Kotzur, Walter, CMSgt

Weapons and Munitions
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
46200-Aircraft Armament Manager
Current/Last AFSC Group
Weapons and Munitions
Primary Unit
1987-1992, 380th Munitions Maintenance Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
46250-Weapons Mechanic
A462X0-Aerial Gunner
46270-Weapons Maintenance Technician
46290-Weapons Maintenance Superintendent
Service Years
1963 - 1992
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Chief Master Sergeant

 Official Badges 

Professional Military Education Air Force Retired US Air Force Honorable Discharge Missileman (Master)




 Unofficial Badges 

Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Commando AssociationDistinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS)Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)Post 1
  2000, Air Commando Association - Assoc. Page
  2000, Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS) - Assoc. Page
  2010, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) - Assoc. Page
  2021, North Country Veterans Association, Post 1 (Life Member) (Plattsburg, New York)



 Remembrance Profiles -  2 Airmen Remembered

 1967-1967, A-1 Skyraider (Sandy, Spad)
From Year
1967
To Year
1967
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 A-1 Skyraider (Sandy, Spad) Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Douglas AD-1 Skyraider
Length 39.37 ft | 12.00 m
Width 50.00 ft | 15.24 m
Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m
Engine(s) 1 x Wright R-3350-24W air-cooled radial engine generating 2,500hp.
Empty Weight 10,470 lbs | 4,749 kg
MTOW 18,029 lbs | 8,178 kg
Max Speed 321 mph | 517 km/h | 279 kts
Max Range 1,553 miles | 2,500 km
Ceiling 26,001 ft | 7,925 m | 4.9 miles
Climb Rate 2,300 ft/min (701.4 m/min)
Hardpoints 14
Armament 4 x 20mm Cannons
12 x Rockets

7,000 pounds of external ordnance including bombs and gun pods.
Accommodations 1



* AD-5 - Anti-Submarine Model of which 212 produced; two crew-seating in side-by-side configuration; widened fuselage.
* AD-6 - Improved AD-4B versions; improved low-level bombing capability; 713 produced.
* AD-7 - AD-6 version fitted with R-3350-26WB and reinforced substructure of which 73 were produced in total in this way.
* A-1E - AD-5 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.
* A-1H - AD-6 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.
* A-1J - AD-7 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.


   
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Last Updated: Apr 10, 2012
   
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  • Ayres, John, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Barnes, Dan, A1C, (1966-1969)
  • Baxter, Thomas, SSgt, (1967-1971)
  • [Name Withheld], (1965-1969)
  • Bolstad, Victor, SMSgt, (1965-1991)
  • Burns, William, MSgt, (1964-1998)
  • Carmichael, Floyd, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Carr, Jeffrey, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Carter, Phillip, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Clark, Edwin, Maj, (1956-1976)
  • Clinton, Robert F., MSgt, (1964-1994)
  • Cote, Alan, SSgt, (1965-1976)
  • Cottingham, Craig, SMSgt, (1968-1991)
  • Coulombe, John, A1C, (1965-1968)
  • Crisco, Danny, Sgt, (1966-1969)
  • Daily, Sammy, Lt Col, (1953-1976)
  • Davis, Bruce, SSgt, (1963-1971)
  • DeGraaf, Leland, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Dodd, Douglas, SSgt, (1961-1969)
  • Driskell, Windell, MSgt, (1964-1986)
  • Duehring, Bill, A1C, (1963-1967)
  • East, Herman, SMSgt, (1962-1982)
  • Farmer, John, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Fowler, Charles, A1C, (1963-1967)
  • Fox, Don, CMSgt, (1963-1993)
  • Gail, Michael, SMSgt, (1963-1984)
  • George, Jim, SMSgt, (1967-2006)
  • Gillingham, John, Sgt, (1966-1969)
  • Gittens, Dan, A1C, (1966-1970)
  • Goldstein, William, Sgt, (1964-1969)
  • Grajek, Robert, SSgt, (1966-1969)
  • Hall, Michael, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Harden, Michael, Sgt, (1965-1968)
  • Harris, Daniel, SSgt, (1964-1969)
  • Hebert, Steven, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Hoogewind, Jon, SMSgt, (1967-1994)
  • Hopkins, Dick, SSgt, (1961-1969)
  • [Name Withheld], (1958-1976)
  • Hurtado, Paul, MSgt, (1967-1987)
  • Jenkins, Michael, MSgt, (1965-1986)
  • Jernigan, Gerald, A1C, (1964-1968)
  • Johnson, Ron, Capt, (1965-1991)
  • Kennedy, Ed, MSgt, (1965-1988)
  • Kounine, Martin, SSgt, (1963-1967)
  • Kowal, Mike, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Krall, Michael, Sgt, (1967-1971)
  • Leonard, Ed, SSgt, (1966-1970)
  • Lucas, Fred, SSgt, (1967-1979)
  • Margulski, Ronald, MSgt, (1965-1985)
  • Mayberry, Lester, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Mccowan, Michael, TSgt, (1956-1976)
  • McGillvrey, Russell, SMSgt, (1964-1991)
  • Mercer, Charles, SSgt, (1965-1970)
  • Minkley, Donald, MSgt, (1960-1981)
  • Moeller, Ronald, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Montague, Garry, SMSgt, (1959-1979)
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