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CMSgt Walter M. Stolpa, Jr. (Bud)
to remember
Arrington, Joe Lamar, CMSgt USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Clio
Last Address Chickamauga, Georgia
Date of Passing May 18, 2004
Location of Interment Chattanooga National Cemetery (VA) - Chattanooga, Tennessee
When Joe retired he and Trudy relocated to historical National Battlefield town of Chickamauga, Georgia. Trudy says they were driving through this town and decided they liked it enough to retire there. They bought an old dilapidated home and renovated it into a beautiful home. When Joe retired he went to work at the nuclear power plant outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Just as I did during my nuclear power security job he became disallusioned with the program. Being an IG inspector I am sure he detected vulnerabilities and management just didn't want to hear about them. After that Joe went to work as a corrections officer in a penal institution and ended up running the prison store......
Other Comments:
Joe Arrington was our Chief at Zaragoza Air Base in Spain. He eventually left us for a position with the USAFE IG Team and later to the 16th AF SP at Torrejon AB, Spain. He and Trudy were wonderful people and many years after retirement we remained in contact. Joe passed away in 2004 but his spirit lives on. Trudy his widow hosted a mini reunion at their home in Chickamauga, Georgia in 2008 and again in 2010. Joe's military marker says it all "Faithful to God and his Country". Rest in Peace Joe and keep me in mind when you have a vacancy on your duty roster.
1971-1972, T-28 Trojan
From Year 1971
To Year 1972
Personal Memories
Not Specified
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T-28 Trojan Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Operational history
In the COIN role, T-28s saw extensive service during the Vietnam War in VNAF hands, as well as the Secret War in Laos. They were also supplied to Congo by the CIA to support Moise Tshombe's regime. France used locally remanufactured T-28s in close-support and patrol roles in Algeria. In the Philippines, T-28s, known locally as "Tora-toras", figured prominently in a series of coup de etats in the 1980s and were employed as dive bombers by rebel military forces. The T-28 Trojan was the first US attack fixed wing aircraft (non-transport type) lost in SOUTH Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Capt. Robert L. Simpson, USAF, Detachment 2A, lst Air Commando Group, and Lt. Hoa, SVNAF, were shot down by ground fire on 28 August 1962 while flying Close Air Support (CAS). Neither crewman survived. The USAF lost 23 T-28s to all causes during the war, with the last two losses occurring in 1968. [2]
General characteristics
* Crew: Two * Length: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m) * Wingspan: 40 ft 1 in (12.22 m) * Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) * Wing area: 268 ft� (24.9 m�) * Empty weight: 6,424 lb (2,914 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) * Powerplant: 1� Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone radial engine, 1,425 hp (1,063 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 343 mph (552 km/h) * Service ceiling 35,500 ft (10,820 m)
