In Memory Of1st Lt Charles M. Deas

1st Lt Charles M. Deas, 25, U.S. Air Force, born March 4, 1945, passed away in a plane crash on February 11, 1971. Deas was a C-123 Pilot with 310th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 315th Tactical Airlift Wing, 7th Air Force in Vietnam. During Operation Ranchhand, his unit flew surveillance and mosquito spraying missions. While on a sortie over Ninh Thuận to eliminate insects that were spreading Malaria to our troops, his aircraft inexplicably crashed. Deas and the four other crew members did not survive the impact. Rest easy, Airman! Til Valhalla, Brother!