More detail on this person: CWO-3 Gehling
served as and Aviator in the 6th Airlift Platoon
and relocated with the unit to Nah Trang when the
Platoon became part of the 281st AHC. He
returned to the states in 1966 shortly after
making the move. David was born on 6 April 1934
and died on 6 November 1999. Last Residence:
76086 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, SSN:
050-26-3946, issued in the state of New York
before 1951. He is buried in the Ft Sam Houston
Cemetery:
Gehling, David E, b. 04/06/1934, d. 11/06/1999,US
Army, CW03, Res: Elmendorf, TX, Plot: 21 0 2233,
bur. 11/09/1999 DAVID 1965 This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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Dave Gehling was inthe 6th Airlift Platoon and
relocated with the platoon to Nha Trang. I think
his DEROS was in late April or May 66 so he may
not have been there when the 281st arrived. Dave
and I served together our second tours in the
159th ASHBn in the 101st 68-69. Later we were in
USTASCOMEUR - he in the 22d Aviation Det and
me at TASCOM HQ. We worked the Nuc
movements missions. After he retired from the
Army he lived in Weatherford, TX. He had
diabetes, lost both legs and died on 6 November
1999. He is buried in the Ft Sam Houston
Cemetery.
I served with David E Gehling in Permisans,
Germany, 1970-1972. He was SIP in the 22nd
Aviation Detachment. I have his signature on an
Instrument Rating Award issued to me from him on
11 Jan 72. Good man and excellent aviator.
From: CW2 John Jack Rhodes