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| Anthony Panzarella Anthony Panzarella passed away January 10, 1965 Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 41 Site 1730 Created by: Hope Record added: Jun 15, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 14613223 Norma Parsons-Erb LtCol Norma Parsons-Erb passed away 18 oct 1991. Though retired Col. Norma Parsons pursued everything in high school that was pursuable, she maintained that she “didn’t do anything outstanding.” But by 1956, when she became the first woman to join the National Guard, it was soon realized that she was the only woman in many spaces, earning her many accolades. In a 1991 interview with Air Force 1st Lt. Melinda Hess for an Air Force Medical Service oral history project, Parsons, who was born and raised in Maine, said that seeing nurses leave a hospital near her home in their white uniforms was the biggest influence on her choosing that profession. However, she stated that there weren’t a lot of opportunities in the 1930s for women. After graduating from nursing school in 1936, she worked at a hospital in New York, New York. Then in 1941, she joined the Army Air Corps, trained to be a flight nurse and shipped off to Naples, Italy. Parsons told Hess that they couldn’t get into the harbor at first, since the city was under attack.
In addition to Italy, Parsons helped evacuate and treat wounded soldiers in France, North Africa, India, Japan, and what was then known as China Burma (now Myanmar) India Theater. While in India, she and other nurses received permission to wear slacks to protect against malaria. Making progress for flight nurses It wasn’t until December 1942 that flight nurses were awarded relative rank, thanks to Public Law 828. It gave them the pay and allowances equal to a commissioned officer with no dependents and opened the opportunity to reach colonel. Parsons made it easier for nurses to stay on the go by condensing the bare necessities of the supplies in their foot lockers — usually carried by male medical technicians, who weren’t always available — down to smaller kits. “I went down to maintenance, a couple of us, and we had them make a medical kit. And do you know, the ones they have today are very similar to that?” Parsons told Hess. After the war, Parsons left the active duty Army Air Corps. For a while she took care of an ill grandmother back home in Maine, and after the grandmother’s death, Parsons resumed her nursing career in New York. When the Korean War started in 1950, she returned to service, joining the Air Force, which split from the Army in 1947, and was promoted to captain. Parsons told Hess that nurses knew more about their patients, thanks to doctors’ writing more legibly. RELATED: Ms. Veteran America 2021 sheds light on inequalities in resources for women veterans Parsons and her team once again got innovative – instead of having to look for and clean a thermometer for each patient, they attached one to each litter using a plastic straw, scotch tape and leather straps. A precursor to becoming the first woman to join the National Guard, Parsons flew closer to the front lines to evacuate injured men than any other woman while serving in Korea; was the only American nurse to escort the first men returned from North Korea in a 1952 prisoner exchange; and became one of the few women to be awarded the Air Medal. Norma Parsons enters National Guard Big changes were ahead for the reserve components. Provisions of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 allowed women to join the Army and Air Force reserves; in 1955, the National Guard Bureau started letting female augmentees work in hospital units. But if a Guard unit was mobilized, the nurses would go back to their reserve unit, according to Michael Dale Doubler’s “The National Guard and Reserve: A Reference Handbook.” Public Law 845, enacted in July 1956, authorized female officers to join the National Guard. Parsons had returned to reserve status after Korea, and resumed her civilian nursing career. She was attached to the New York National Guard’s 106th Tactical Hospital until Sept. 14, 1956, when she left the reserve and officially became the first woman in the National Guard. Over the next 12 years, Parsons kept innovating. As the only nurse formally in the 106th, she took the title chief nurse, was promoted to major, and went on recruiting trips to nurse training schools. When there was lag time between when nurses joined the unit and when they could go to flight school, she created a training program. By the mid-1980s, when Jenny Williamson-Duca joined the Delaware Air National Guard, quite a bit had changed. Women were allowed to enlist without prior service starting after the Vietnam War. She served as a medical technician, so she was one of the people carrying boxes of supplies, but in a flight suit instead of a dress. “It seemed like everyone was the same,” said Williamson-Duca, who served from 1984 to 1991, making technical sergeant before getting out after the Gulf War. “I’d love to know how things are now,” she said. Joseph E. Patton Joseph E. Patton passed away Apr. 23, 2013, Funeral at Union Tabernacle MB Church, Tues. Apr. 30, 11am; visit 10am. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cematary. Warren (Pete) Peterson Retired CPO (HMC) USN. passed away July 8, 2011. Served with the 1453rd MAES out of Hickam AFB and Haneda Japan. Also served with VMO2, ( 1st MAW) as an AeroMed Tech.
