Administrator
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6/18/2015
Found Seawolf Richard W. ABBOTT, AMS3, Gunner, Det 3, 3/16/1968 to 3/31/1969.
Rick was wounded in the shoot down on 23 March 1969 at Ha Tien along with WIA LTJG Dick Barr, KIA LTJG Pawlowski, KIA AN Howard Meute, and WIA Navy SEAL RJ Thomas in the Trail bird.
He used to be a member back at the 1989 first Pensacola Reunion. I had been told he had passed away but couldn't find anything on it. Someone else thought he had moved to Nevada. I did find a Richard William Abbott who passed away in 2009, but I had talked to Rick in 2010, so I knew it wasn't him.
I finally found him today, still in Granbury, TX. Phone number had changed, and he had been in bad health but doing better now. He was disappointed that he didn't know about the Dallas Reunion! No email, sending him a packet.
He had lost contact with David Welch, Dick Barr, and RJ Thomas also, so I gave him their info to call and give them the good news!
Dan
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Of 2,552 confirmed Seawolf names, 332 Navy Seawolves still remain to be found, which includes 26 Plank Owners, and 6 prior Association Members we’ve lost contact with.
Sadly, we have 527 confirmed DAT (Died After Tour), (20.65%).
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