8th Aerial Port Squadron, Tan Son Nhut AB, 1 February 1968
From Ray Cameron:
Plaque dedicating the new Combat Control building at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1968. Photo taken by Marshall T. Oliphant. Notice the reflection of Tom in the photo.
The Plaque Reads:
8th Aerial Port Squadron
Combat Control Building
Dedicated
In
Memory Of
MSGT Charles A Paradise
SGT William E Jerkins
TSGT Frederick L Thrower
SGT Gerard L.J. Gauthier
Who made the supreme sacrifice to their country in direct support
of the United States Air Forces Mission in the Republic of Vietnam
1 February 1968
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Republic of Vietnam
(Editors Note: All were killed in a C-123 crash on September 2, 1967.)
