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INDEX OF UNEDITED PHOTOS
Thomas "TJ" Lange


...input to powellcentaur@gmail.com....

1. Jan67-In maintenance break room. TJ on left, SP5(?) on right. My boss while in maintenance.

2. Jan67-TJ outside maintenance break hooch. I thought this was as close to action I was to see. Ha.

3. Jan67-TJ on right. (?) on left. I think he worked in maintenance or supply.

4. Jan67-TJ in hooch. Feeling good. Must have gotten letter from girl friend back in the world.

5. Jan67-TJ in hooch. This was my girl - Loretta Potts.

6. Jan67-TJ writing to Loretta.

7. Jan67-TJ in hooch. I had hair back then!

8. Jan67- D Trp EM Club. Names - ?

9. Jan67- TJ working in Maintenance section then

10. Jan67- TJ on left. (?) on right, Worked in A/C maint.

11. Feb67- TJ now flying on 462. Bridge spanning the Vam Co Dong (Oriental) River at Go Dau Ha)

12. Feb67- Trp corral area. One of our observers. OH-23

13. Feb67-TJ in Trp area.

14. Feb67-TJ visiting corral slick revetment for 662.

15. Feb67- Old Trp area maintenance shed. On left (?) maintenance NCOIC. On right (?)

16. Feb67-same as picture #9.

17. Feb67-Maintenance putting on a head. D model.

18. Feb67-Enlisted shower point. Sun heated water. If you got there late - cold shower!!

19. Mar67- Paul Davidson (462) gunner in hooch.

20. Feb67- Don’t remember this fella, but he was proud of his broken arm.

21. Mar67- These two were short and always drinking. Don’t remember names.

22. Feb67- Short gunners playing chess. They all left in Mar67.

23. Feb67- Same as #22

24. Mar67- A VC suspect brought in by LRP team

25. Mar67- LRP team member checking ID on VC suspect.

26. Mar67- LRP team with a VC suspect. Names (?)

27. Mar67- 113 on mission. (462) low level flight.

28. Mar67- (462) gun sight down. Mission Ahead.

29. Mar67- Go Da Hau. Hog crew entertaining kids. Buying soft drinks.

30. Mar67- TJ early in flying (462) still had helmet with my girls name on it.

31. Mar67- Low level (462) flying Hwy 1. pilot (?)

32. Mar67- Low level (462) flying Hwy 1. pilot (?)

33. Mar67- Inside (462) probably at Go Da Hau

34. Mar67- 462 at Go Da Hau, waiting for something to happen.

35. Mar67- TJ chill’en out under 462 at Go Da Hau

36. Mar67- TJ chill’en out under 462 at Go Da Hau

37. Mar67- Go Da Hau entertaining kids. pilot (?)

38. Mar67- Flight crews in front of a hog waiting for action. name (?)

39. Mar67- Cook’en up some good ole C-rations at Go Da Hau.

40. Mar67- 462 and wind sock at Go Da Hau

41. Apr67- TJ under horizontal wing (462) at Go Da Hau. *Notice we now have coolers and chairs.

42. Apr67- Go Da Hau crews chill’ed out. Johnson on right?

43. Mar67- Kids at Go Da Hau

44. Mar67- Crew member entertaining kids. One kid is sitting on ammo trays.

45. Mar67- Crew member at Go Da Hau. Names (?)

46. Mar67- Go Da Hau - C-ration lunch almost ready!

47. Mar67- Go Da Hau - Paul Davidson found room to take a nap. (462)

48. Feb/Mar67- Mission to Trang Bang (night mission) names (?)

49. Feb/Mar67- Mission to Trang Bang Jiffy pop - popcorn my mother sent me. L to R "Little Joe" Dalcour, Paul Davidson, Peter "Pete" Johnson, Rick Arthur

