For Silver Taps information, click on the name. Name Branch Rank Start Finish Units Comments Date Date Served Aardal, USN O-5 Jun-63 Jun-70 Natl Def Svc Medal Marvin Bronze Star Adams, USAF O-4 Silver Taps James C. Adams, John Army Jun-62 Jun-67 114 Assault Helicopter Company Silver Taps B. Vietnam Killed in 1970 while testing aircraft as employee of Bell Helicopter when his chopper lost its tail rotor. Agnew, USCG E-5 Jun-58 Jun-66 Recruiting duty Corpus Christi, TX Bravery Citation Phillip 3 buoy tenders Galveston, TX 2 Captain of the Port duty Houston, TX Search and Rescue duty Naval Air Station, Jacksonville FL Allenson, USAF O-4 Silver Taps Vincent J. WW II Korea Anderson, Military O-2 Aug-62 Aug-64 Ft. Benning GA Silver Taps Gary Intelligence Ft. Holabird, Baltimore MD Natl Def Svc Medal 319th Military Intelligence Bn (Field Army) Anthis, John Army O-3 May-63 Mar-69 Platoon Leader, Liquid Oxygen Platoon, Vietnam Germany Bronze Star Medal – Meritorious Svc Executive Officer & Commanding Officer, Army Commendation Medal with OLC 69th Topographic Engineering Co., - Meritorious Svc Germany Unit Commendation - Vietnam Commanding Officer, 66th Topographic Company, Vietnam Engineer Instructor, U.S. Artillery & Missile School, Fort Sill, OK Ary, James O-4 Silver Taps Asbury, Army O-2 Jan-63 Jan-66 Aviation School – Ft. Rucker AL Flight instructor, fixed wing aircraft Gordon R. Natl Def Svc Medal Ashy, Joe USAF O-10 Jun-62 Oct-96 CIC North American Aerospace Def Cmd Vietnam CIC US Space Cmd Combat: F-100 pilot in Vietnam 67- Cmdr Air Force Space Cmd 68; and then later commanded NATO Cmdr NATO Allied Air Forces, Southern air combat operations over the Europe Balkans 92-95 Cmdr 16th Air Force Cmdr, Air Training Cmd Decorations: Cmdr, USAF Warfare Ctr Defense Distinguished Service Medal Cmdr, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing Distinguished Flying Cross w/OLC Cmdr, 37th Fighter Wing Silver Star Ops Officer, 36th Fighter Sqdn Korea Legion of Merit w/OLC Cmdr, 421st fighter Sqdn Air Force Commendation Medal Numerous staffs and other fighter units Air medal w/13 OLC Vietnam Service Medal Ayres, Bill USAF Silver Taps Bailey, Cecil Silver Taps Bailey, Murl Vet Corps O-6 Sep-63 Mar-16 AMEDD Officer Basic Course DVM, PhD (Constructive Credit) 1974 Natl Def Svc Medal AMEDD Officer Advanced Course 2 years active duty (Nonresident) 1974 38 years service Command & General Staff College (Nonresident) 1978 Army War College (CSC) 1989 Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course (Nonresident) Baird, John Field Arty O-5 Jun-62 Jun-86 Btry Cdr Vietnam Bn Opns Officer Bronze Star Medal w/"V" Device Opns Advisor 21st ARVN Div Baker, Darrel Army O-8 Jun-62 Jul-00 CO 1/81st Armored Bn 1st Armored Div Meritorious Svc Medal (2) P. CO 49th Armored Div DMMC Legion of Merit CO 249th S&T Bn Army Commendation Medal CO 49th AD DISCOM Army Reserve Comp Achievement CO 71st Troop Command (TX National Medal w/silver OLC Guard) Army Svc Ribbon CO 49th Armored Div Overseas Svc Ribbon National Defense Svc Medal w/star honor graduate of my class at C&GSC Barham, Field Arty E-5 