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LCDR Kenneth E Gainer USN 1956-1982
Gainer
Nickname: Riskit
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1957
Pre-Flight: Navcad 20-56
Wings Year: 1957
Active Years: 1956-1982
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Jahmelia
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
ZP-2
VS-36
VS-30
CVA-61
VS-24
VT-5
VXE-6
Highlights:
Flt Trng, ZP-2,VS-36,VS-30, Cats &AG CVA61,VS-24,VT-5, VXE-6
Det CHCH OIC,TraWing 4,Ret, Recall, NAS Pensacola Flt Supp., Ret, Corp Pilot,
Contract Pilot Tyndall AFB, still flying
— Riskit Gainer, August 28,
2007
MAJ Frederick C Gardner USMC 1961-1966
Gardner
Nickname: Fred
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1963
Pre-Flight: Navcad 44-61
Wings Year: 1963
Active Years: 1961-1966
Reserve Years: 1966-1972
Spouse: Kathleen
Last Address: NC
Assignments:
VMF-232 63-64
VMA-223 1965
Highlights:
VMF-232 1963-64, VMA-223 1965
Reserves 1966-1972
— Fred Gardner, August 26,
2007
LT James B Gardner USNR 1959-1964
Gardner
Nickname: Jim
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1960
Pre-Flight: Navcad 09-59
Wings Year: 1960
Active Years: 1959-1964
Reserve Years: 1964-1965
Spouse: Marty
Last Address: GA
Assignments:
VF-124
VF-211
Highlights:
Released from active duty 3/64 Joined Delta Airlines and flew for 32 years.
— Jim Gardner, September 10,
2007
LCOL William E Garman USMC 1948-1969
Garman
Nickname: Bill
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1951
Pre-Flight: Navcad 14-50
Wings Year: 1951
Active Years: 1948-1969
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Sandy
Last Address: NC
Assignments:
VMR-153
VMR-253
VMF-311
VMA-223
VT-21
AWS/3dMDiv
VMA-214
H&MS-12
MarloCNAL
VMA-211
Highlights:
12 years USMC squad
time;great friends;
good memories. Miss the camaraderie
— Bill Garman, September 3,
2007
LT George P Garrett USNR 1962-1967
Garrett
Nickname: George
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1963
Pre-Flight: AOC 36-62
Wings Year: 1964
Active Years: 1962-1967
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Patricia
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
VR(F)-32 Noris
Highlights:
— George Garrett, December 19,
2007
COL Marvin T Garrison USMC 1949-1981
Garrison
Nickname: Marv
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1953
Pre-Flight: Navcad 24-52
Wings Year: 1954
Active Years: 1949-1981
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Barbara
Last Address: CA
Assignments:
Highlights:
Flew AD,F9,FJ,F8,F4 Skyray and Phantom,A4,F2H,and several cats and dogs, Two
tours in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. Commanded two squadrons and two Air
Groups. Golden Eagle. VP Tailhook Assoc.
— Marv Garrison, August 8,
2007
LCOL Charles G Gerard USMC 1956-1981
Gerard
Nickname: Jug
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1958
Pre-Flight: Navcad 29-56
Wings Year: 1958
Active Years: 1956-1981
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Charlene
Last Address: VA
Assignments:
VMA-223
VMA-211
Tripoli 71-73
Hawaii 73-77
AFSC Norfolk
Highlights:
-Plowback Instructor,T-34
-VMA-223,VMA-211,A-4C,
-Helo transition,VMO-1,VMO-6,UH-1E,OV-10A
-Vietnam 27 months
-USS Tripoli,71-73
-Hawaii,73-77
-Faculty,AFSC,Norfolk,77-81
-Sikorsky Aircraft,82-95
— Jug Gerard, August 27,
2007
CAPT Donald A Gerrish Jr USN 1956-1989
Gerrish
Nickname: Don
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1959
Pre-Flight: Navcad 42-57
Wings Year: 1959
Active Years: 1956-1989
Reserve Years: 1953-1956
Spouse: Ann
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
VA-192-Westpac
VA-125-RAG INST
VA-112-Westpac
CVW11-Westpac
NATC-PAX RIVER
COMSECOND FLEET
XO VA-155-MED
CO VA-87-MED
CO AFWTF-PR
NAVAL WAR COL
Highlights:
NAVCAD-Fleet input-four tours in A4's,3000hrs. NATC flight test LSO. Fleet, Force
and Group staff tours. Air War College. XO & CO tours in A7's. Naval War College
Faculty. Managed to log A4 time every year until NWC.
Very fast, wonderful 30 years.
