Info Sheet - Ed Wolfe
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Ed (Jan2024): I'm still retired but many of my activities have been hindered due to a bad right ankle. So far, I have a right shoulder replacement and a left knee replacement toward being a member of the Major Steve Austin fan club. This year I may have the right ankle replaced.
I lived in the mountains of my native state Pennsylvania and enjoyed hiking and wetting a fly line. Unfortunately, those are a few things that I cannot do anymore.
I am currently the owner of my third Corvette which is a 2021 C8 Corvette convertible. I have enjoyed learning more about the car and have taken the Ron Fellows Corvette Performance Driving School last year.
I was going to.write more about my military and civilian work, but I felt that I need to keep this short for now.
Ed's Nam photo was taken January 21, 1971 in the revetments in Long Binh. He was a WO1 but DEROSed as a CW2.
Here are some details of his tour timeline:
11 May 1970 Depart from McGuire AFB, NJ.
14 May 1970 Arrive 90th Replacement Bn.
15 May 1970 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Long Binh, UH-1H then in August 1970 Vung Tau transition in OH-58A.
23 September 1970 199th stands down to return to CONUS.
24 September 1970 Transfer to B/25 AVN, 25th ID, UH-1H and co-pilot in AH-1G. I was to eventually get a Vung Tau transition in the Cobra. That didn’t happen.
4 November 1970 Transfer to D/3/4 CAV, Long Binh. After interviews by the Cobra and Huey platoon leaders, I choose to fly the OH-6A as a scout pilot. Transition in December in the Loach. About early January 1971 I start to fly aero-scout missions.
10 February 1971 D/3/4 CAV re-designated as F/4 CAV.
April 1971 Troop moves to Lai Khe as the only US unit in the base camp.
7 May 1971 DEROS orders and heading down to 90th Replacement.
8 May 1971, 1635 hrs. Wheels up to McGuire AFB, NJ. Land at 0130, 9 May 1971 (Mother’s Day).
10 May 1971 Separate from active duty.