189th ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY

MEMORIAL PAGE

This page is dedicated to those who served. 

They are our heroes. 

May they Rest in peace. 


 

WO 1 Herbert A. Ripka  

3 May 1967 - 27 May 1967

Incident Report

WO1 Arnold Nakkerud

2 December 1966 - 31 July 1967

Incident Report

WO1 Glen Emery Shropshire

3 May 1967 - 31 July 1967

Incident Report

Sp4 Donald W. Hart

4 May 1967 - 31 July 1967

Incident Report

SFC John R. Adams

8 November 1967

Incident Report

WO1 Jeremiah D. Mc Garry

13 November 1967 - 20 December 1967

Incident Report

PFC David Antol

4 May 1967 - 20 December 1967

Incident Report

CW2 Orrin Leonard Dyer, Jr.

With 4th Infantry Div

16 June 1967 - 3 Februaty 1968

Incident Report

CW2 Elmer Dale Lauck

27 May 1967 -11 March 1968

Incident Report

PFC William A. Andrews

17 January -1968 - 11 March 1968

Incident Report

Sp4 David L. Groves

4 May 1967 -17 March 1968

Incident Report

Sgt Leveret R. Prosky

10 Jun 1967 - 21 September 1968

Incident Report

WO Bejamin W. Haire

13 January 1969 - 20 May 1969

Incident Report

Sp4 John M. Randall

22 Januaty 1969 - 20 May 1969

Incident Report

WO1 Douglas F. Moore

(unknown)

18 January 1969 - 22 May 1969

Aircraft Unknown

WO1 Larry G. Marsh

30 November 1968 - 14 September 1969

Incident Report

WO 1 Gary Richard Mason

9 July 1969 - 14 September 1969

Incident Report

Sp5 Gale S. Pritchard

9 July 1969 - 14 September 1969

Incident Report

Sp4 Thomas E. Champagne

19 July 1969 - 14 September 1969

Incident Report

Sp4 John E. Cook

14 January  1969 - 21 October 1969

Incident Reportl

PFC Mark W. Burchard

26 July 1969 - 17 November 1969

Incident Report

CW2 Bernard E. Meister

W/334th

21 Febuary  1969 - 14 February 1970

Incident Report

Sp4 Charles Whatley

1 June 1969 - 6 March 1970

Caretakers

Procopio, Peter Louis

7 May 1969 - 11 Mar 1970

189th AHC Aircraft Armament shop

Sp4 Ralph E. Reed

(Unknown)

4 June 1968 - 16 April 1970

Unknown Aircraft

CPT William R. McKibben

15 August 1969 -25 April 1970

Incident Report

WO1 Robert L Pierce

1 July 1969 - 25 April 1970

Incident Report

PFC Norman D. Adkins

21 March 1970 - 25 April 1970

Incident Reportl

Sp4 Gus Smith Jr.

