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Remembering LTJG Norman Elbert Wilkerson, KIA, EC-121 (Beggar Shadow)
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LTJG Norman Elbert Wilkerson
March 30, 1943 – April 15, 1969
Although the Salina Journal Newspaper listed LTjg Wilkerson’s position as a navigator, he served as Air Intelligence Officer, responsible for crew briefings prior to flight. Normally not part of the crew unless the plane was deployed to a forward location (e.g. Osan) where he would be responsible for pre-mission briefs.
March 30, 1943 – April 15, 1969
Although the Salina Journal Newspaper listed LTjg Wilkerson’s position as a navigator, he served as Air Intelligence Officer, responsible for crew briefings prior to flight. Normally not part of the crew unless the plane was deployed to a forward location (e.g. Osan) where he would be responsible for pre-mission briefs.
Remembering LTJG Norman Elbert Wilkerson, KIA, EC-121 (Beggar Shadow)
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This was the entire crew:
LCDR James Howard Overstreet 1310 Electronic Warfare Aircraft Commander
LT Peter Philip Perrottet 1315 Copilot
LTjg Joseph Richard Ribar* 1315 Copilot
AEC LaVerne Albert Greiner Flight Engineer
ADRC Marshall Harry McNamara Flight Engineer
ADR1 Ballard Franklin Connors, Jr. Flight Engineer
LTjg Robert Joseph Sykora 1325 Navigator
LTjg Norman Elbert Wilkerson 1355 Navigator
ATN3 David Monroe Willis Radio Operator
CTO2 Steven Joseph Tesmer Secure Communicator
LT John Halleck Singer 1325 Senior Evaluator (SEVAL)
LT Dennis Baird Gleason 1325 Evaluator
LT John Dzema 6802 Evaluator
LT Robert Frank Taylor 1100 Communications Evaluator (COMEVAL)
AT1 Bernie Joel Colgin Airborne Electronics Supervisor (AES)
AT1 Richard Edson Sweeney, Jr.* EW Operator (EWOP)
AT1 Stephen Curtis Chartier EW Operator (EWOP)
ATR2 Dennis Joseph Horrigan EW Operator (EWOP)
AT1 James Leroy Roach Radar Operator
ATR2 Timothy Harlan McNeil Radar Operator
ATR3 Gene Kenneth Graham Radar Operator
ATN2 Richard Henry Kincaid Crew Leader
ADR2 Louis Francis Balderman Mech
AN Richard Thomas Prindle Plane Captain
CTIC Frederick Arthur Randall Russian Linguist
CTIC Richard Earl Smith Chinese or Korean Linguist
CTI1 John Howard Potts Korean Linguist
SSGT Hugh Michael Lynch Korean Linguist
CTI3 Philip David Sundby Korean Linguist
CTR3 John Alexander Miller, III Morse Operator
CTR3 Gary Ray DuCharme Morse Operator
LCDR James Howard Overstreet 1310 Electronic Warfare Aircraft Commander
LT Peter Philip Perrottet 1315 Copilot
LTjg Joseph Richard Ribar* 1315 Copilot
AEC LaVerne Albert Greiner Flight Engineer
ADRC Marshall Harry McNamara Flight Engineer
ADR1 Ballard Franklin Connors, Jr. Flight Engineer
LTjg Robert Joseph Sykora 1325 Navigator
LTjg Norman Elbert Wilkerson 1355 Navigator
ATN3 David Monroe Willis Radio Operator
CTO2 Steven Joseph Tesmer Secure Communicator
LT John Halleck Singer 1325 Senior Evaluator (SEVAL)
LT Dennis Baird Gleason 1325 Evaluator
LT John Dzema 6802 Evaluator
LT Robert Frank Taylor 1100 Communications Evaluator (COMEVAL)
AT1 Bernie Joel Colgin Airborne Electronics Supervisor (AES)
AT1 Richard Edson Sweeney, Jr.* EW Operator (EWOP)
AT1 Stephen Curtis Chartier EW Operator (EWOP)
ATR2 Dennis Joseph Horrigan EW Operator (EWOP)
AT1 James Leroy Roach Radar Operator
ATR2 Timothy Harlan McNeil Radar Operator
ATR3 Gene Kenneth Graham Radar Operator
ATN2 Richard Henry Kincaid Crew Leader
ADR2 Louis Francis Balderman Mech
AN Richard Thomas Prindle Plane Captain
CTIC Frederick Arthur Randall Russian Linguist
CTIC Richard Earl Smith Chinese or Korean Linguist
CTI1 John Howard Potts Korean Linguist
SSGT Hugh Michael Lynch Korean Linguist
CTI3 Philip David Sundby Korean Linguist
CTR3 John Alexander Miller, III Morse Operator
CTR3 Gary Ray DuCharme Morse Operator
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This one hits too close to home. I had a couple of friends on that Connie. We had had a few beers together in Atsugi and had joked about them being back in Japan knocking down beers while some of us transpacced back to RVN getting shot at. Who knew? RIP shipmates.
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