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
Frankenfield, Tom
3 April, 2026
Clermont, FL










DATE OF DEATH UNKNOWN:



Beeler, Wayne



Brennen, Dave



Cassidy, Bob



Frederick, Kirk



Lehman, Paul








Updated March 2, 2026

189th AHC