LOH Platoon at Can Tho Army Airfield

Bartender pocket patch.
Patch submitted by Dave Saunders - Bartender 6 .

Two Kiowa Crew Cheifs.

The picture was taken early in 1970 before the company moved accross the flightline.

(L)SP5 Shaefer (R) SP5 Tom Zukaitis
Photo by Terry Pierce 1970.

Bartender Crew Cheif Kerry Watson.
Photo by Kerry Watson 1971.

Photo of Bassic River from Bartender Kiowa.
Pilot CW2 Dave Saunders - Bartender 6, Crew Chief Terry Pierce.
Photo by Terry Pierce 1970.

Pictured below is a battle damaged Bartender Kiowa (tail # ???).
Photo by Terry Pierce early 1971.

Pictured below are Bartender Kiowas parked in their revetments on the 271st flightline.
In the background are the 235th AHC "Delta Devils" cobras.
Photo by Terry Pierce 1970.

Bartender pilot Dale Russell & Kiowa tail # 885.
Photo by Roger Sesna 1970-71.

The 885 ship was assigned to Bartender 5, Dave Ruge.

Dave Ruge - Bartender 5 and the 811 ship.
Photo by Dave Ruge 1970-71.

Bruce Peterson - Bartender 00.
Photo by Kerry Watson 1971.

Delta Flying - Bartender ship # 68-16826.
Photo by Dave Ruge 1970-71.

Jerry Hart - Bartender 9.
Photo by Dave Ruge 1970-71.

Jean Jeannings - Bartender 3.
Photo by Dave Ruge 1970-71.

Cords Headquarters at Chau Duc.
Photo by Dave Ruge 1970-71.

Terry Pierce in front of 271st hangar - 1970.

Kiowa Crew Cheifs (L to R) SP5 Sheafer, SP4 Bull, SP4 Denny, SP5 Efferson.

SP4 Boozer - Kiowa Crew Cheif.

Photo submitted by Kerry Watson - 1971.

Mounting up for perimeter guard. (L) Munoz (C) Kiowa Crew Cheif Rick Strom (R) Bennie Linn.
Bennie and I came into country together, Rick and I were hootchmates before the company moved accross the flightline. Photo taken 1970.

Kiowa Crew Cheif SP4 Anderson performing a preflight inspection of a Bartender ship.

Photo by Terry Pierce 1971.

 

If you have additional information and/or pictures of the 271st that you
would like to share with this web site, please email: Terry Pierce.

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