50. Feb/Mar67- Trang Bang - TJ and crews enjoying popcorn. L to R TJ, Dalcour, Davidson, Peter "Pete" Johnson

51. Feb/Mar67- Trang Bang crews aroung lantern

52. Mar67- 462 with hit thru tail boom.

53. Mar67- 462 flying somewhere?

54. Mar67- Black Virgin mountain (Nui Ba Den)

55. Mar67- Paul Davidson, gunner 462, in corral (XM-16 flexgun system)

56. Mar67- Hooch in old area mortar attack

57. Apr67- wind storm - operations or maintenance

58. Apr67- Wind storm Trp area.

59. Apr67- Wind storm Trp area.

60. Apr67- Wind storm Trp area.

61. Mar67- Hooch that was hit w/Mortar

62. Apr67- Trp area with repaired roofs

63. Apr67- Trp area wind storm damage.

64. Apr67- Trp area wind storm damage.

65. Apr67- steak night D Trp mess hall

66. Apr67- steak night chow line

67. Apr67- steak night dining area

68. Apr67- steak night dining area

69. Apr67- steak night - TJ got his steak

70. Apr67- steak night - TJ chow’en down

71. Apr67- steak night - clean up area mess hall

72. Jan67- “Sam” the monkey - belonged to SGT Chapman the Motor Pool NCO

73. Jan67- “Sam” the monkey - biting TJ Trp area

74. Mar67- TJ goof’en off D Trp area.

75. Mar67- TJ Cig break on a bunker, Trp area

76. Mar/Apr67- (462) flying over a town (?)

77. Mar/Apr67- TJ re-fueling (462) Must have gotten my “Dear John Letter” changed paint on helmet. Took Loretta Potts name off!!

78. Mar67- Tracking main rotor blade (ship-?)

79. Mar67- repainted helmet, old hooch - personnel area.

80. Mar/Apr67- TJ chill’en out in rack.

81. Mar67- TJ old area hooch.

82. Mar67- somebody’s messy area (?)

83. Mar67- Paul Davidson, gunner, 462 Trp area.

84. Mar67- TJ in hooch old area.

85. Mar67- TJ haven a warm beer.

86. Mar67- Hog got hit - chin bubble.

87. Mar67- ? Go Da Hau taking a ride??

88. Jan67- Building bunkers in old trip area.

89. Feb/Mar67- Cu Chi Post Exchange (PX)

90. Mar67- Operations hooch?

91. Feb/Mar67- Someone from D Trp getting interviewed CBS -?

92. Mar67- Sgt Johnson - short gunner- good night of Poke?

93. Mar/Apr67- Pilot shooting w/movie came (?) 462

94. Mar/Apr67- Low level in 462 over Hwy 1

95. Mar/Apr67- Low level over Hwy 1 Trucks, Tanks & Tricycles.

96. Mar/Apr67- Low level - Typical S Vietnam farm compound.

97. Mar67- Fly to a battle mission - where ??

98. Apr67- Low level countryside - ?

99. Apr67- Low level countryside - ?

100. Apr67- Low level looking out gunners side.

101. Apr67- Low level Hwy 1

102. Apr67- Low level S Vietnamese fishing

103. Apr67- Converting 462 to 19 rockets per side.

104. Apr67- Converting 462 to 19 rockets per side.

105. Apr67- Converting 462 to 19 rockets TJ not happy!

106. Mar67- 462 tail photo

107. Mar67- TJ & 462 in corral old area

108. Mar67- Paul Davidson working on weapons.

109. Mar67- TJ in 462 - Still had helmet w/Potts name on it.

110. Mar67- Paul Davidson? (462)

111. Mar67 462’s maintenance paperwork.

112. Mar67- 462’s Log Book

113. Mar67- Caribou at Cu Chi

114. Mar67- Caribou at Cu Chi

115. Mar67- Rocket on the way to a target (462)

116. Mar67- TJ’s helmet before “Dear John Letter”

117. Mar67- TJ’s helmet before “Dear John Letter”

118. Mar68- Vietnam woman getting water from well.

119. Jun67- Near mission area - lots of tracks in sand. Good shot of chicken rod.

120. Jun67- TJ pointing to where I hit door when chicken rod bolt cam out. Another hit (hole) by my knee in picture.

121. Jun67- TJ & 462 in old corral/trp area.

122. Jun67- Crew of 462 Lange & Johnson.

123. Jun67- TJ in (462) w/new paint job on helmet. Kept this paint job to DEROS. Painted on the back side was “Little Boy Blue”