— Don Gerrish, October 10,
2007
LT Thomas S Giefer USNR 1960-1965
Giefer
Nickname: Tom
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1961
Pre-Flight: Navcad 03-60
Wings Year: 1961
Active Years: 1960-1965
Reserve Years: 1965-1970
Spouse: Sherry
Last Address: WA
Assignments:
HS-1 RAG 61-2
HS-13 62-3
Quonset Pt
HS-3 63-4
Norfolk
Intrepid
Grosse Ile 64-5
HS Trng Off
Highlights:
— Tom Giefer, August 28,
2007
CDR Andrew S Gilcrest USNR 1954-1958
Gilcrest
Nickname: Andy
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1956
Pre-Flight: Navcad 35-54
Wings Year: 1956
Active Years: 1954-1958
Reserve Years: 1954-1975
Spouse: Barbara
Last Address: CA
Assignments:
VF-121
Lexington
Oakland
Alameda
Highlights:
VF-121 Pacemakers - FJ-3M's - 1957 Cruise on the Lexington - Active Reserve at
Oakland and Alameda - Banshees and A4D's - AEDO Designator Change in 1975 - BS
Aero Engineering - 1960 - MSME Thermodynamics 1962 - MSEE 1972 - Retired
Aerospace Industry 1996
— Andy Gilcrest, August 28,
2007
RDMU Paul T Gillcrist USN 1952-1985
Gillcrist
Nickname: Punchy
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1952
Pre-Flight: OI 00-52
Wings Year: 1953
Active Years: 1952-1985
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Nancy
Last Address: CA
Assignments:
Highlights:
Started in fighters. Flew 4,500 hrs. in 75 different aircraft. Got 962 carrier
traps on 16 different carriers. Test pilot. Ejected twice.
— Punchy Gillcrist, August 26,
2007
CDR James E Gilreath USN 1954-1968
Gilreath
Nickname: Ed
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1956
Pre-Flight: Navcad 42-54
Wings Year: 1956
Active Years: 1954-1968
Reserve Years: 1968-1971
Spouse: Barbara
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
VA93 56-58
FAGU 58-60
USNPGSch 61-63
VA34 63-66
CAG OPS CVW10
Highlights:
1956-58 VA93 A4D-1's Alameda Westpac Ticonderoga CVA 14
58-60 FAGU A4/FJ4B
61-63 USN PGSchool
63-66 VA34 A4 Cecil Med-Saratoga66-68 CAG OPS CVW10 Vietnam(twice)Intrepid A4's
50 msn Dixie, 103 msn Yankee
68-76 PanAm, Bizjets
77-86 Aircal 87-94 AmAirl
— Ed Gilreath, August 28,
2007
RDML Henry P Glindeman Jr USN 1942-1978
Glindeman
Nickname: Hank
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1945
Pre-Flight: OI 12-48
Wings Year: 1950
Active Years: 1942-1978
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Jackie
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
COMCARDIV-5
COMCVW-15
COMCARDIV-3
CO VF-154
COMCARDIV-7
Cdr NAVSafe Cen
CO RangerCV-61
Cdr CorGrp Thai
CO PassumpsicAO
Highlights:
33 Years Com Service, 18 Years sea duty, 9 commands
— Hank Glindeman, September 11,
2007
CAPT William G Goff Jr USN 1963-1969
Goff
Nickname: Gypsy
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1963
Pre-Flight: OI
Wings Year: 1965
Active Years: 1963-1969
Reserve Years: 1969-1989
Spouse: Karen
Last Address: NV
Assignments:
VF-32 CAG-1
FDR Westpac Cru
ComFair Norfolk
VC-13 Miramar
Highlights:
*VF-32 CAG 1, F4B; Westpac Cruise on FDR 1966, Med Cruise on FDR 1967-8.*F4
Training officer, ComFair Norfolk 1968-9. *Joined A4B reserve unit 12/69 New
Orleans. Flew A4C, A4L, F8H & TA4J in reserves ended flight career as CO of VC-13
at NAS Miramar.
— Gypsy Goff, August 26,
2007
MAJ Robert F Gore USMC 1954-1974
Gore
Nickname: Pudge
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1954
Pre-Flight: OI 17-55
Wings Year: 1956
Active Years: 1954-1974
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Madelaine
Last Address: MD
Assignments:
VMF-323
VMAAW-121
1st ANGLICO Haw
MAG-14
OIC Det I Corps
VMAAW-224
HQ 1st MAW
Highlights:
— Pudge Gore, September 3,
2007
LCDR David G Gorrell USN 1968-1976
Gorrell
Nickname: Dave
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1968
Pre-Flight: AOC 29-68
Wings Year: 1970
Active Years: 1968-1976
Reserve Years: 1976-1979
Spouse: Jane
Last Address: UT
Assignments:
VA-145
VT-25
Highlights:
2 SEA cruises aboard Ranger 1971-1973 with VA-145 A-6A and A-6B. Squadron LSO. 3
years VT-25 Training Command TA-4J. Squadron LSO. 1976 joined American Airlines.
Retired 2005 from B-777 International.