6 August 1969 -25 April 1970

Incident Report

1Lt Colin P. Hurd

18 April 1970 - 9 May 1970

Incident Report

WO1 John D. McCluskey

30 June 1969 - 9 May 1970

Incident Report

SP4 Johnny Lee Fulton

3 July 1950 - 9 May 1970

Incident Report

PFC David J. Corpus

26 January 1952 - 9 May 1970

Incident Report

WO1 Dale E. Greife

31 August 1950 - 10 June 1970

Incident Report

SP5 Ronald W. Rash

2 December 1949 - 10 June 1970

Incident Report

1LT Terry A. Mote

10 November 1946 - 28 June 1970

Incident Report

Name - Obituary Date of Death Burial or Grave information
Williams, Ezekiel, A. 22-June,1968 Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, PA
Albrecht, Stanley B. 1 December, 1969 Brownton, McLeod County, Minnesota
Shaw, Philip G. 15-August, 1970 Chatham, Georgia
Hamilton, Kirby A. 5-May, 1971 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Stallworth, Stephen Q 29-June, 1973 Salinas, CA
Faulkner. Roger 24-August, 1973 Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
Drury, Daniel T. 11 November 1979 Missouri
Gray, Lester W. 30-December, 1982 Daleville, AL
Lowe, Jake 2-May, 1984 Roseburg, OR
Temple, Scott J. 25-February, 1988 Active Duty Ft. Sill, OK
Vance, Carl E. 8-April, 1991 Thurston, WA
Ratcliff, Ron 3-June, 1991 Pine Bluff, AR 
Yingst, Charles 5-September, 1991 Denver, CO
Lumpkins, Charles H. 13-October, 1997 Baltimore, MD
Guthrie, Wilbern C. 13-November, 1997 Enterprise, AL
Acklen, Robert L. Jr. 31-December, 1998 Dallas, TX
Karrenbrock, Maynard "Bill" 4-May, 1998 Columbia, MO
Olehy, Gale E. 16 November, 1999 Newman, IL
Hanawalt, Brent 15-July, 2001 Five Points, OH
Sheoships, Orville J. 31-August, 2000 Pendleton, OR
Hedrick, Wayman M. 24-Jul, 2001 Powder Springs, GA
Scott, Nolan J. 13-May, 2002 Chauvin, LA
Cabigas, Gene S. 30-Noveber, 2002 Phoenix, AZ
Bartlett, Leonard J. 13-March, 2003 Castle Rock, WA
Fleming, Ron 14-December, 2002 Oakland, CA
Pugh, Jim 18-December, 2003  Apalachee, Morgan County, GA
Villarreal, Jesse 16-March, 2004 Alvarado, TX
Winder, Joseph W. 2-August, 2004 Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
Shinn, Edward 19-October, 2004 Slocomb, AL
BARRON RICHARD L 16-Novwmbwe 2004 Harford, MD
Ochotsky, Roman 23-November, 2004 Oceanside, CA
Breedlove, Nick D. 29-August, 2005 Claypool Hill, VA
Burton, Robert F. 16-September, 2005 Homosassa, FL
Wright, Raymond R. 15-May, 2006 Bolivar, MO
Beaumont, Eddie 5-June, 2006
Guzman, Leopold 24-December, 2006 Lacey, WA
McGarity, Kenneth 3-January, 2007 Columbus, GA
Powers, Terry D. 16-March, 2007 Kewanee, IL
Fontenot, Jerry 1-April, 2007 Dickinson, TX
Loken, Jack 20-October, 2007 Ocala, FL
Newbauer, Charles F. 10-August, 2007 Palestine, Ohio
Hout, John David 20-October, 2007 Cumberland, MD
SIPES WILLIAM 27-October, 2007 Philippines
King, Ronald C. 21-December, 2007 West Allis, WI
Brink, Thomas L. 12-May, 2008 Alexandria, VA
Wallace, Joe 18-July, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT
Whaley, Albert P. "AP" 28-July, 2008 Lanark Beach, FL