Oct-60 OCS Natl Def Svc Medal Worth O-2 Bartel, USN Seabee Silver Taps Herbert WW II Bates, Armor O-2 Feb-64 Jun-67 Armor Officer Basic Ft. Knox Support Plt Ldr, Tank Plt Ldr, Tank Robert 4th Bn/35th Armored Illeshine, Germany Co. XO, Bn CBR officer, Hvy Equip 80th Engineers Waco TX Plt ldr Natl Def Svc Medal Batte, Gary Army O-2 May-63 May-65 Co B, 502nd S&T BN, 2nd Armored Div. Ft. Plt Ldr, Lt Trk Co Hood, TX 490th Civil Affairs Co, Abilene, TX Beakley, USAF O-4 Multiple combat tours in Vietnam in Silver Taps John (Big several airplanes Vietnam John) Beal, Richard O-6 Silver Taps Beasley, Trans O-3 May-62 May-66 Transportation School Ft. Eustis VA Natl Def Svc Medal John Corps Transportation officer Saumur France Transportation officer Ingrandes France Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio TX Beaty, Air O-2 Sep-62 Sep-64 Hawk Missile Unit XO – Ft. Bliss Natl Def Svc Medal James L. Defense Bde Liaison Officer – . Bliss Missed Bay of Pigs deployment by (Jim) Arty Res Engineer unit – Bay City TX one month in 1962 Bechler, USAF O-6 Jun-62 Jun-92 Vice Cmdr, 552 Air ControlWg Vietnam Wayne R. DO, 552 Air Control Wg(ACW) Combat in F4C- 1966-100 Msn over Ch, Air Force Section, USMTM, Saudi N. Vietnam Arabia Combat in F4E- 1972-73 Cmdr 7th Airborne Air Contr Sq Ftr Liason Off, 552 ACW DECORATIONS: Several Fighter Wg & HHQ staff positions Defense Superior Svc Medal Ops Off, 7th, 9th Tac Ftr Sqds Legion of Merit ALO, 3rd Bde, 82nd Abn Div Distinguished Fying Cross, w/dev Servd in Numerous Ftr Sqds Meritorous Svc Medal, w/3 dev Under Grad Pilot Tng Air Medal, w/12 dev AF Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal AF Expeditionary Medal, w/dev Vietnam Svc Medal w/3/dev Bentley, Army Jun-55 Jun-58 Paratrooper, Medic Silver Taps Jerry Natl Def Svc Medal Bier, Harold USAF 20th Air Force, Okinawa Silver Taps Dean Korea Blackburn, Army Intel Silver Taps Bernard Korea (Barney) Bigham, Bob Field Arty O-2 USAEUR Silver Taps Bloomer, USN O-5 VA196 aboard Bon Homme Richard Vietnam Phillip (CVA-31) deployed to the South China Silver Star Sea VA196 Distinguished Flying Cross (2 aboard Constellation (CVA-64) deployed awards) to the South China Sea Air Medal ( numeral 16 and 4 Gold VA128 NAS Whidbey Island, Wa. Stars) Air to Ground and Air to Air Tactics Phase Navy Commendation Medal with V Head and Instructor VA95 Combat Distinguishing Device aboard Coral Sea (CVA43) deployed to Navy Achievement Medal with V South China Sea Combat Distinguishing Device VF201 NAS Dallas RVN Cross of Gallantry with Bronze and Silver Star Boldman, USAF Don Boone, USMC O-6 Dec-63 Jun-91 5th Marines 1st Marine Div Latham 9th Marines 3rd Marine Div Observer A team Spec Forces Khe Sahn Vietnam 1st Marines 1st Marine Div 5th Anti-tank Bn Bn Cmdr 1st Bn 23rd Marines 4th Marine Div 2nd Asst COS 4th Marine Div Asst COS 9th Marine Div Boudreau, USAF Silver Taps Robert D. Bradshaw, Engineers O-2 Jul-64 Nov-66 Engineer Officer Basic Course, Ft. Natl Def Svc Medal Marvin Belvoir, VA 24th Combat Engineer Bn, 4th Armored Div, Johnson Barracks, Furth, Germany ADM Forward Assembly School (Tactical