Elbert Austin Phillips 1454 AES and 2nd AES (early 60'S); was NCOIC Training Rhein Main, then SCOTT AES, then Special Mission SEA AFSC A90270 Elbert Austin Phillips passed away August 28, 1968. To Joseph C. Mosher or anyone who might have an interest in my father, TSgt Elbert "Bert" Austin Phillips. I have just come upon this website and found an email dated May 9, 1998 from then TSgt Joseph C. Mosher AF recruiter. Mr. Mosher has worn my dad's bracelet and expressed his thoughts and concern for my family. I have just returned from Washington, DC attending the Government Briefings regarding POW/MIA's. It is the first that has been attended by my family and I must say it was very informative. I am thankful for the continued efforts that our government is putting forth in order to recovery missing servicemembers, my father included. He is one of 1833 still unaccounted for. I was eight when my dad, an AF Medic stationed at Udorn AFB in Thailand, was declared KIA on August 28,1968. My mother raised 6 children alone with only the help of the memories she had of her true love and the help from our loving God who sustained her through the years. I am learning more and more about my father's mission in Laos and his demise. There are still so many questions unanswered so I ask that if anyone who reads this, served with my father or has any information on the T28 he was in that downed in the Mekong river on that date, to please contact me. He was a back seater in the T28 with pilot Maj. Robert Charles Miller of Hayward, CA. who has never been recovered. We have just learned that President Bush will schedule a visit to VietNam in 2006. We hope that these meetings will create a realtionship that is conducive to bringing of servicemen home. On behalf of my 3 sisters and 2 brothers I thank you for your continued support and prayers. My mother just passed away on August 11, 2004 from a brief battle with cancer. I asked her, on what would have been their 49th wedding anniversary June 29 2004 what she thought her life would have been like if daddy had come back...I could hear in her voice the love she still held for him after 36 years. She was an exceptional person and an awesome mother who played dual roles and supported each of us in all we did. The only thing that helps me accept her death is that they are together forever now. A love story that continues... May we never forget... I love you daddy! Please contact me at: teresaschmitt@comcast.net teresa_schmitt@countrywide.com 256-533-8618 w 256-651-6574 c Sincerely, Teresa Phillips Schmitt Thomas Clay Powell Thomas Clay Powell, age 93, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, passed away peacefully on September 21st 2018 in Leesburg, FL with his loving daughter, Mary Wilson, by his bedside. Born in Durham, NC on March 3, 1925, Tom was the son of the late Rufus Heflin Powell, Jr and Elizabeth Bailey Reade Powell. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 72 years, Mary Jean Adair Powell, his sister, Anne Powell Leathers (William), and two brothers, Rufus H. Powell III (Matibelle) and Joe Reade Powell (Jenny). Tom is survived by two daughters and two sons, Laura Elizabeth Powell (Neal), John Michael Powell (Cynthia), Mary Elaine Rapacz Wilson (Jack) and Kevin Adair Powell (Susan) and 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. After graduation at Durham High School in Durham, NC in 1943, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps where he learned to fly and was licensed as multi-engine air cargo and evacuation pilot. He flew several flights as an Air Evac pilot (airborne ambulance). He met his future wife, Mary Jean Adair at an Army Sponsored Social while posted at Kelly-Springfield AFB in San Antonio, Texas. They married in September 2, 1945. His Air Force service required Tom and his family move to different military facilities in U.S. and abroad. While in his Air Force service, he earned his bachelor degree in military science at University of Maryland in February 1956. Then he was sent to Duke University to lead ROTC clinic and later went to University of Illinois and earned his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in June 1965. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1968 after 25 years. He worked as project management engineer at Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in 1968. He traveled often in the U.S. and abroad. He retired from the company after 8 years of service in 1976 and volunteered with several Deaf services, church groups and county agencies in various roles. In 1990, he and Jean moved to Leesburg, FL and became involved in Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg. There they founded Deaf and Hearing Services (DHS) to support good cause for deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens in Lake County. He enjoyed tremendously working with his hands (woodworking, metal working and other creative skills) as well as teaching. He and Jean enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends. They enjoyed researching and documenting their family genealogy. They always were willing to lend helping hand to others. Memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Morrison United Methodist Church on 1005 W. Main Street, Leesburg, Florida. A private cremation burial will be at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Donalee Prandy Wife of John Prandy Donalee was born on February 3, 1934 and passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Donalee was a resident of San Diego, California. Howard Frank Prunty It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Howard Frank Prunty (Mesa, Arizona) passed away on July 22 2018, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Howard Frank Prunty to show support. Frederick Raulino Frederick Raulino was born on March 10, 1924. He passed away on December 23, 1992 at 68 years old. We know that Frederick Raulino had been residing in Hayward, Alameda County, California. Burley E. Rust Burley E.Rust 67, passed away March 20. 2008 Survivors wife, son, daughter, grands. Guestbook davidcgross.com. Service 1pm March 27th at: DAVID C. GROSS FUNERAL HOMES 6366 Central Ave. 727-381-4911 Barbara Scarpato-Martin Barbara A. Scar[atp/Martin, passed away March 26, 2007 at her home in Summerville. She was born in San Antonio, Texas to Captain Joseph Scarpato, an Air Force pilot, and Lt Amalia Scarpato, a flight nurse instructor. She lost her Texas accent when her family transferred to Japan, then New Jersey, Oklahoma and finally settled in Long Island, New York. When Sister Superior stood Barbara in front of her eighth grade class and asked what she wanted to be, Barbara's reply was an Air Force Nurse. That dream was fulfilled after graduating with a BSN from Adelphi University, New York and her Lt Col (Retired) father swore her into the Air Force Nurses Corps on November 24, 1975. She had duty assignments to Travis AFB, CA and Clark AFB, P.I. Barbara joined the Air Force Reserves as a Flight Nurse at Travis AFB (1981-86); then transferred to Charleston AFB, SC (1986-99) logging over 2000 aeromedical hours on the C-9, C-130, C-141, and C-17 aircraft. She is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia and Desert Storm. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1993. After promotion to Colonel in June 1999, she transferred to Shaw AFB, SC until retirement December 1, 2005. In her civilian life, she worked at the Citadel Infirmary for the past 10 years. Surviving are her husband, Ronald L. Martin, mother Amalia (Molly) R. Scarpato; two brothers, Joseph Scarpato and James Scarpato both of Massapequa, NY; step-daughter, Lesa Hainey and a step-son, Steven Martin. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 1, 2007 from 6 until 8 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville. Funeral Mass will be held Monday, April 2, 2007 at 11 o'clock at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 11001 Dorchester Road, Summerville. Flowers will be accepted. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths. Maynard F. Tinkham 801 MAES (Korea & Japan) Maynard F. Tinkham passed away Dec 3, 1997. Birth: Dec. 19, 1915 Brockton Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Death: Dec. 3, 1997 San Bernardino County California, USA Lt Col, USAF Medical Service Corp WW II Korea Vietnam Father: Harold M Tinkham Mother: Alice R Bleakney Family links: Spouse: Freda C Tinkham (1918 - 1983)* *Calculated relationship Burial: IOOF Cemetery Norman Cleveland County Oklahoma, USA Created by: RC Record added: Mar 11, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 177227734 Jennifer Lyn Trevino Capt. Jennifer Lyn Trevino, a nurse at the 507th Medical Squadron / chief of the immunization's clinic, passed away July 14, 2010. Earl D. Turner Earl D. Turner passed away March 8, 1997, Birth: Oct. 6, 1929 Inscription: US Air Force,Korea Note: Vietnam Burial: Prattville Memorial Gardens Prattville Autauga County Alabama, USA Plot: 849 Maintained by: ald920_1 Originally Created by: Cemetery Walker Record added: Dec 27, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 17188608 Douglas Vanhoose Douglas Vanhoose passed away on 3/5/14, per the white pages. No obituary found. Updated 6/16/19 by Ted. Mildred Wallace