Howe, Mike P. 24-August, 2008 Austin, TX
Morigeau, Jacque 6-November, 2008 Missoula, MT
Mc Cormick, Robert (Bob) 24-November, 2008 Cocoa, FL
Fryer, George 29-December, 2008 Fayettville, NC
Kelly, Robert 16-January, 2009 Lansing, MI
McCrackin, Larry D. 23-January, 2009 Cape Canaveral, FL
Kreutz, James (Jim) 26-April, 2009 Spanaway, WA
Lutzow, Wayne H. 7-May, 2009 Kansas City, MO
Rhodes, David 4-November, 2009 Costa Mesa, CA
Caldwell, Richard (Dick) 10-July, 2010 Acampo, CA
Keister, C. Brett 5-September, 2010 East Berlin, PA
Lethgo, Oran "Lee" 6-October, 2010 Albuquerque, NM
Bagley, Robert T. 29-October, 2010 Everett, WA
Weiland, Gary 17-February, 2011 Lexington, KY
Johnson, Bobby Ray 28-May, 2011 Athens, TX
Aquinaga, Tom 30-April, 2011 Tucson, AZ
Riovo, Jim 9-September, 2011 San Antonia, TX
SPARKS DOUGLAS 16-September. 2011 Woodville, OH
CLAYTON, DAVID ALLAN  24-April, 2012 FT. MITCHELL NATIONAL CEMETERY
Whitehurst, Terry L. 16-May, 2012 Peoria, IL
Cox, Alfred E. 4-August, 2012 Fayetteville, PA
Fishburn, Jim 28-September, 2012 Martinez, GA
Condo, Edward "Cherry" 28-October, 2012 Nevada City, CA
Karig, Martin Robert  2-November, 2012 San Antonia, TX
Collins, Bill 16-April, 2013 Morganton, GA
Leato, Donald L. 19-August, 2013 Justice, IL
Martinak, Jay B. 29-September, 2013 Orangevale, CA
Torres, Don 25-October, 2013 Bay Pines, FL
Matlock, James D.   4-February, 2014 Somerville, TN
Coca, David A  24-February, 2014 Raton, New Mexico
Hartley, Phil 16- March, 2014 Jacksonville, FL
Shipley, Timothy W. 3-April, 2014 Dunedin, FL
Mackie, Thomas Lynn 11-April, 2014 Marie, MI
Scroggins, Donald R. 18-May, 2015 Shreveport, LA
Berryhill, Charlie 30-June, 2014 Bonham, TX
Evans, Bill 15-July, 2014 Colardo Springs, CO
Nebergall, Kent 12-August, 2014 Burbank, CA
Hurt, James L. "Jim" 12-September, 2014 Pittsburg, KS
Cox, William L. 10-October, 2014 Savannah, GA
Wheeler, Bart 20-October, 2014 Mount Enterprise, TX
Bradford, Don 24-Febuary, 2015 Anchorage, AK
Bowling, Ernest Rupert 3-August, 2015 Elisbethtown, WV
Froehlich, Leo Patrick 3-March, 2015 Gringer, WY
SCROGGINS DONALD R 18-May, 2015 Red Chute, LA
Stratiff, Robert R.   26-October, 2015 Petersburg, VA
Michael, Charles "Chuck" 23-May, 2016 Colorado Springs, CO
Felkel, Joseph M.  6-June, 2016 Erwin, TN
Berning, Robert (Bob)  23-June, 2016 Port Charlotte, FL
Jurgensen, Kenneth J.  9-October, 2016 Walla Walla, WA
Tucker, Thomas 17-October, 2016 Tucson, AZ
Redmon, John "David" 27-October, 2016 San Antonio, TX
Aheman, Philip J.   1-November, 2016 Jennings, LA
Silversmith, John 2-November, 2016 Great Falls, MT
Albers, James A. 4-December, 2016 New Smyrna Beach, FL
Van Zandt, Howard R.  11-December, 2016 Boulder Creek, CA
Cornell, Del 10-February, 2017 Newington, CT
OPDAHL TERRY 16 March , 2017 Redondo Beach, CA
Gerke, Jack E. 19-March, 2017 Hilton, NY
Gambone, Anthony (Tony)  17-June, 2017 Valdez, AK (Hendersonville, NC)
Sennett, John "Buddy"  4-July, 2017 Houlton, ME
Russell, Gary C.   7-September, 2017 Deckerville, MI
Englebert, Ellis 17 November, 2017 Cusseta, GA
