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Claims
Readers are urged to help these vets seeking claim substantiation statements. Respond directly to the person listed at the end of the claim assistance request. This service is provided for VFW members who are in the process of filing a VA claim. September Issue Claims West Coast Test Branch, MCDEC, Camp Delmar, Camp Pendleton, June 20, 1970--Seeking Sgt. Jerry Hazelwood or anyone who remembers injuries to my right knee and leg due to rollover of M35 truck I was driving while returning to amp Pendleton from Yuma, Ariz.--Robert F. Gray, (907) 457-8983, bob.gray1@us.army.mil. A Co., 27th Eng. Bn., Jan. 1970-Feb. 1971, Vietnam--Seeking anyone who remembers me to substantiate PTSD claim.--Larry S. James, (847) 925-1575. 155th AHC, Ban Me Thout, Vietnam, 1968--Seeking anyone in this unit on Mar. 13, 1968, when Sgt. Gene Pingston was KIA in the bunker behind the COC. Need affidavit for anyone wounded in that rocket attack. Also seeking any Huey flight crewmembers from Camp Coryell wounded during Tet Offensive.--Don Pearsall, (321) 704-1196, 163rd Trans. Co., Vietnam, 1966-77--Seeking Sgt. Bennett, Sgt. Shirtleft, Spec. 5 Woods or anyone who served with me to verify VA claim.--Michael W. Newhouse, (816) 740-4285. USS Wasp LHD-1, 1991-93--Seeking CWO3 Smith, AOAN Reindollar, AO3 Ragasta and AOAN Olivas to substantiate VA claim.--Jack H. Halcomb, (352) 400-6593. 7th Btry., D Co., 249th Eng. Bn., 1964-66--Seeking Spc. Parker to substantiate claim regarding an accident with a 5-ton truck and a 1/4-ton Jeep.--Leonard R. Biggerstaff, (660) 484-3752. 18th MAS, McGuire AFB, Feb. 1968-April 1970--Seeking anyone who flew with me on the C-141 to substantiate Agent Orange claim.--Skip Speth, (973) 744-5391, skip_speth@yahoo.com. 606th Eng. Detachment, Water Point, Vietnam, Oct. 1966-Feb. 1968--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate claims for PTSD, hearing loss and skin disorders.--Ronald P. Cisewski, (608) 687-8524. HHC, 3rd Bde., 9th Inf. Div., Dec. 1966-Nov. 1967, Vietnam--Seeking anyone who served with me to verify PTSD claim.--Mike Hurtado, (916) 408-3737, mike_hurtado@att.net. USS Halsey DLG-23, Dec. 1969-May 1971; USS Sanctuary AH-17 Nov. 1967-Nov. 1968--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate Agent Orange-related diabetes claim.--Richard F. Roberts, (321) 951-9940. D Btry., 1st Bn., 62nd ADA, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 1978-March 1981--Seeking then-Spc. Paul Murphy to substantiate injury during training exercise.--Charles Batie, (847) 731-7341, chuck.batie@sbcglobal.net. Reese AFB, Texas, 1960-66--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate claims for hearing loss, nerve damage and fibromyalgia due to T-37 noise emission and aircraft cleaning solvents.--Robert E. Greene, (717) 579-8581, keygold@verizon.net. II Field Force, 7th Bn., 8th Arty., Vietnam, Nov. 1970-July 1971--Seeking Matthew from Ohio who was burned on a powder burning to substantiate PTSD claim.--Kenneth W. Holbrook, (276) 395-2739, kenneth_holbrook2003@yahoo.com. VS Sqdn. 38, USS Bennington, CVA-20, 1962-66--Seeking squadron members who served with me ashore in Vietnam to substantiate claim for type 2 diabetes and prostate.--Fay R. Hiykeh, (402) 426-3679, mhiykeh@huntel.net. HHC, 2nd Bn., 5th Cav--Seeking Pfc. Hurst or anyone who witness the Jeep I was driving turning over on us. We were pinned under the Jeep until it was pulled off of us.--Arthur Strickland, (334) 749-0438, artstrickland@bellsouth.net. B Co., 92nd Chemical Mortar Bn., 1944-45--Seeking anyone from my platoon during the American bombing on July 24, 1944, when I was wounded by shrapnel.--Charles M. Price, (423) 472-3553. 49th Fighter Bomber Grp., 9th Fighter Sqd., Dec. 1949-Jan. 1952, Korea--Seeking anyone who served with me to verify fighter plane and pilot that returned to base badly shot up with facial injuries. Need to substantiate claim for PTSD.--Melvin J. Rolston, (716) 892-2247. 27th/591st Eng. Bn., Vietnam, 1971-73--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate PTSD claim.--Gary R. Cooper, (406) 256-1079. 1st Logistical Command, 80th General Support Grp., 64th Finance Section, Phu Bai, March 1970-March 1971--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate Agent Orange and PTSD claims.--Ronald L. Vass, (254) 631-7496, jteltoe@aol.com. H&S Co., 8th Regt., 2nd Marine Div., Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, 1944-45; San Pedro, Calif., Feb. 1946--Seeking anyone who served with me or treated/operated on me to substantiate claims for combat-inflicted wounds.--James Harold Warren, (760) 247-1138. Saidor, New Guinea, March-Aug. 1944--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate claim of nightly bombings, continued cleaning out pockets of Japanese jungle hideouts and "Black Sunday" April 16, 1944.--Gordon Mailloux, (671) 647-6446, go_guam@yahoo.com. CBMU 301, Dong Ha, Vietnam, 1969--Seeking anyone who witnessed an M-60 "cooking off" and powder burning my face during free fire at range to substantiate PTSD claim.--Mike Jackson, (805) 584-9898, thebull1145@aol.com. Army Basic Training, Ft. Bragg, Nov.-Dec. 1968, Vietnam--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate Agent Orange claim.--John R. Dzielinski, (215) 427-1158, johndzie@msn.com. Lark 474 River Patrol, Da Nang, Vietnam, Army, 1966-67--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate PTSD claim.--Franklin Delano Smitch, (520) 265-3371. 15th Eng. Bn., Pleiku, Vietnam, 1970-71--Seeking anyone who served with me to substantiate PTSD claim.--Jack L. Harper, (740) 596-3638, veterans@vintonco.com. VF-21, USS Ranger CVA-61, Westpac Cruise, 1967-68, Vietnam--Seeking any ship company or air wing personnel to substantiate Agent Orange claim.--Gilbert M. Lopez, (775) 867-4984, papagils@aol.com.
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