Tommy R. Nealis
Sergeant
56TH SEC POLICE SQDN, 56TH SPECIAL OPS WING, 7TH AF United States Air Force Mount Sterling, Kentucky April 23, 1953 to May 13, 1975 TOMMY R NEALIS is on the Wall at Panel W1, Line 128 |
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NOT FORGOTTENSergeant Tommy Nealis, assigned to the 56th Security Police Squadron, Nakon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, was one of 17 Air Force Security Policemen assigned to provide assistance during the SS Mayaguez incident in 1975. The Security Police were to be flown from Nakon Thanom AB to Utapao AB, both in Thailand, aboard a CH-53 helicopter (hull number 68-1033) belonging to the 21st Special Operations Squadron. However, the helicopter crashed approximately 330 miles NE of Bangkok on the Thai-Laotion border, and all aboard were killed. http://www.sfteam9.com/fallensp.htm |
A memorial from his sister, Darlene Nealis Yeary darlene_yeary@hotmail.com 23 Feb 2001 |
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