MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO THE CREW OF HC-130H 1705 WITH PHOTOS
AND THE MEMORIAL PROGRAM FROM CGAS SACRAMENTO
Use the link at the bottom of the section labelled
COAST GUARD AVIATOR HISTORY & FLIGHT LOG




MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN BOBBY WILKS
Posted in MEMORABLE CHARACTERS SECTION.
First African American Captain and Air Station Commanding Officer


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AVIATION HISTORY SECTIONS BEING UPDATED by Ptero John "Bear" Moseley - Check the write-ups for Air Stations
He is tryiing to expand and harmonize these write-ups.



ROLL OF VALOR
 Several new citations have been posted - we are getting more and more from the active troops
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IMAGES OF THE FIRST COAST GUARD P5M-1
 Three images of the first P5M-1 purchased by the Coast Guard in 1955 have been posted under Timeline: 15 May 1055 or look under St. Pete (inactive) Air Station. These images are courtesy of Cathy Sivils Entman P-2870, daughter of CDR Tal Sivils. Tal was one of the ferry pilots.


CGAS DINNER KEY - 1934
 Al Dahms #868 provided this shot of Dinner Key in 1934 when PanAm and the Coast Guard existed side-by-side.
Select through timeline 1934 or Air Stations - Inactive - Dinner Key.


JACK RITTICHIER
Received by Historian John "Bear" Moseley
"I RECENTLY MADE A MODEST ON-LINE DONATION TO THE JACK RITTICHIER TROPHY FUND. THE SOFTWARE USED ASKED ONLY FOR MY NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS AS FAR AS IDENTIFYING THE DONOR AND I WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT INFORMATION. I WAS A PILOT MEMBER OF THE SQUADRON THAT JACK VOLUNTEERED TO JOIN IN VIETNAM, THE 37TH AIR RESCUE "JOLLY GREENS."

SOME FOUR MONTHS AFTER JACK'S DEATH, WHILE FLYING WITH ANOTHER USCG VOLUNTEER, LCDR LONNIE MIXON, OUR CREW (JOLLY 28)ALMOST MET THE SAME END AS DID JACK AND HIS CREW IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCATION IN THE ASHAU VALLEY. I AM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED IN THE 37TH WITH COASTIES LIKE JACK, LONNIE, JIM LOOMIS, ROB RITCHIE, DICK BUTCHKA, AND LANCE EAGAN AND ONLY WISH THAT JACK COULD HAVE MADE IT BACK LIKE THE REST OF US."

VINCE ZICCARDI, LT.COL. USAF, RETIRED SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

P.S. I, TOO, LIKE JACK RITTICHIER, WAS A CONVERTED SAC BOMBER PILOT. SEMPER PARATUS