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Now In: 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles)Position 1A Gander

 
3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
 
On the morning of December 12, 1985, at 0645 local time (0515 EST),
Arrow Airlines flight 1285, a DC-8-63 charter carrying 248 passengers and a crew of eight, crashed
just after takeoff form Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.
All on board perished as a result of the impact or the post-crash fire,
which, fed by the contents of the stricken aircraft’s full fuel tanks,
took local fire fighters nearly four hours to bring under control and approximately
thirty hours to completely extinguish. The firefighters were hampered in their
efforts because of the rugged terrain, which initially prevented more than one fire truck at a time from being used.
The passengers on the ill-fated charter were U.S. Soldiers.
All but twelve were members of the 3d Battalion, 502d Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault);
eleven were from other Forces Command units; and one was a CID agent form the Criminal Investigations Command.
They were returning to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, home station of the 101st Airborne Division,
after completing a six-month tour of duty in the Sinai with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).
This international peacekeeping organization, made up of contingents from ten nations,
had been established under terms of a protocol between Egypt and Israel signed on August 3, 1981.
The MFO has had the mission of implementing security provisions contained in the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
Perhaps no other event in its peacetime history has so wrenched the soul and
torn at the heart of the US Army as the Gander tragedy, which ranked as the worst military
air disaster in the nation’s history. But in spite of its grief, the Army moved quickly in responding to the tragedy.
 
 
The following list of those
soldiers killed in the plane crash appeared in the
Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville, Ky, December 16, 1985
as supplied by the Pentagon on Sunday, December 15.
 
Soldiers Killed
 

Name

Rank

Unit

City

ALABAMA
Davis, Jimmy D Specialist 4 H Aliceville , Al
Highfill, Joe W Private 2 H Daleville , Al
Hughes, Frank J Staff Sergeant H North Carrollton , Al
Simmons, Carl N Private First Class H Banks , Al
Turner, Vincent L Staff Sergeant H Huntsville , Al
Winston, James A Staff Sergeant H West Birmingham , Al
Wright, John R Specialist 4 H Daleville , Al
ARKANSAS
Kidd, Timothy Linn Sergeant H North Little Rock , Ar
Long, Paul D

First Lieutenant

H Pine Bluff , Ar
Stewart, Randy S Sergeant H Texarkana , Ar
Thomas, Randall K Sergeant H Springdale , Ar
Walker, Guy W Specialist 4 H Jacksonville , Ar
ARIZONA
Barber, Daniel Mark Specialist 4 H Flagstaff , Az
Danielson, Thomas Specialist 4 H Mesa , Az
Hobbs, Kevin S Private First Class H Flagstaff , Az
McArdle, Paul A Sergeant H Winslow , Az
CALIFORNIA
Andreoff, Steven A Staff Sergeant H Antioch , Ca
Burdette, James D Specialist 4 H Lancaster , Ca
Carter, Gregory T Private First Class H Covina , Ca
Chaddock, Garett R Private First Class H Lake Isabella, Ca , Ca
Gonzales, Michael J Specialist 4 H La Puenta , Ca
Graham, Kelly O Private 2 H San Jose , Ca
Jackson, Adrian D Private H Los Angeles , Ca
Millett, John M Sergeant H Idyllwild , Ca
Padgett, Gary W Specialist 4 H Vista , Ca
Pevey, Terry R Specialist 4 H Port Heuneme , Ca
Spears, James M Specialist 4 H Costa Mesa , Ca
Wallace, Brian E Private First Class H Canoga Park , Ca
COLORADO
Serna, Ernest W Private 2 H Denver , Co
Sloan, Matthew S Specialist 4 H Lakewood , Co
Stephens, Dane Specialist 4 H Littleton , Co
Tucker, Thomas N Private 2 H Goldon , Co
DELAWARE
Haller, Brian D

Captain

H Wilmington , De
Kuehn, John M Specialist 4 H Wilmington , De
FLORIDA
Beer, Edward M Private 2 H Orlando , Fl
Brasfield, Tony L Specialist 4 H Panama City , Fl
Britt, George A Specialist 4 H Lighthouse Pt , Fl
Bury, David A Private First Class H Panama City , Fl
Ferguson, James A Sergeant H Orange Park , Fl
Graham, Thomas Lyle Specialist 4 H Jacksonville Beach , Fl
Hart, Robert B

