Combat Aircrew Insignia Pinning Ceremony
Patriots’ Grove
NAS Jacksonville, Florida
18 June 1998
ADMIRAL
ELMO R. ZUMWALT, JR.,
U.S. NAVY, RETIRED
Admiral Zumwalt was born in San Francisco in 1920 and grew up in Tulare, Calif. He was valedictorian of his Tulare High School class of 1938, and a cum laude graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1942. He is married to the former Mouza Coutelais-du-Roche of Harbin, Manchuria, and has two sons and two daughters. (His eldest son, Elmo Russell Zumwalt, III, Esq., a naval officer in Vietnam, died of Agent Orange-related cancer in August 1988.)
At age 44, Admiral Zumwalt became the youngest officer ever promoted to rear admiral. At age 49, he became the youngest four-star admiral in U.S. history. He was promoted over 35 senior admirals to become the youngest man ever to serve as Chief of Naval Operations.
Admiral Zumwalt initiated wide-ranging reforms in a dramatic effort to revitalize the Navy. His famous “Z-grams” modernized the Navy and made Navy careers much more attractive. Time hailed Admiral Zumwalt as “the Navy’s most popular leader since World War II.” As the Navy’s senior officer, he increased the fighting capabilities of the dwindling United States fleet by outfitting remaining ships with more sophisticated and efficient weapons.
Admiral Zumwalt was commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam from 1968-1970. In 1976, he ran as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
Admiral Zumwalt was a Governor of the American Stock Exchange from 1979 until 1985 and is the author of two books. On Watch(1976) recounts his Navy career and warns Americans about the Soviet naval threat. My Father, My Son(1986) was co-authored by his late son and is an account of their Vietnam experiences and the tragedy that resulted.
The citation awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom states: The President of the United States of America awards this Presidential Medal of Freedom to Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt,Jr.,USN,(Ret.) In both wartime and peacetime, Elmo Zumwalt has exemplified the ideal of service to our nation. A distinguished veteran of World War II and Korea, he served as commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Vietnam and rose to become the youngest Chief of Naval Operations in 1970. As CNO, he worked vigorously to improve our sailors’ quality of life and devoted himself to eliminating discrimination in the Navy. In a life touched by tragedy, he became a great champion of veterans afflicted by ailments related to service in Vietnam. For his dedication, valor, and compassion, we salute Bud Zumwalt.
—-The White House, January 15, 1998
*NATIONAL ANTHEM
NAVY BAND, JACKSONVILLE
MU3 MADLYN J. BUGAY, U.S. NAVY
*INVOCATION
CHAPLAIN KARL A. KISH, U.S. NAVY
WELCOME
MR. DENNIS CALDWELL
PRESIDENT, HAL-3 SEAWOLF ASSOCIATION
WELCOME
CAPTAIN DICK CATONE, U.S. NAVY(RET)
REMARKS
REAR ADMIRAL KEVIN F. DELANEY, U.S. NAVY
FORMER, COMMANDER, NAVAL BASE, JACKSONVILLE
REMARKS/AWARDS PRESENTATION
ADMIRAL ELMO R. ZUMWALT, JR., U.S. NAVY(RET)
FORMER CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
*BENEDICTION/NAVY HYMN
CHAPLAIN KARL A. KISH, U.S. NAVY
HELICOPTER FLYOVER
21-GUN SALUTE
TAPS
* GUESTS PLEASE RISE
Combat Aircrew Wings Recipients
| Paul Albertine | James Fuller | Ronald Paletta | |
| John Andres | Frank Gale | John Perry | |
| Dominick Basile | Thomas W. Gantt | James Piccolo | |
| David J. (Zeke) Bauer | Frank Gazarek | Jim Plona | |
| Calvin Beach | Charles Henry Goldbin | James Prater | |
| William P. Bennett | Dwight T. Granlund | George Proffitt | |
| Kenneth Ray Berryhill | Ollie James Gross | Terry Purington | |
| Bob Bliesner | Anthony J. Guptaitis, Jr. | Jose Pablo Ramos | |