— Dave Gorrell, October 9,
2007
LCOL Edward T Graham USMC 1951-1975
Graham
Nickname: Ed
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1952
Pre-Flight: Navcad 00-51
Wings Year: 1952
Active Years: 1951-1975
Reserve Years: 4
Spouse: Deborah
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
VMA-211
RVN Yuma
Highlights:
Several overseas tours. SWTU instructor.Advanced Inst K'ville. CO of VMA-211 in
RVN
XO Training Group Yuma. Director Extension School Quantico
— Ed Graham, August
27,2007
CAPT Richard J Granger USMC 1962-1967
Granger
Nickname: Rich
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1962
Pre-Flight: OI
Wings Year: 1963
Active Years: 1962-1967
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Karlene
Last Address: NJ
Assignments:
Highlights:
Have no record of pre-flight class number. Reported to Pensacola on
6June1962 and started pre-flight about June 11.
Commissioned Second lieutenant 25 May 1962 at Quantico VA in 30th OCS
class. Reported Pensacola 6 June 1962. Designated on 22 Nov. 1963 in Corpus
Christi. Assigned 3rd Marine Air Wing, El Toro CA in Jan. 1964. Served tour in
Chu lai Viet Nam Jan-Dec 1966. Discharged from active duty 8Jan.1967. Started
31 year career with United Airlines March 1967. Retired as Captain on July 1,
1998.
— Rich Granger, July 15,
2007
CAPT Richard W Green USN 1949-1975
Green
Nickname: Dick
Branch: USN
Commission Year: 1950
Pre-Flight: Navcad 07-49
Wings Year: 1950
Active Years: 1949-1975
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Lenore
Last Address: FL
Assignments:
VFP-62
VFP-63
Forrestal
Roosevelt
Shangri-La
VFP-63
VT-7
NTEC Orlando
Opnav OP-596
Highlights:
Commis 52. Grad Old Miss Line School, Naval War College. VFP62 & VFP63. Deployed
Forrestal, Roosevelt. Det OinC Roosevelt. ACHO Constellation; Air Boss, XO
Shangri-la; XO, Ops VFP63; CO VT7, NTEC Orlando; Opnav OP-596, Navy Dept Duty
Captain.
— Dick Green, August 27,
2007
LCDR Charles C Gregory USNR 1955-1976
Gregory
Nickname: Charlie
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1956
Pre-Flight: Navcad 06-55
Wings Year: 1956
Active Years: 1955-1976
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Ruth
Last Address: GA
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Biography
Assignments:
VS-21 North Is.
USS Phil. Sea
NAS Glenview
VT-3 Whiting
NS Keklavik Ice
VR-22 Moffitt
NARTU Lakehurst
VR-1 Norfolk
NAF Wash.
NAS Atlanta
Highlights:
After wings at Corpus, 1956, assigned to VS-21 North Island, flying S2F.
WestPac cruise Phil Sea. Got out, back to college, 1 yr. Reserves NAS Glenview,
S2F. Came back in assigned to VT-3 Whiting as instructor in T-28's After VT-3,
NS Keflavik, Ice. flying U6A, C-47, and C-54. After Keflavik to VR-22 flying
C-130's Moffitt, (MAC). After VR-22, NARTU Lakehurst (TAR). flying T-34 and
C-54.After Lakehurst, VR-1 Norfolk flying C118. Short tour at NAF Wash. flying
VC-118. NAS Atlanta, Ret.
— Chuck Gregory, July 17,
2007
MR Clifton R Greiner USNR 1954-1956
Greiner
Nickname: Clif
Branch: USNR
Commission Year:
Pre-Flight: Navcad 28-54
Wings Year:
Active Years: 1954-1956
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Deceased
Last Address: CA
Assignments:
Highlights:
— Clif Greiner, June 1,
2007
LT Robert Grieser USNR 1959-1964
Grieser
Nickname: Bob
Branch: USNR
Commission Year: 1961
Pre-Flight: Navcad 09-59
Wings Year: 1961
Active Years: 1959-1964
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Barbara
Last Address: CO
Assignments:
Highlights:
After getting off active duty,joined United Airlines as a pilot.Spent
34 years with them and retired in 1998.Also spent several in the Naval
Reserves.
— Bob Grieser, July 12,
2007
CAPT Wendell O Grubbs USMC 1956-1968
Grubbs
Nickname: Windy
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1958
Pre-Flight: Navcad 50-56
Wings Year: 1958
Active Years: 1956-1968
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Melida
Last Address: TN
Assignments:
Highlights:
VMF 232 Hawaii/Japan 1958 1959. 1st Anglico 1959 1961, 1962 VMF 334 El Toro,1962
1964 VMF AW 323 El Toro / Japan, 1964 1967 Naval Trng Cmd VT 4
Gun Instructor, 1967 1968 Viet Nan Bird Dog Pilot L-19 Attachment. Discharged
June 1968 El Torro
— Windy Grubbs, August 29,
2007
LCOL Jean A Gruhler Jr USMC 1953-1981
Gruhler
Nickname: Growler
Branch: USMC
Commission Year: 1961
Pre-Flight: OI
Wings Year: 1962
Active Years: 1953-1981
Reserve Years:
Spouse: Jane
Last Address: MD
Assignments:
Highlights:
Enlisted 52-56, got out, went to college. Flew the A-4, F-4, F-8. Two tours in
Vietnam, F-4s and ANGLICO.
— Growler Gruhler Jr, July 17,
2007
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