Second Lieutenant

H Miami , Fl
Hobbs, Donald Ernest Specialist 4 H Palm Harbor , Fl
Jeffcoat, Marvin A Lieutenant Colonel H Tallahassee , Fl
Kee, Jeff S Specialist 4 H Pensacola , Fl
Kiser, Bruce E Private First Class H Jacksonville , Fl
Schmoyer, Ricky A Specialist 4 H St Petersburg , Fl
Smith, Thomas E Private First Class H Brooksville , Fl
GEORGIA
Bauman, Eric Joseph Specialist 4 H Warner Robins , Ga
Benson, Wyatt David Specialist 4 H Forsyth , Ga
Lawrence, Michael R Major H Atlanta , Ga
Lynch, Benjamin R Private First Class H Macon , Ga
Searcy, Blanchard T Private First Class H Sylvester , Ga
Smith, Clinton D Private 2 H Conyers , Ga
Word, Virginia Ruth Specialist 4 H Warner Robins , Ga
IOWA
Mullins, Steven W Specialist 4 H Des Moines , Ia
Phillips, Alvin Private 2 H Oakaloosa , Ia
IDAHO
Bradshaw, Steven J, Specialist 4 H Boise , Id
Crawford, Paul M Private 2 E- Nampa , Id
ILLINOIS
Craig, Michael E Private First Class H University Park , Il
Gayton, Anthony Lovell Specialist 4 H Robbins , Il
Goree, Joseph W Private 2 H Edwardsville , Il
Lundgren, David C Specialist 4 H Chicago , Il
Richardson, Gregory W Private First Class H Sterling , Il
Wilburn, Darnell Staff Sergeant H Chicago , Il
Witmer, John B

Second Lieutenant

H North Brook , Il
INDIANA
Arvin, Roger D Specialist 4 H Evansville , In
Dumpert, Brian Lee Sergeant H Marion , In
Mayhew, Ronald C Sergeant H Indianapolis , In
Miller, Larry G Sergeant H Loogootee , In
Miller, Timothy E Specialist 4 H Noblesville , In
Murray, Michael Sergeant H Washington , In
Robertson, Vergil L Jr Sergeant H Spencer , In
KANSAS
Banks, Bobby L Specialist 4 H Junction City , Ks
Yeargan, Cary T Private First Class H Newton , Ks
KENTUCKY
Black, Hasland O Command Sergeant Major H Lafayette , Ky
Bradley, John T Jr Specialist 4 H Winchester , Ky
Carter, Troy G

Captain

H Fort Campbell , Ky
Cruz-Salgado, Francisco Specialist 4 H Fort Campbell , Ky
Englebert, Christopher Specialist 4 H Louisville , Ky
Grala, Douglas F Staff Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Manion, Edward John

Captain

H Fort Campbell , Ky
Martin, Thomas L Private 2 H Louisville , Ky
Moore, Samuel Theodore Jr Staff Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Nelson, Donald C Sergeant First Class H Hammond Hts , Ky
Nichols, Richard Sidney Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Owens, Gregory Allen Private H Louisville , Ky
Palmisano, Jeffrey R Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Parris, Rudy Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 H Hopkinsville , Ky
Phillips, James D Jr Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Powell, Barry C

First Lieutenant

H Madisonville , Ky
Rahr, Michael R Specialist 4 H Fort Campbell , Ky
Robinson, Thomas E Jr Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Scott, Gary L Specialist 4 H Oak Grove , Ky
Sellner, Timothy D Staff Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Smith, Rex V Sergeant First Class H Fort Campbell , Ky
Smith, Scott John Specialist 4 H Louisville , Ky
Stone, Earl C Chief Warrant Officer 2 CW2 H Fort Campbell , Ky
Thompson, Danny C Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
Witt, Kevin Michael Sergeant H Fort Campbell , Ky
LOUISIANA
Alexander, Herbert D Private First Class H Ponchatoula , La
MASSACHUSETTS
Aponte, Ivan R Specialist 4 H Boston , Ma
Gerdes, Scott W Private First Class H Pittsville , Ma
MARYLAND
Duckworth, James Frederick Staff Sergeant H Westernport , Md
Heidecker, David W Private H Westminster , Md
Hoyer, Robert S Specialist 4 H Pasadena , Md
Stearn, Alexander W Private First Class H Lutherville , Md
Thornton, Christopher G Sergeant H Tacoma Park , Md
Whiteman, Michael L Specialist 4 H Dunkirk , Md
MICHIGAN
Andrews, Danell Specialist 4 H Detroit , Mi
Guerra, Richardo Private First Class H Ferndale , Mi
Karadsheh, Ibrahim Sergeant H Warren , Mi
Parsons, Thomas F Sergeant H Washington , Mi
Wisson, Theodore M Specialist 4 H Port Huron , Mi
Wyn, Robert Private First Class H Sherwood , Mi
Ziegler, Cathleen M Specialist 4 H Novi , Mi
MINNISOTA
Kubic, Mark R Staff Sergeant H Brooklyn Park , Mn
Nolan, Michael T Private First Class H Plymouth , Mn
MISSOURI
Easley, Brian E Sergeant H Independence , Mo
Stack, Michael Shayen Specialist 4 H St Louis , Mo
Straub, Gary L Private First Class H Benton , Mo
Williamson, James H Specialist 4 H Waynesville , Mo
MISSISSIPPI
Holliman, Jerry W Staff Sergeant H Coldwater , Ms
Staten, David C Private First Class H Pontotoc , Ms
MONTANA
Wallace, Mark E Private First Class H Bozeman , Mt
NORTH CAROLINA
Arrowood, Stuart N Private 2 H Fayetteville , NC
Buchanan, Gregory A Private 2 H Bakersville , NC
Carter, Mark E Sergeant H Fayetteville , NC
Edmonds, Kyle L