124. Jun67- TJ & a462

125. Jun67- Inside 462 - We were ready for anything!

126. Jun67- TJ in 462 Good picture of M-60, bag, and chicken rod.

127. May67- Fire fight somewhere (?)

128. Mar67- Before or after picture #115, Rocket hits.

129. Mar67- Fire fight - poor picture - where (?)

130. Mar67- (PE) 462 in maintenance, Bullet holw patch

131. May67- (PE) Maintenance working on 462 (PE) names (?)

132. May67- (PE) 462 in maintenance - she’s all apart.

133. May67- (PE) 462 in maintenance - she’s all apart.

134. May67- (PE) 462 in maintenance - she’s all apart.

135. May67- (PE) 462 in maintenance - Rotor blade & Head.

136. Apr68- TJ - R&R in Manila

137. Apr67- TJ R&R Vun Taug In Country

138. Apr67- TJ R&R Vun Taug In Country pool

139. Apr67- Follow up to rocket pod change #103 - 105

140. Apr67- Charlie model coming in - ship (?)

141. Mar67- TJ on left, Paul Davidson on right.

142. Apr67- Cu Chi sunset w/shower in foreground.

143. Apr67- Crew members - near DEROS. L to R: Ed Frey, John "Willi" Williams, Richard L. Meatte.

144. Apr67- Sunset over D Trp

145. Apr67- Dog “Charlie” as a pup. Trooper name (?)

146. Mar67- TJ posing w/vc suspect.

147. Apr67- Hooch maid (?)

148. Apr67- TJ doing maintenance - engine area (?)

149. Apr67- Flying over bridge spanning the Vam Co Dong (Oriental) River at Go Dau Ha)

150. Apr67- Nose of a Charlie model (?)

151. Mar/Apr67- Writing home.

152. Apr67- The short guys found Budweiser beer.

153. Mar/Apr67- On my bunk w/Bill Whitmeyer OH-23 CE

154. Apr67- City crossroads - (?)

155. Apr/May67- Flares over Cu Chi

156. Apr/May67- TJ w/“Charlie” when a pup.

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158. Apr/May67- Some place up north - (?)

