSG USAF
Martine, Michael R. 1LT USAF
Mayall, William T. 1LT USAF
Morgan, Gary L. SSG USAF
Nagahiro, James Y. LTC USAF
Nakagawa, Gordon R. CDR USN
Stoneybarger, Robert D. CPT USAF
Trimble, Jack R. 1LT USAF
Vavroch, Duane P. 1LT USAF
Ward, Brian H. iLl USAF
Wilson, William W. 1LT USAF
Yuill, John H. LTC USAF
First C-141, Tail Number 70007 - Medical Team:
Captain Sally J. Brown
Captain Elizabeth Brown
Technical Sergeant Frank E. Keechel
Staff Sergeant Victor Greener
Staff Sergeant Gary W. Eckert
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Allwine, David F. SSG USA
Chirichigno, Luis G. CPT USA
Daugherty, Lenard E. SP5 USA
Elliott, Artice W. LTC USA
Gauntt, William A. CPT USAF
Jacquez, Juan L. SP5 USA
Murphy, John S. Jr. CPT USAF
Parsels, John W. CPT USA
Purcell, Benjamin M. COL USA
Tabb, Robert E. SSG USA
Henderson, William J. CPT USAF
Kroboth, Alan J. 1LT USMC
Mott, David P. CPT USAF
Nowicki, James E. WO2 USA
Rander, Donald J. SEC USA
Rushton, Thomas CIV CIV
Tellier, Dennis A. SGT USMC
Willis, Charles F. CIV CIV
Second C-141, Tail Number 67944 - Medical Team:
Captain Sandra F. McDaniel
Major Marjorie C. Merrill
Staff Sergeant Daniel M. Vale
Staff Sergeant Eric R. Cederwall
Technical Sergeant Alfred L. Thomas
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Horio, Thomas T. SSG USA
Kobashigawa, Tom Y. SGT USA
Malo, Isaako P. SP5 USA
Anshus, Richard C. CPT USA
Anzaldua, Jose J. Jr. SGT USMC
Cavaiani, Jon R. SGT USA
Daves, Gary L. CIV CIV
Hefel, Daniel H. SGT USA
Kientzler, Phillip A. LCD USN
Meyer, Lewis E. Jr. CIV CIV
Olsen, Robert F. CIV CIV
Prather, Phillip D. WO2 USA
Reeder, William S. CPT USA
Thomas, William E. Jr. WO2 USMC
First C-141, Tail Number 50232 - Medical Team:
Captain Shelby S. Stokes
First Lieutenant Linda M. Janelli
Staff Sergeant Peter E.M. Grohmann
Staff Sergeant Russell W. McClarin
Sergeant Joe S. Cortez
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Byrns, William G. CPT USAF
Beekman, William D. CPT USAF
Butcher, Jack M. 1LT USAF
Reich, William J. 1LT USAF
Williams, James W. CPT USAF
Callaghan, Peter A. CPT USAF
Galati, Ralph W. 2LT USAF
Kernan, Joseph B. LTJG USN
Padgett, James P. MAJ USAF
Riess, Charles F. CPT USAF
Rose, George A. CPT USAF
Seinicki, Theodore S. CPT USAF
Second C-141, Tail Number 50238 - Medical Team:
Captain Patricia A. Mayer
Captain Patricia E. Campbell
Technical Sergeant Peerless L. Williams
Sergeant Roy L. Manns
Technical Sergeant James D. Jones
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Angus, William K. CPT USMC
Bedinger, Henry J. LJG USN
Beeler, Carroll R. LCD USN
Brace, Ernest C. CIV CIV
Fulton, Richard J. 1LT USAF
Gotner, Norbert A. MAJ USAF
Hanson, Gregg O. 1LT USAF
Hanton, Thomas J. CPT USAF
Hildebrand, Leland L. MAJ USAF
Hoffman, David W. LCD USN
Latendresse, Thomas B. LCD USN
Leonard, Edward W. Jr. MAJ USAF
Long, Stephen G. 1LT USAF
Mattix, Samuel A. CIV CIV
Molinare, Albert R. LT USN
Nichols, Aubrey A. LCD USN
Rudloff, Stephen A. LT USN
Wells, Kenneth R. CPT USAF
Third C-141, Tail Number 70001 - Medical Team:
Major Joan A. Kennedy
First Lieutenant Dale G. Bloom
Staff Sergeant John R. Rogers
Staff Sergeant Danny P. Beaman
Technical Sergeant Robert Zieske
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Ayers, Timothy R. CPT USAF
Cerak, John P. CPT USAF
Cheney, Kevin J. CPT USAF
Despiegler, Gale A. MAJ USAF
Dingee, David B. CPT USAF
Fraser, Kenneth J. CPT USAF
Grant, David B. CPT USAF
Kittinget, Joseph W. Jr. COL USAF
McDow, Richard H. 1LT USAF
Stischer, Walter M. LTC USAF
Vaughan, Samuel R. 1LT USAF
Bean, William R. Jr. CPT USAF
Cutter, James D. CPT USAF
Francis, Richard L. CPT USAF
Robinson, Paul K. MAJ USAF
Schwertfeger, William F. CPT USAF
Talley, William H. Jr. LTC USAF
Sauder, James B. LCD USN
First C-141, Tail Number 60161 - Medical Team:
Major Juanita Garza
First Lieutenant Donna A. Plesanton
Master Sergeant Tommy Perez, Jr.
