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LTJG Fredric Thunhorst USN Served with RVAH-5
Fredric is 4th from the left in the second row in the photo above from the 1967 USS America Cruise Book.
Fredric Thunhorst
Age 77, beloved grandpa, father and husband, and a 49-year resident of Ely passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, M
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R. Lee Ermey, Staff Sergeant (Honorary Gunnery Sergeant), USMC
'Full Metal Jacket' actor R. Lee Ermey dies at age 74
May he have Fair Winds and Following Seas on his last great deployment into Eternity!!
Semper Fi Marine!!
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AO2 Stephen C Toschlog, USN, served with RVAH-11
Stephen Toschlog April 17, 1944 - March 4, 2017
Obituary for Stephen Toschlog
Stephen C. Toschlog, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Reid Hospital. Stephen was born in Richmond on April 17, 1944, to Clarence and Florence Toschlog.
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Captain Gunnar Finn Wilster, USN Retired Former CO RVAH-9
There is currently no obituary, but his widow wrote this to a shipmate:
"...there is no obituary. he is just gone. I do not think I would do very well without him, but I will try to put something in words one day...the emptiness in my life is ju
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Roy Eugene Shaw, Served with RVAH-14
Per Ronnie Smarr: AMH3 Shaw was assigned to line crew of RVAH-14. He was injured when 601 jumped chocks broke tie down chains and ran over him when he tried to jump from the cockpit before 601 went over the side of the ship.
Roy Shaw Obit
Obituary
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Michael J Buccilli Served with RVAH-1 Late 70s
Michael Buccilli Obituary
6/11/1957 to 6/5/2015
Buccilli, Michael Jeffrey; 57; of Clare; passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5 at his home, surrounded by family. He was born the son of Patsy and Marylee (Bertrand) Buccilli Jr. on June 11, 1957
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John H. "Jack" Reynolds, served with RVAH-13 in the mid 60s
John H "Jack" Reynolds Obituary
In Memory of
John Harvey Reynolds
November 29, 1930 - September 15, 2016
John H. "Jack" Reynolds, age 85, of South Knoxville, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016. He served in the United States Navy for 20
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Another shipmate lost
Heard from Dieter Palmer that AZ1 T J White, RVAH-6, passed away in Griffin GA 8/15/2017
Fair winds and following seas
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The Passing Of AMS3 Terry Loehring - RVAH 1 (October 16,2017)
This post is to inform all our "Smoking Tigers - RVAH 1" shipmates and the rest of the Air Wing that my dear friend Terry Loehring passed away Monday October 16,2017. He was with our squadron on the West Pac cruise 70-71. Terry lived with his wife M
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George Barnash Geer, NFO/RAN with RVAH-5
George Barnash Geer
1946-2017
George Barnash Geer, 70, of Pensacola, FL, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 while enjoying his daily run.
He was born August 1, 1946 in Bridgeport, CT to Dr. William and Mrs. Irene Geer. He graduated from Stratford Hi
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Peter N. Sweetman, served with RVAH-5 late 60s/early 70s
Peter Nicholas Sweetman, formerly AE2 USN, passed away June 17, 2016.
Peter Sweetman Obituary
Peter Sweetman, of Port Washington, went peacefully to his heavenly home during the early morning hours of Friday, June 17, 2016 at Lawlis Family Hospi
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Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator William R. ‘Ryan’ Owens, USN
Senior Chief and Mrs. William Ryan Owens
William Ryan Owens Obit
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