159. Apr/May67- on a mission? Tay Ninh taking a bath.

160. Apr/May67- on a mission? Tay Ninh taking a bath.

161. Jun67- The bridge at Go Dau Ha (Oriental River)

162. Jun67- The bridge again. Leaving

163. Jun67- Town where bridge is located (Go Dau Ha)

164. Jun67- TJ in trp area.

165. Jun/Jul67- TJ flexing muscles - ???

166. Jul/Aug67- Lost a ship - Another Centaur came in to get crew.

167. Jul/Aug67- Chinook came and got it.

168. Jul/Aug67- Chinook came and got it.

169. Jun/Jul67- No idea where this was.

170. Jul/Aug67- Old trp area

171. Jul/Aug67- TJ in old trip area

172. Jul/Aug67- Old trp area bunker

173. Go Dau Ha and Bridge

174. Jul/Aug67- Follow up to #’s 168/169 & Rainy Season.

175. Jun/Jul67- TJ trying on new suit for R&R ???

176. Jun/Jul67- TJ trying on new suit for R&R ???

177. Jun/Jul67- TJ trying on new suit for R&R ???

178. Jun/Jul67- TJ trying on new suit for R&R ???

179. Jun/Jul67- TJ trying on new suit for R&R ???

180. Sep/Oct67- 462 gunner Bo Hoffman (from Wolfhounds)

181. Sep/Oct67- TJ & (?) in old trip hooch area.

182. Nov/Dec67- TJ and Bo Hoffman gunner (462)

183. Nov/Dec67- 462 Now w/mini guns. Standby at Dau Tieng

184. Nov/Dec67- 462 in corral

185. Nov/Dec67- TJ in 462 flying somewhere? & getting short!!

186. Nov/Dec67- TJ in 462

187. Nov/Dec67- 462 hovering

188. Oct67- (?) in front hooch

189. Dec67- TJ Getting ready for civilian life. But I extended till 25 May 68

190. Dec67- Centaur ship flying somewhere?

191. Dec67- Taking pictures of each other.

192. Dec67- Flying along side a hog - where ?

193. Dec67- flying along side a hog - where ?

194. Dec67- TJ w/ a shit eating grin

195. Nov/Dec67- TJ on mission up North? Must have got to do some shooting - I’m dirty!

196. Nov/Dec67- TJ ready to go north - Tay Ninh??

197. Nov/Dec67- TJ w/M-79 up north on mission?

198. Nov/Dec67- Bo Hoffman loading ammo trays, up north - Tay Nin?

199. Nov/Dec67- TJ next to tent, crew members stayed up north mission.

200. Nov/Dec67- TJ up north on mission - Tay Nin??

201. Nov/Dec67- Bo Hoffman gunner - up north mission in tent where crew stayed.

202. Nov/Dec67- Bo w/M-79 up north mission.

203. Nov/Dec67- TJ w/462 mini gun system

204. Nov/Dec67- 462 good shot

205. Sep/Oct67- TJ & Bo Hoffman in front of hooch

206. Nov/Dec67- TJ/462 Good shot of rotor head

207. Dec67- Don’t remember this fella.

208. Nov67- Good shot of a Loach

209. Nov/Dec67- Black Virgin mountain

210. Nov/Dec67- 462 w/US flag painted on vertical fin

211. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north Tay Ninh/Refreshment stand

212. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north EM tent. names(?)

213. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north temp tent city

214. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north. Standing by Bo Hoffman inside 462

215. Nov/Dec67- 462 pilot - Pat "Juaquin" Eastes

216. Nov/Dec67- Tay Ninh. Nui Ba Den in background

217. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north - Bo Hoffman - tent

218. Nov/Dec67- Mission up north - Nui Bau Din

219. Feb/Mar68- play w/Bruce Powell’s guitar?

220. Feb/Mar68- TJ where - ?

221. Feb/Mar68- TJ going to sleep area - ?

222. Feb/Mar68- TJ Black w/gun powder - Did some serious shooting.

223. Feb/Mar68- TJ dirty but ready to go!

224. Feb/Mar68- Fire fight - low ceiling

225. 29 Jan68- 35 got hit, 5 were stuck in a bomb crater. We resupplied them w/ammo.

226. 29 Jan68- 35 got hit - They were stuck in bomb crater.

227. 29 Jan68- 35 got hit. Tried to get picture of them?

228. 28 Jan68- Tet - 444 hit w/50 cal - Bob Taylor's Aircraft

229. Feb/Mar68- Crew chiefs & door gunners - Top row center SP/4 Ward, far right Bob Taylor, Bottom row - far right Sgt Johnson??

230. Mar68- TJ messing around w/hooch puppet

231. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R center

232. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center

233. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center Transportation

234. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center

235. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center Front Gate

236. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center airport shot.

237. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center Entertainment

238. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center Entertainment

239. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center Entertainment

240. Mar68- Vung Tau R&R Center TJ relaxing

241. Mar68- Re-Arm Blows up. TJ in ditch

242. Mar68- Re-Arm Blows up. TJ in ditch

243. Mar68- Re-Arm Blows up. TJ in ditch

244. Mar68- Re-Arm Blows up. Started moving away

245. Mar68- Re-Arm Blows up. Got back to 462

246. Mar68- Awards formation D Trp Good shot!

247. Mar68- Awardies now out front.

248. Mar68- LT Kelly getting his Bronze Star w/V device

249. Mar68- TJ Lange getting his Bronze Star w/V device

250. Mar68- TJ Lange getting his Bronze Star w/V device

251. Mar68- Awardies getting their aways. LT Kelly the only one at parade rest !Ha!

252. Mar68- Awardies - LT Kelly only one at parade rest!

253. Mar68- TJ lange w/his Bronze Star w/V device

254. Mar68- Bob Taylor w/ air medal, TJ w/Bronze Star

255. Feb/Mar68- Donut dollies - ? w/cookies and drinks

256. Feb/Mar68- Donut dollies - ? w/cookies and drinks

257. Feb68- Tet VC Suspects

258. Feb68- Tet VC Suspects

259. Feb68- Tet VC Suspects

260. Feb68- Tet VC Suspects. Turned over to MP’s

261. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers in troop area.

262. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers in troop area.

263. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers in troop area.

264. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers. Crews off ships bunker

265. Feb68- Tet panic bunker empty

266. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers. Trucks bringing in ammo.

267. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers. Tough guy - (?)

268. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers

269. Feb68- Tet panic bunkers

270. Feb68- Tet We got hit w/ a lot of 122mm rockets. Crew chief goofing off.

271. Feb68- Tet Another 122mm hole.

272. Feb68- Tet & another 122mm hole

273. Feb68- Tet 460 got hit w/122mm on flight line

274. Feb68- Tet 122mm hole in troop area.

275. Mar68- 462 w/2 inch chromate paint on grenade holes

276. Mar68- 462 w/2 inch chromate paint on grenade holes

277. Mar68- caribau agg Cu Chi

278. Feb/Mar68- TJ after one hell of a gun run, Black with gun powder - goes w/pic #222

279. Mar68- TJ w/462 back to maintenance w/bullet holes.

280. Mar68- TJ w/462 back to maintenance w/bullet holes.

281. Mar68- TJ pointing to a bullet hole

282. Feb68- Tet TJ holding what’s left of a 122mm

283. Feb68- Tet TJ over a 122mm hole

284. Mar68- Forward Observer

285. Mar68- TJ flying w/Bob Taylor - pic of Bob

286. Mar68- (M) D Trp new hanger

287. Mar68- (M) D Trp armament in new hanger

288. Mar68- (M) Inside new maintenance hanger

289. Mar68- (M) Rotor head inside new hanger

290. Mar68- (M) Maintenance alining rotor w/Blades.

291. Mar68- Hooch maid

292. Mar68- My last gunner Sgt Johnson from Wolfhounds

293. Mar68- Vietnamese woman getting water from her well

294. Mar68- TJ checking out Vietnamese corn.

295. Mar68- The water well

296. Mar68- 113 in the field

297. Mar68- Someone got a new chin bubble, ship (?)

298. Mar68- Someone got a new chin bubble, ship (?)

299. May68- TJ in Philippines on R&R

300. May68- Inside the Caribou that took me Saigon for R&R

301. May68- (?) Might be fella that took over from me on 462 (?)

302. May68- (?) Might be fella that took over from me on 462 (?)

303. May68- Trp corral area.

304. May68- Rocket off to target

305. May68- Rocket hits target

306. May68- (?) last flight - over Cu Chi base

307. May68- Low level one of my last flights

308. May68- Low level one of my last flights

309. May68- Low level motorized Sampan

310. May68- Cu Chi base camp

311. May68- New bunker - Rain got to it.

312. May68- Cu Chi - ? one of my last flights

313. May68- Cu Chi - ? one of my last flights

314. May68- New troop area Operations Shack

315. May68- New troop area D Trp Guide-on

316. May68- New troop area

317. May68- New troop area inside operations

318. May68- New troop area inside operations

319. Apr/May68- D Trp Awards formation

320. Apr/May68- D Trp Awards formation

321. Apr/May68- D Trp Awards formation

322. Apr/May68- Pat Eastes getting awards

323. Apr/May68- Pat Eastes getting awards

324. Apr/May68- Jeff "Doc" Halliday getting award

325. Apr/May68- Bruce Powell getting award.

326. May68- Cu Chi Base camp

327. Nov67- Troop area live entertainment

328. May67- Troop area live entertainment

329. May67- Troop area live entertainment

330. May67- Troop area live entertainment

331. May67- Troop area live entertainment

332. May67- Troop area live entertainment

333. May67- Troop area live entertainment

334. May67- Troop area live entertainment

335. May67- Troop area live entertainment

336. May67- Troop area live entertainment

337. May67- Troop area live entertainment

338. May67- Troop area live entertainment

339. May67- Troop area live entertainment

340. May67- Troop area live entertainment

341. May67- Don’t remember this fella ?

342. May67- Drunk Trooper - (?)

343. May67- Everyone leaving stage area.

344. Chinook taking a huey from Cu Chi

345. Chinook taking a huey from Cu Chi

346. Chinook taking a huey from Cu Chi

347. Chinook taking a huey from Cu Chi

348. Chinook taking a huey from Cu Chi

349. Apr67- (M) 24 volt battery getting worked on.

350. Sep67- Troops playing ball

351. May67- Gautreau

352. May67- Don’t remember his name (?)

353. Apr67- TJ sleeping w/Charle when a pup

354. Apr67- Rubber tree plantation (?)

355. May67- Low ceiling - Nui Bay Din - Background

356. Low Level

357. May68- Saying Good bye to my ship

358. May67- Monsoon rain - low & nasty

359. May67- Monsoon rain - low & nasty

360. May67- Monsoon rain - low & nasty

361. May67- Monsoon rain - low & nasty