Staff Sergeant Gilbert Salazar
Staff Sergeant Richard A. Matthews
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Breckner, William J. Jr. LTC USAF
Hudson, Robert M. 1LT USAF
Labeau, Michael H. CPT USAF
Alexander, Fernando MAJ USAF
Alpers, John H. Jr. CPT USAF
Barrows, Henry C. CPT USAF
Brown, Charles A. Jr. CPT USAF
Granger, Paul L. 1LT USAF
Latella, George F. 1LT USAF
Lewis, Keith H. CPT USAF
Marshall, Marion A. CPT USAF
Paige, Gordon C. LCD USN
Randall, Robert I. LT USN
Ratzlaff, Brian N. CPT USAF
Wilson, Hal K. III CPT USAF
Zuberbuhler, Rudolph U. CPT USAF
Second C-141, Tail Number 60177, Medical Team:
Captain Catherine R. Perry
Captain Joanne Lee
Senior Master Sergeant Howard L. Johnson
Technical Sergeant Jimmie D. Tipton
Staff Sergeant Charles R. Bailey
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Acosta, Hector H. 1LT USAF
Agnew, Alfred H. LCD USN
Conlee, William W. LTC USAF
Drurnnond, David I. CPT USAF
Elander, William S. Jr. MAJ USAF
Everett, David A. LJG USN
Latham, James D. CPT USAF
Lollar, James L. SSG USAF
Mayall, William T, 1LT USAF
Morgan, Gary L. SSG USAF
Polfer, Clarence R. CDR USN
Price, Larry D. 1LT USAF
Raebel, Dale V. LCD USN
Spencer, William A. CPT USAF
Trimble, Jack R. 1LT USAF
Wieland, Carl T. LT USN
Yuill, John H. LTC USAF
Third C-141, Tail Number 59398, Medical Team:
First Lieutenant Janice A. Vanengen
First Lieutenant Mikelene L. Mantel
Technical Sergeant James T. Tyler
Technical Sergeant Jerry Shafer
Technical Sergeant Gary F. Workentine
Sergeant Joe S. Cortez
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Beens, Lynn R. CPT USAF
Camerota, Peter P. CPT USAF
Condon, James C. MAJ USAF
Cusimano, Samuel B. CPT USAF
Jefcoat, Carl H. MAJ USAF
Kula, James D. CPT USAF
Logan, Donald K. 1LT USAF
Seek, Brian J. 1LT USAF
Sponeybarger, Robert D. CPT USAF
Oneil, James W. LTC USAF
Leblanc, Louis E. Jr. SMS USAF
Wilson, William W. 1LT USAF
Young, Myron A. CPT USAF
Bates, Richard L. 1LT USAF
Brunson, Cecil H. 1LT USAF
Certain, Robert G. CPT USAF
Heeren, Jerome D. CPT USAF
Johnson, Richard E. MAJ USAF
Simpson, Richard T. CPT USAF
Vavroch, Duane P. 1LT USAF
Fourth C-141, Tail Number 50280, Medical Team:
Lieutenant Colonel Ann L. Burkhardt
First Lieutenant Sheila R. Whipkey
Master Sergeant Charles B. Murphree
Master Sergeant Roosevelt Sullen
Technical Sergeant John C. Richards
Personnel evacuated included:
Name Rank Service
Bernasconi, Louis H. LTC USAF
Ensch, John C. LT USN
Gough, James W. SMS USAF
Ward, Brian H. 1Lt USAF
Lesesne, Henry D. LCD USN
Lewis, Frank D. CPT USAF
Martini, Michael R. 1LT USAF
Masterson, Frederick C. LT USN
Matsui, Melvin K. CPT USAF
McMurray, Frederick C. CPT USAF
Nagahiro, James Y. LTC USAF
Nakagawa, Gordon R. CDR USN
Oppel, Lloyd D. CIV CIV
Penn, Michael G. LJG USN
Shingaki, Tamotsu MAJ USAF
Triebel, Theodore W. LCD USN
Research by Stefan Youngs (Aircrew Remembered) and dedicated to the PoWs, crews, medical teams and their families (Nov 2015). Photographs added (Sep 2017). Thanks to Capt. Mike McGrath, USN (Ret) - NAM-PoWs Historian - PoW Jun 30, 1967 to Mar 4, 1973 for crew information for C-141 60177 (Aug 2024)
Sources:
c141Heaven.info, Defense Technical Information Center, Wikipedia, private research
SY 09.11.2015 - Initial upload
SY 07.09.2017 - Photo added
RS 13.08.2024 - Crew for C-141 60177 added
RS 13.08.2024 - Crew for C-141 60177 added
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