Nuclear Weapons) Oberammergau, Germany Chemical Warfare School, Vilseck, Germany Demolitions Instructor, Hohenfels, Germany HHC CO 980 Engr Gp, Dallas, TX Brady, Linn Army O-3 Signal Long Lines Bn in Korea Underground command and control site Ft. Richie, Md Branch, Boyd Field Arty O-3 Aug-62 May-66 Airborne school, Ranger School Ft, Vietnam Ray Benning GA Natl Def Svc Medal Aide to Lt. Gen Wm. R. Peers 20th Arty 4th Bronze Star Medal w/"V" Device Inf Div Ft. Lewis WA Air Medal Advisor MACV 38th Fld Arty Bn Vietnam Vietnam Svc medal III Corps General Staff Ft. Hood TX Brand, Harry USMC E-5 Jun-62 Jun-68 1st Bn 23 Marines Natl Def Svc Medal Brent, Harold Field Arty O-6 May-64 Apr-14 ACTIVE DUTY Vietnam (continued 9th Missile Gp, 3/38 Missile Bn (SGT), Ft. TRAINING SCHOOLS & next page) Sill, OK PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Support Platoon Cmdr, Bn Ammo Officer Basic Training and Engineer AIT Vietnam- 173rd Airborne Brigade, Tgt Plat Training. Ldr, Field Artillery Officer Candidate Field Arty Aerial and Fwd. Observer, 173rd School, Ft. Sill, OK Bde. LNO Army Basic Airborne School, Ft. U.S. Army Avn Sch., Hunter Army Airfield, Benning, GA. GA. Army Jumpmaster Airborne School, Airfield Company A, Commander, Ft. Bragg, NC., Assistant S-3 Field Artillery School, Officer Adv. TEXAS ARMY NAT'L GUARD, 71st Crs., Ft. Sill, OK Airborne Bde, Army Command and General Staff 1/133rd FA Bn, Bn LNO, Btry Comdr, Bn College S-2, Bn XO Field Arty School, Nuc. & Chem. 49th Armd Div Arty, 1/133rd FA Bn, Pt Tgt Analysis Crs.Department of the Arthur, TX Army, Jt Interoperability of Tactical Bn Liaison Officer, Btry Comdr, Bn S-2, Command and Control Systems Bn XO (JINTACCS) 49th Armd Division Artillery, San Antonio, The Army Institute for Prof. TX Development, Infantry Fire Supt Coord. Assist. Special Cbt Arms Tng. Crs. (SCAT), Ft. Eustis, VA Brent, Harold Field Arty O-6 May-64 Apr-14 ARMY RESERVES U.S. DECORATIONS/BADGES: (cont) 75th USA Maneuver Area Cmd, Arty Gp. Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster Hou, TX Meritorious Service Medal w/Oak Field Artillery S-3, FA Bn Controller, Fire Leaf Cluster Supt Coord. Armed Forces Reserve Medal 4151st USAR School, Instructor, C & GSC Army Reserve Components U. S. Army Field Artillery School, Field Achiev.Medal Arty Officer Senior Parachutist Badge Advanced Course, Instructor Meritorious Unit Commendation RETIRED RESERVES Medal (173rd VN) TEXAS STATE GUARD, Camp Mabry, Army Commendation Medal Austin, TX Vietnam Service Medal w/2 G-3, DCS; Dep. Commandant, HQ,, Campaign Stars Educ. Sect; Republic of Vietnam - Campaign TXSG Officer Candidate School, Medal Commandant; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Engineer Group, S-3 and Senior Project w/Palm Engineer . Army Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 2 Device Parachutist Badge Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD and TXSG Texas Faithful Service Medal Texas State Guard Service Medal Adjutant General’s Medal Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal Texas Meritorious Service Medal Broesche, USMC O-4 4th Batt.