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Memorial Picture "...MOSER, Paul Kierstead...MOSER, PAUL KIERSTEAD - Name: Paul Kierstead Moser - Rank/Branch: E4/USN - Unit: Fleet Support Squadron 50, NAS Atsugi, Japan - Date of Birth: 02 May 1946 - Home City of Record: Newington CT - Date of Loss: 02 October 1969 - Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water - Loss Coordinates: 175402N 1073602E (YE754810) - Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered - Category: 5 - Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: C2A - Refno: 2004 - Personnel In Incident: Terry L. Beck; Richard W. Bell; Michael L. Bowman; Frank Bytheway; Rolando C. Dayao; Donald C. Dean; Herbert H. Dilger; Carl J. Ellerd; James J. Fowler; Roy G. Fowler; Leonardo M. Gan; Paul E. Gore; William D. Gorsuch; Rayford J. Hill; Delvin L. Kohler; Howard M. Koslosky; Robert B. Leonard; Richard A. Livingston; Ronald W. Montgomery; William R. Moore; Paul K. Moser; Kenneth M. Prentice; Fidel G. Salazar; Keavin L. Terrell; Michael J. Tye; Reynaldo R. Viado (all missing). Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998. REMARKS: SYNOPSIS: On October 2, 1969, a C2A "Greyhound" cargo aircraft from Reserve Cargo Squadron 50 departed Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Republic of the Philippines on a shuttle flight to various aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, including the USS CONSTELLATION, the USS WALKER, the USS HAMMER, and the USS LONG BEACH. The flight crew onboard the aircraft, assigned to Fleet Support Squadron 50 based in Atsugi Naval Air Station, Japan, included the pilot, Lt. Herbert H. Dilger; co-pilot, Lt. Richard A. Livingston; air crewman, Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul K. Moser; aircraft captain, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael J. Tye; and loadmaster-trainee, Petty Officer 3rd Class Rayford J. Hill. Most of the twenty passengers appear to be bound for the USS CONSTELLATION, but one was bound for the USS LONG BEACH, one of the four Philippine citizens onboard was headed for the USS HAMMER, and two to the USS WALKER. The aircraft was inbound to the CONSTITUTION and made communication at about 0600 hours, reporting that operations were normal. When communicatons were established with the Carrier Air Control, control was passed to the Marshall controller (Approach Control). The carrier's radar continued tracking the aircraft until approximately 0655, at which time radar contact was lost at about 10 nautical miles from the CONSTELLATION. Helicopter search and rescue efforts were immediately initiated from the ship. The helicopter began sighting an oil slick and debris. A few pieces of aircraft were recovered, and analysis of this debris indicated that the aircraft was in a relatively high speed nose down, right wing down impact with the water or had a possible right wing failure before impact. There was no sign of survivors, nor were any bodies recovered..." WebSite: P.O.W. NETWORK http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/m/m222.htm [25MAR2005]


Memorial Picture "...PFEIFFER, CAPTAIN Paul Retired Shipmate Pix ppfeiffer050@adelphia.net ...Paul served with VP-18 from 1959 to 1961. He passed away in his sleep on March 20th, 2005. His assignments while in the Navy were Advanced Instrument Flight Instructor, NAS Hutchinson, Kansas; Plane Commander, Fleet Support Squadron 105, NS Roosevelt Roads, PR, Patrol Plane Commander, VP-18, NAS Jacksonville, Florida; Analyst/Evaluator Fleet Air Control and Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC), San Diego; Advisor/Coastal Surveillance Center Officer, Vung Tau, Republic of Viet Nam; Analysis/Programmer, Project Leader, Program Manager, and Detachment Officer-in-Charge tours in Washington, D.C. and London, England; Executive Officer, Technical Director and Commanding Officer Assignments at the Navy Regional Data Automation Center (NARDAC), and head of the World Wide Military Command and Control Joint Matters Branch, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Commanding Officer, Navy Regional Data Automation Center, Washington, D.C..." [21MAR2005]


Memorial Picture "...TYE, Michael James...TYE, MICHAEL JAMES Name: Name: Michael James Tye - Rank/Branch: E4/USN - Unit: Fleet Support Squadron 50, NAS Atsugi, Japan - Date of Birth: 23 November 1948 - Home City of Record: Clinton MO - Date of Loss: 02 October 1969 - Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water - Loss Coordinates: 175402N 1073602E (YE754810) - Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered - Category: 5 - Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: C2A - Refno: 2004 - Personnel In Incident: Terry L. Beck; Richard W. Bell; Michael L. Bowman; Frank Bytheway; Rolando C. Dayao; Donald C. Dean; Herbert H. Dilger; Carl J. Ellerd; James J. Fowler; Roy G. Fowler; Leonardo M. Gan; Paul E. Gore; William D. Gorsuch; Rayford J. Hill; Delvin L. Kohler; Howard M. Koslosky; Robert B. Leonard; Richard A. Livingston; Ronald W. Montgomery; William R. Moore; Paul K. Moser; Kenneth M. Prentice; Fidel G. Salazar; Keavin L. Terrell; Michael J. Tye; Reynaldo R. Viado (all missing). Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998. REMARKS: SYNOPSIS: On October 2, 1969, a C2A "Greyhound" cargo aircraft from Reserve Cargo Squadron 50 departed Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Republic of the Philippines on a shuttle flight to various aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, including the USS CONSTELLATION, the USS WALKER, the USS HAMMER, and the USS LONG BEACH. The flight crew onboard the aircraft, assigned to Fleet Support Squadron 50 based in Atsugi Naval Air Station, Japan, included the pilot, Lt. Herbert H. Dilger; co-pilot, Lt. Richard A. Livingston; air crewman, Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul K. Moser; aircraft captain, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael J. Tye; and loadmaster-trainee, Petty Officer 3rd Class Rayford J. Hill. Most of the twenty passengers appear to be bound for the USS CONSTELLATION, but one was bound for the USS LONG BEACH, one of the four Philippine citizens onboard was headed for the USS HAMMER, and two to the USS WALKER. The aircraft was inbound to the CONSTITUTION and made communication at about 0600 hours, reporting that operations were normal. When communicatons were established with the Carrier Air Control, control was passed to the Marshall controller (Approach Control). The carrier's radar continued tracking the aircraft until approximately 0655, at which time radar contact was lost at about 10 nautical miles from the CONSTELLATION. Helicopter search and rescue efforts were immediately initiated from the ship. The helicopter began sighting an oil slick and debris. A few pieces of aircraft were recovered, and analysis of this debris indicated that the aircraft was in a relatively high speed nose down, right wing down impact with the water or had a possible right wing failure before impact. There was no sign of survivors, nor were any bodies recovered..." WebSite: P.O.W. NETWORK http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/t/t078.htm [25MAR2005]


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