Captain

H New Hill , NC
Johnson, Jerrin Andrea Private H Fayetteville , NC
Johnson, Ravon Leroy Staff Sergeant H Eaton , NC
Morgan, Lindale Private First Class H Enfield , NC
Perry, Vickie S Private 2 H Enfield , NC
Rawls, David L Private First Class H Fayetteville , NC
Shook, James Emerson Private First Class H Fayetteville , NC
Simmons, George Henry Specialist 4 H Wilmington , NC
NEBRASKA
Olson, Robert L Private First Class H Omaha , Ne
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Eastman, Michael C

Captain

H Plymouth , NH
NEW JERSEY
Cordero, Miguel Angel Sergeant H Paterson , NJ
Davis, Thomas E Staff Sergeant H Woodbury , NJ
NEVADA
Bowen, John P Sergeant H Las Vegas , Nv
Mathis, Donald Lee Private 2 H Las Vegas , Nv
NEW YORK
Bostwick, Paul J Private First Class H Binghamton , NY
Brilya, William R Private 2 H Hudson Falls , NY
Campbell, Trevor Private 2 H Brooklyn , NY
Coleman, Bobby Lee Private First Class H Rochester , NY
Hemingway, Paul C Sergeant H Staten Island , NY
Jennings, Todd Martice Specialist 4 H Yonkers , NY
Nelson, Kenneth J Private 2 H Falconer , NY
Rimiller, Richard D Private First Class H Bloomingdale , NY
Sears, Ronald W Staff Sergeant H Bronx , NY
Stringer, Richard Specialist 4 H Dexter , NY
Thomas, Robert F Specialist 4 H Roslyn , NY
Travis, Theodore Sergeant H Niagara Falls , NY
OHIO
Brady, Darrin P Private First Class H Brunswick , Oh
Caudill, Phillip R Private H Cincinnati , Oh
Daniels, Walter G Private First Class H Columbus , Oh
Harris, Brian D Private First Class H Canton , Oh
Napier, Michael A Specialist 4 H Middletown , Oh
Reasbeck, Patrick S E- H Adena , Oh
Seitz, Frederic C Private First Class H Aurora , Oh
Wilson, Rodger L Specialist 4 H Dayton , Oh
OKLAHOMA
Wolford, Robert Neil II Sergeant H Tulsa , Ok
OREGON
Fuller, Paul Koerner Corporal H Portland , Or
Hassing, Mark S Private H Portland , Or
Hull, Jeffrey D Private First Class H Cornelius , Or
Shultz, Robert D Private First Class H Veneta , Or
Venneri, Steven C Private First Class H Flagstone , Or
PENNSYLVANIA
Council, Orlando F Jr Private First Class H Philadelphia , Pa
Deckman, Herbert R Private First Class H Steeltown , Pa
Fink, Kevin F Private 2 H Dayton , Pa
Haugsdahl, Reginald Specialist 4 H Erie , Pa
Lloyd, William Michael Private First Class H Philadelphia , Pa
Schremp, Peter E Sergeant H Pittsburg , Pa
Shipley, Michael D Specialist 4 H Huntingdon , Pa
Stritch, Scott A Private 2 H Annville , Pa
Thompson, Scott Bryan Specialist 4 H South Waverly , Pa
Wester, John Charles Private First Class H Pittsburg , Pa
Wilkins, Franklin R Private 2 H Shamokin , Pa
RHODE ISLAND
Spearman, Mark Private H Woonsocket , RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bittle, Sammy Dale Private First Class H Cheraw , SC
Brown, Johnny L Private First Class H Sumter , SC
Diventura, Joseph L Corporal H Summerville , SC
McWhite, Calvin Specialist 4 H Columbia , SC
Ruth, Ray A Specialist 4 H Walterboro , SC
Singleton, Earl Sergeant H Hugger , SC
Walker, Gregory Specialist 4 H Manning , SC
Ward, Abraham Sergeant First Class H Chester , SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
McCleery, Christine M Specialist 4 H Rapid City , SD
TENNESSEE
Avillan, Luis A