On 30 January 1944 2Lt Wallace passed away. there was a jeep accident in or near Catania [Sicily] two Flight Nurses were wounded, one nurse was killed. Richard S. Wanifuchi 902d Detachment in Bangkok and with the 902nd (Clark) in the early 60's Richard passed away on November 15 1993, at age 61. Richard S Wanifuchi was born on November 18 1931. Richard lived in Aurora, Colorado 80013, USA. Dorothy Geraldine (Vegso) Wasserzieher Captain Dorothy Geraldine (Vegso) Wasserzieher was born on March 12, 1934 and passed away on March 21, 2019. Dorothy was born in Dayton, Ohio to Stephen and Rose Vegso. She was one of nine children. She attended nursing school in Ohio where she made lifelong friends. Dorothy served as a registered nurse in the US Air Force, where she trained as a flight nurse. She met her husband Gilbert while she was stationed at Burderop Park, England. They were married in 1963 and lived in Alabama, New York, Texas, Alaska (34 years), Minnesota, and Oregon. Dorothy enjoyed bingo, contests, doll collecting, game shows, and playing Scrabble with her kids. She loved to travel - especially going to Mexico every year for her birthday. Dorothy is survived by her husband Gilbert, four children (Bruce, Beth, Karen, and Paul), six siblings (Lillian, Stephen, John, Raymond, Ed, and Amanda), eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Jane and Viola. William D. Weir 9 AME (Travis)(50-51); Hq 7th AF SG Office (TanSonNhut)(69-70)(Flying Tigers - C-54) William was born on February 17, 1925 and passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2006. William was a resident of Mesquite, Nevada. Allen Wetzel Det 1, 112th AMES (Andrews)(52-56); Det 1-2nd Forward (Kimpo, Korea)(56-57); Det 1-12 AMES (Andrews)(57-63); Det 1-903 AMES (Kadena)(63-66); Det 1-12th AMES (Andrews)(66-68); Det 3-903 AMES (Pleiku, Vietnam)(68-69); (Scott)(69) Allen A. Wetzel was born on August 2, 1930 and passed away on June 25, 2002 at the age of 71. Allen last resided in Drasco, Cleburne County, Arkansas John L. Williams Air Evac 1961-1963 and 1964-1966 John was born on May 2, 1934 and passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2007. John was a resident of Hurst, Texas. Reginald Jay Wipf 9th AES (Clark)(mid 70's) Reginald Jay Wipf was born Sept 13, 1950. Reginald passed away in 1996, at age 46. He was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, United States. Lee W. Yates 65 AES Travis AFB, CA After a long battle with cancer, Lee passed away in the Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital four days after having heart surgery. Actual cause of death was a blood clot. He died on July 8, 2000. His ashes were spread over Lake Benbrook per his request. Victoria M. Zimmer Victoria M. (Feuerherd) Zimmer, 81, passed away on July 13, 2005, at her home. She was the wife of William Zimmer for more than 50 years. Mrs. Zimmer was raised in Westbury, N.Y., and became a registered nurse at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica, N.Y. During the Korean War, she served as an Air Force flight nurse stationed in Europe, flying the wounded between countries. Earlier, she had worked as a nurse aboard troop ships, transporting displaced persons to the United States from abroad. She later worked as an occupational nurse in various locations in the United States. After her military service, she married and raised a family of seven children. She enjoyed horseback riding and pursued an active lifestyle. She was also active in several choral groups. An avid writer, she contributed articles on her foreign experiences to local newspapers. Besides her husband, survivors include four daughters, Margaret Duffy of Somers, Conn., Barbara Zimmer of Victor, Idaho, Jean Zimmer of Northampton and Catherine Zimmer of Aspen, Colo.; two sons, Rick Zimmer of Anchorage, Alaska, and Paul Zimmer of Kodiak, Alaska; three sisters, Katherine Feuerherd and Margaret Feuerherd of Westbury, N.Y., and Claire Dupont of Hempstead, N.Y.; and 12 grandchildren. She was also the mother of the late William Zimmer. A funeral was held at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville. Memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, 434 Route 1 | AE Unit Links AMEA LinksLinks of Interest
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