Col. Adrian C. Pone'
December 20, 1964 - January 20, 2010

Colonel Adrian C. Pone', formerly of New Paltz, NY died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in Ferrara, Italy. Known in the military community as "Kermit", and having served over 22 years in the USAF, Colonel Pone' was the Director of Operations, NATO Combined Air Operations Center Five, at Poggio Renatico, Italy.

Adrian was born December 20, 1964 in Kingston, NY, the son the late Gundaris and Karen (Larson) Pone'. He was raised in New Paltz where he grew to love hunting, camping, and weight training. A devote Catholic, Adrian founded the Aviano AB chapter of the Knights of Columbus.

& 2nd Lt Charles W Starck died on 29th May 1944, as a result of a mid air collison on 28th May, while he was flying the 510th's Piper L-4B Grasshopper. The crash occurred near Avon village a few miles north of Christchurch airfield. He may have collided with an RAF aircraft as no other USAAF aircraft was lost in a collison nearby. His body was later returned to the USA for burial.

510th pilots Lt. Starck, Lt Kociencki, and Lt Williams were commorated when a plaque to the 405th was unveiled at Purewell Cross War Memorial, Christchurch in June 2002.

2nd Lt Arthur F Williams Jnr died on 29th June 1944 in the Foxwood Avenue Disaster, following the crash of Vincent James P-47 in to a row of bungalow homes. He tried to warn civilians & firefighters in the road of the danger of an unexploded bomb but was killed in the blast, shortly afterwards.

510th pilots Lt. Starck, Lt Kociencki, and Lt Williams were commorated when a plaque to the 405th was unveiled at Purewell Cross War Memorial, Christchurch in June 2002.

10 Aug 1944
KIA
USA

Capt Michael Lewis Hyde was born on May 14, 1938 in Boulder City, Nevada. He entered the Air Force and was assigned to Vietnam on Jul 19, 1966. As a Fixed-Wing pilot, he crash landed while flying over the hostile territory of Can Tho, North Vietnam on 3 Dec 1966 while making a Napalm pass; Hyde was apparently hit while in the cockpit and crashed without trying to eject.

Capt Hyde's body was recovered. His religion was unknown.

Vietnam War Memorial: Panel 13E Line 22.

A3C Gary Wayne Cosgrave May 12, 1967
FREDERICK NEWS-POST May 12, 1967
SIX AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN ROCKET ATTACK
Enemy Strikes Near Saigon - Communist gunners struck close to Saigon with big Soviet-made 140mm rockets early Friday, hitting the U.S. air base at Bein Hoa only 16 miles northeast of the capital city. The U.S. Command said six Americans were killed and 29 wounded in the 15-minute attack. These was moderate damage to the buildings, equipment and aircraft. The 140mm rocket, which is visible as it blazes in with a streak of fire, has a range of about eight miles. It was fired from maximum range in the attack on Bein Hoa, a U.S. spokesman said. The communists also used 60mm mortar and 57mm recoilless-rifle fire in the attack that was launched at 1 a.m. Communists first used the 140mm rocket, which is fired from a tube mounted in a platform, in an attack on the Da Nang air base, 380 miles, north of Saigon, last Feb. 27. Twelve Americans were killed. Subsequently, the rocket was used in another attack on Da Nang and in several attacks on Marine artillery outposts at Dong Ha and Gio Linh, just south of the demilitarized zone. In the attacks on the Marine artilllery outposts, the rockets were fired from inside the zone. The 140mm is a relatively inaccurate weapon.

Duncan Pagett Smyly was born on May13, 1934 in Ruffin, South Carolina. Enemy retaliation against the “Buzzards” caused the loss of one aircraft and its pilot, Captain Duncan P. Smyly.  On November 11, 1967, Major Duncan P. Smyly and Lt Kirk Brimmer were scrambled off the alert pad to support friendly troops in contact with the enemy. Captain Smyly was on a napalm pass when his aircraft was hit by enemy fires. His attempted ejection was unsuccessful. 

Maj Smyly's body was recovered. His religion was Methodist.

Vietnam War Memorial: Panel 30E Line 34.

National Archive Record

01 Apr 1989
Members of the 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron and their families dedicated this monument to the memory of Capt. Donald Roberts who died in April when his A-10 crashed in Cambridgeshire. Capt Roberts, widow, Lisa, attended the ceremony. It is also dedicated to the memory of all 510th pilots who have died.