First Lieutenant

H Clarksville , Tn
Brancato, Charles F Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Davis, James A Sergeant H Knoxville , Tn
Dixon, Thomas D Specialist 4 H Sequatchie , Tn
Ferguson, Mark W Specialist 4 H Kingsport , Tn
Foskey, Thomas J Corporal H Clarksville , Tn
Givens, Gary Lynn Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Godsey, David L Sergeant First Class H Clarksville , Tn
Harden, Benny J Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 H Clarksville , Tn
Ivy, Herbert Guy Corporal H Knoxville , Tn
Jennings, Donny K Staff Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Jones, Joseph A Sergeant H Knoxville , Tn
King, Robert M

Captain

H Clarksville , Tn
Kosh, John K

First Lieutenant

H Clarksville , Tn
Lane, Randall A Specialist 4 H Clarksville , Tn
Malone, Jerry W Staff Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
McCook, Robert F First Sergeant H Woodlawn , Tn
McCormick, J Scott

Second Lieutenant

H Bristol , Tn
Miller, Dirk A Chief Warrant Officer 2 CW2 H Clarksville , Tn
Nelson, Steven R Staff Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Pafford, Theodore L Private First Class H Clarksville , Tn
Rains, Terry L

Captain

H Clarksville , Tn
Reynolds, Jessey T Staff Sergeant H Jamestown , Tn
Roberts, Wilbur Grant Jr Staff Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Stevens, Kip L

Second Lieutenant

H Clarksville , Tn
West, Thomas E Sergeant First Class H Clarksville , Tn
White, Emery S III Staff Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Willingham, Richard N Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
Wooliver, William L Sergeant H Clarksville , Tn
TEXAS
Cartwright, Dennis Private H Silsbee , Tx
Cupples, Troy R Private First Class H Porter , Tx
Gray, Christopher Specialist 4 H Alvarado , Tx
Hardeman, Chester D Private H Dallas , Tx
Hughes, Charles W Specialist 4 H Cleburne , Tx
King, Jerry J Private First Class H Fort Worth , Tx
McCarty, Joey

First Lieutenant

H Canyon Lake , Tx
Miller, Richard Dean Staff Sergeant H Tyler , Tx
Roberts, Bobby E Specialist 4 H Fort Worth , Tx
Wheeler, Frank C Specialist 4 H Odell , Tx
VIRGINIA
Bowen, Robert Chief Warrant Officer 3 CW3 H Wytheville , Va
Colby, Stephen R Specialist 4 H Colonial Beach , Va
Hansen, William W III Private First Class H Stafford , Va
Kirby, Thomas James Staff Sergeant H Salem , Va
Puntanen, Raimo K Jr Specialist 4 H Chesapeake , Va
Russell, Ronald C Private First Class H Portsmouth , Va
Vinson, Wayne Private First Class H Chesapeake , Va
WASHINGTON
Kaplin, Robert S Specialist 4 H Gig Harbor , Wa
Lineberry, Donald G Sergeant H Olympia , Wa
Reed, Melvin W Private H Tacoma , Wa
Wood, Lawrence A Staff Sergeant H Everett , Wa
WISCONSIN
Schultz, Keith Mitchell Private First Class H Schofield , Wi
WEST VIRGINIA
Abrams, Mark Edward Private First Class H Rhodell , WV
Gantzer, Kevin A Sergeant H Wheeling , WV
Hileman, Thomas T Private First Class H Fairmont , WV
Jordan, David A Private 2 H Winfield , WV
Mollett, James Albert Sergeant H Kermit , WV
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fitch, David Specialist 4 H Washington
GUAM
Nartia, Joseph A Sergeant First Class H Tumon
PUERTO RICO
Gonzalez, Roberto Private First Class H Quebradilla
Ocasio, Francisco Jr Sergeant H Juana Diaz
 
Units
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
 
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
 
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
 
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
 
Company D, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
 
102nd Quartermaster Company
 
545th Personnel Support Company
 
101st Finance Company
 
507th Transportation Company
 
101st Military Police Company
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 158th Aviation Battalion
 
Company A, 158th Aviation Battalion
 
Company B, 158th Aviation Battalion
 
Company A, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion
 
Company B, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion
 
Company C, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion
 
426th Supply and Services Support Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 326th Engineer Battalion
 
Company B, 326th Engineer Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 229th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter)
 
Company B, 229th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter)
 
Company C, 229th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter)
 
Company C, 801st Maintenance Battalion
 
Company E, 801st Maintenance Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion
 
Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion
 
Company B, 159th Aviation Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery Battalion
 
SVC, 2nd Battalion, 31st Field Artillery Battalion
 
HSB, 2nd Battalion, 31st Field Artillery Battalion
 
162nd Aviation Company (Forward)
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 501st Signal Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment
 
227th General Support Company
 
Company B, 5th Transportation Battalion
 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 326th Medical Battalion
 
Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
 
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