OLAA Operating Date 18-Mar-1970

Roster

ROSTER… 12 Men

Lt. Col. James W. Wold (Jim)
Maj. Timothy L. Buttermore (Tim)
Maj. Dean E. DeTar (Dean)
Capt. Robert Karre (Bob)… Beginning to DEROS
Capt. Paul D. D. Houppert (DD)
Capt. David E. Friestad (Dave)
1st Lt. Maurice A Coleman, Jr. (Mac)
1st Lt. John W. Weinig (JW)
1st Lt. James Seith (Jim)
1st Lt. A. Jackson Roberts (Jax)
1st Lt. Donald L Engebretsen (Don)
1st Lt. Warren C. Blanchard (Doc)… Doc Blanchard on Leave until 6Apr???
1st Lt. Larry L. Cavender… On Leave until 14Apr

On This Date in OLAA History

Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia is deposed by General Lon Nol.  Sihanouk, who had been out of the country at the time of the coup, then aligns with Cambodian Communists, known as the Khmer Rouge, in an effort to oust Lon Nol’s regime.

 

The Khmer Rouge are led by an unknown figure named Pol Pot, who eagerly capitalizes on the enormous prestige and popularity of Prince Sihanouk to increase support for his Khmer Rouge movement among Cambodians. Pol Pot will later violently oust Lon Nol then begin a radical experiment to create an agrarian utopia, resulting in the deaths of 25 percent of the country’s population (2,000,000 persons) from starvation, overwork and systematic executions.The History Place

OLAA-ID: 129-6      SOG
Flight Date: 18 Mar 70
Pilot: Donald L. Engebretsen–01
Mission ID: 1625
Tail # 028-J
Location: Leghorn
Team Name:
Hours Flown: 2+45
  
Remarks: SOG - Ball Game; 100/TA; 2 BLU-32; Sump Light
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