Helbert, Clyde Eugene 5-December, 2017 Salem, VA
Vogel, Gary R. 19-January, 2018 Williamsport, PA
Neizmik, Mike 21- March, 2018 Youngsville, PA
Cochan, Pinckney (PC) 27-April, 2018 Marietta, GA
Story, Randall (Randy)  24-April, 2018 Rochester, Il 
Wick, Donn E.   4-August, 2018 San Antonio, TX
Liner, John David 7-October, 2018 Leesville, LA
Fowle, James 25-August. 2018 Alstead, NH 
Rutherford, Claude Vergil  7-December, 2018 Jacksonville, FL
Hutchens, Landon (Hutch) 19-January, 2019 Dallas, TX
Geistdorfer, Dave 23-Febuary, 2019 Boulder Creek  CA 
Badder, Frank 16 March, 2019 San Antonio, TX
Carrell, Tom 30-August, 2019 Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Dixon, George M 15-September, 2019  Unknown
Williams, Dillon 26-November, 2019 Prudenville, MI
Tolles, Burr 28-November, 2019 Paw Paw, MI 
SMITH CHARLES W 20-December, 2019 Chancellor, Al.
Koch, David 18-January, 2020 Whitewater, WI 
Cheek, David G. 23 January, 2020 Milan, Indiana
Raiford, James 27-February, 2020 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Boldway, John 31-March, 2020 Hanna, WY 
Webster, Lawrence Steve 02-June, 2020  Knoxville, TN
Pryze, Richard C. 10 September, 2020 Anderson, SC
Wiles, James Thomas 7-January, 2021 Middleburg, FL
Darnell, Harrison 16-January, 2021 Simpsonville, SC
Fish, Ron 9 February, 2021 Santa Cruz, CA
Brannen, Dave  17-May, 2021 Carolina Beach, NC
Madich, Robert  13-June, 2021 Duluth, MN
Craig, Mel D. 22 June, 2021 Visalia, CA
Allen, David William 12 July, 2021 Matagorda, TX
Albert, Hans 10-August, 2021 Mandeville, LA
Benka, Jimmy 17-September, 2021 Mineral Bluff, GA 
Fraker, William "Bill" 7 November, 2021   Chattanooga, TN
Englebert, Ellis 17-November, 2021 Cusseta, GA
Ginac, William George  28-Jan-22 Killeen, TX
Cochran, Bruce D. “Wolfman”   28 Feburary 2022 Bangkok
McKinney, Arthur 21 March, 2022 Alamogordo, NM
Krapf, Albert "Bud" March 27 2022 Carlisle, MA
Meeker, George H 20 April, 2022 Griffin, GA
Lecomte, Tom May 29, 2022 Jefferson, MO 65101
Johndro, Dana A July 1, 2022 Ocala, FL
Perez, George 1 October 2022 Smithfield, Virginia
Holt, William "Bill" 3 October 2022
East Providence, RI 
Stevens, Grady E 19 February 2023 Miami, Florida
Blien, Jack W. 5-March, 2023 Fairmont, MN
Butler, Richard "Dick" 29 March 2023 Marietta, Ga
Kielbasa, Robert 12 June, 2023 Lewisburg, TN
Forsyth, Carl "Jack" 3 July 2023 Ann Arbor, MI
Pospisil, Anton Frank 7 July, 2023 Killeen, TX
Hawthorne, Linley C 28-October 2023 Navarre, OH
Huskisson, James 25 January, 2024 Highland, IN
Stewart, Jessie Earl 26 March, 2024 Cary, NC
Slate Sr., Dennis Ray 24 February, 2024 Germanton, NC
Sanders, Bobby Lee 7 July, 2024 Durham, NC
Bird, Robert 2 October, 2024 Los Osos, CA
Stoddard, Paul P. 19 December, 2024 Bear, DE
Shoemaker, Tony 12 June, 2025 Las Vegas, NV
Schenk, John 2 August, 2025 Roselle, IL
Wood, James 10 November, 2025 Niceville, FL
DATE OF DEATH UNKNOWN:
Beeler, Wayne
Brennen, Dave
Cassidy, Bob
Frederick, Kirk
Lehman, Paul

Updated March 2, 2026

189th AHC