| Phillip Bogue | Richard L. Hammer | Johnny Ratliff | |
| Paul Bohn | John L. Harris, Jr. | Raymond Douglas Robinson | |
| Lloyd Lane Bowles | William Harting | Tony M. Rogers | |
| Alexander Brazalovich | Dan Higgins | Anthony Salvatore | |
| James J. Brennan | Howard Jacobs | Michael E. Schafernocker | |
| Darryl Brown | Keith Jasmann | Henry S. Schieb | |
| Richard Lee Brown | Thomas G. Jessen | William M. Schieber | |
| Shayne Busby | Eugene W. Joenks | Frank A. Schultz | |
| Frank Byrd | Larry Richard Johnson | Alfred W. Scott | |
| Larry Charles Cady | James A. Jones | Robert Seaman | |
| James W. Carney | Dan Kelly | Tom Shelly | |
| Gill Lester Carter | Earl Kennedy | Larry Shropshire | |
| John B. Jack Carter | Randall Kluj | William Shultz | |
| Russell L. Carter | Roland Leo L’Heureux | William F. Simmons | |
| James N. Catling, Jr. | Roy LaBarrer | William R. Simpson | |
| Richard Chaffee | Ron La Sota | Dennis Slunaker | |
| Brian M. Chase | Nelson A. Buz Landy | Don R. Smith | |
| Rodney G. Chelius, Jr. | Jerry P. Lassiter | Barry Solomon | |
| Roger Dale Childers | Randy Lindberg | Fred Stark | |
| Robert J. Christenson | Carl Ludwig | Don Stedman | |
| Jack Coan | John P.Lynn | Douglas D. Taylor | |
| Marcus W. Cocke, Jr. | Brian P. Mallon | Joseph S. Taylor | |
| Charles E. Collett | Terry L. Maples | Sam A. Taylor | |
| Lloyd Alford Cone | Anthony Marinaccio | Gray Templeton | |
| Thomas Conklin | Robert McCluskey | Tom Thalmann | |
| Harold Edward Cowen | Mark McGregor | Joseph Versace | |
| George Tom Decker | Miguel Melendez | Wayne J. Walin | |
| Richard Decker | Richard Meussner | James Arthur Wall | |
| Jan Dial | Howard Michael Meute | Barry Waluda | |
| Mike W. Dobson | Dave Milbourne | Fred Wellhouser | |
| Michael J. Draper | Frank E. Miller | Tom Williams | |
| Newton Earl | Terry Mize | Jack O. Williamson | |
| Steve Egsgaard | Joe D. Monday | Paul C. Willingham | |
| Gary L. Ely | Charles Morris | Alan L. Wilson | |
| James Ennis | Brian Munger | Glenn Wilson | |
| Davd E. Red Fairbanks | James H. Meyers | Dennis Michael Wobbe | |
| John Fanello | Gilbert A. ‘Tony’ Nelson | Mike Woodward | |
| Mike Fargher | Robert F. Nunes | Robert Earl Worth | |
| Donald Fred Fee | Allen W. Nutter | Mike Worthington | |
| Bill Flarida | Tom Olby | Douglas E. Wozniak | |
| Tom Flynn | Tom Olezeski | Charlie Yelton | |
| Wilber Dale Frahm | Edward Louis Ott III | Ron Young | |
| Jerry L. Frank | James B. Page, Jr. | Francis D. Zuhlke | |
| David Frazier |
KILLED IN ACTION
| LT Abrams, John Leon | LCDR Johnson, Robert Dennison |
| AT1 Arnold, Robert Joseph | AT3 Johnson, Stephen Ayer |
| LTJG Barden, Arnold Winfield | ADJ3 Meute, Howard Michael |
| AO1 Bowles, Lloyd Lane | LT Mulcany, John Martin |
| AMH3 Brown, Richard Lee | LTJG Norris, Kenneth Earl |
| ENS Burke, James Francis Jr. | LTJG Ortiz, Antonio Olivarez |
| LTJG Buzzel, Richard H. | ADJ1 Ott, Edward Louis III |
| ADJAN Carter, Gill Lester | AN Page, George Merritt |
| LTJG Castle, Hal Cushman Jr. | LTJG Pawlowski, Edward W. |
| AOAN Childers, Roger Dale | LTJG Pederson, William A. |
| AMS3 Cone, Lloyd Alford | ADJ3 Ramos, Jose Pablo |
| LCDR Cover, Lawrence Leroy | AEC Ratliff, Johnny |
| AMS1 Cowen, Harold Edward | LTJG Reardon, Richard John |
| ADJ2< Fee, Donald Fred | AMH3 Robinson, Raymond D. |
| AMS1 Frahm, Wilber Dale | LTJG Romanski, James Henry |
| LTJG GIlliam, Thomas Edward | ADJ2 Rush, George J. Jr. |
| ADJ2 Goldbin, Charles Henry | AO2 Schafernocker, Michael |
| LTJG Gollahon, John David | LTJG Suhr, Alfred H. |
| AO1 Gross, Ollie James | AO3 Wall, James Arthur |
| LTJG Hart, Joseph Felder | ATR2 Winters, Walter Ray |
| AMS1 Johnson, Larry RIchard | AMS3 Wobbe, Dennis Michael |
ask what you can do for your country.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy”