Found 2 more Seawolves 1/25/2016, Plank Owner and a DAT Seawolf

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Found 2 more Seawolves 1/25/2016, Plank Owner and a DAT Seawolf

Dan Arnes
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01/25/2016

**05** Found and spoke with widow of DAT Plank Owner Seawolf Gary Mitchell McCAIN, YN2, Administration, Vung Tau, 5/11/1967 to 4/23/1968. Brenda confirmed I had found the correct person. She said he died of heart problems.

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01/25/2016

**06** Found and spoke with Seawolf William “Bill” M. SOTO, AMS3, Gunner, Det 4, later Maintenance, Binh Thuy, 5/8/1968 to 1/3/1971.
Bill did 4+ tours with HA(L)-3, ***31 months, 26 days CONTINUOUS! He holds the record for continuous days/tours with HA(L)-3 (4+ tours). 
(**Lee Hicks holds record for Most Days with HA(L)-3; 38 Months, 22 Days (5+ tours))! 
I knew Bill at Binh Thuy during his 4th/5th tour. He left HA(L)-3 and got out of the Navy, working for government contractor NHA across from the old hangar at Vung Tau doing Huey maintenance and became a GS-12. Worked at Pleiku for a year after that as well. I’d been calling bad numbers for him since 2010. Finally found a number for Daughter and she gave him my message and he called me this morning. Found him in Sacramento, CA.

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Of 2,555 confirmed Seawolf names, 282 Navy Seawolves now remaining to be found, which includes 24 Plank Owners.
Sadly, we have 564 confirmed DAT (Died After Tour), (22.07%).
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bradbury
dan can you send me his email and or phone number
thanks brad
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Dan Arnes
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Is this Jim or Jess?
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bradbury
jess