21 Jan 72; Joseph J. Slifka, 1Lt, and
Panormitis Stavlas, 1LT 0-2, TF1AE (CCN) died as a result of a vehicle
accident. (See 21 JAN 71 regarding Joseph Slifka).
28 Jan 72; Lawrence McFie Oxx, 1Lt 0-2, USASF, TFIAE
(CCN), Da Nang, Ops 35 KIA-RR. Lt Oxx is remembered by one fellow SOG
member as being a large man, like an Ox, who snored loudly. On one
mission, the team had him wear his gas mask at night to help keep him
quite.
28 Jan 72; Panormitis Stavlas, 2LT 0-1, USASF, TF1AE
(CCN), Club Officer-Death Non Hostile
13 Feb 72; James W. Kiehne III, SGT, USASF, TA(?)FE-KIA
06 Apr 72; John Henry Call III, ILT 0-2 of Potomac, MD;
Alen Jones Avery, TSGT E-6 of Auburn, WA, Roy Dewitt Prater, TSGT E-6 of
Tiffin, OH; James Harold Alley, SGT E-4 of Plantation, FL; and William
Roy Pesaron, SGT E-4, USAF, MACSOG 80 (Recovery Studies Division)
Aircrew of a Jolly Green Giant on a search mission searching for missing
air crew members, their helicopter was shot down All were KIA
26 May 72; Charles D. Gipson, SSG E-6, USASF, TF I AE
(CCN)-KIA
05 Jun 72; Calvin T, Gore, MAJ 04; Charles L. Floff,
ILT 0-2, Amdee Chapman, Jr., SFC E7 Kenneth L. Barnen, SGT E-5, USASF,
Task Group, Strategic Technical Directorate Advisory Team their aircraft
was shot down after take off and died as a result of ongoing MAC SOG
type missions after the official closure of SOG. All KIA. Note: Aircraft
crash which lists a Maj Calvin T Gore1 ILt Charles L Flott; SFC A!ldee
Chapman Jr; and a SGT Kenneth L Barnett USASF all of TA2AE (CCC) from
one source and from another source this same crash also contained a NQ
Borras, Maj; CL Flott, Cpt; R Mendoza, LTC; and a WS Mullen, Cpt. The CL
Flott is Charles L. Flott of TF1AE and the WS Mullen is Captain Walter S
Mullen of TF 1AE (CCN) The LTC R. Mendoza and Maj NQ Borras appears to
be the air crew.
05 Jun 72; Andrew F. Underwood, LTC 0-5, USASF, TF3AE
(CCS), SOG SA-Death Non Hostile
14 Jun 72; Paul H. Lawing, Jr., SGT E-5. Specific unit
not identified.