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Valhalla gains another local hero
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:06 pm
From Morning Advocate obit today:
Vaughn R. Ross, Sr. (Bobby), Captain, US Army, passed away on March 5th, 2018 in Baton Rouge, LA. Ross was born in Kansas City, MO on February 2, 1944 to Art and Elizabeth Ross, the second of two boys. He moved to Houston as a 3 year old baby then on to Corpus Christi, Texas. Bobby started school in Louisiana and remained there for the rest of his life. He attended Southdowns Elementary, Glasgow Junior High and was a member of the first graduating class of Robert E. Lee High School in 1962. Ross later earned a degree from LSU and in 2015 was inducted into the LSU Corp of Cadets Hall of Honor, which he was very proud of.
Ross was inducted into the US Army in 1966 and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at FT. Benning, Georgia's Infantry School. He later attended flight training in Texas and Alabama and earned his wings in 1968 as an Army Aviator and later as a helicopter Instructor Pilot. Ross served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company and was shot down twice and wounded once. He was awarded eight medals for valor during his tour of duty in Vietnam including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Medal with 26- Oak Leaf Clusters.
After separating from the Army in 1971, he worked for his brother for several years before cofounding Commercial Helicopters Inc, based in Lafayette, LA, which provided transportation service to the offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico. The company grew to a fleet of 34 helicopters and seven coastal bases during Ross's tenure with the company as Vice President and Director of Operations.
The recently married Ross left CHI in 1984 to take an appointment as an undersecretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development-a position he held until 1988-whereupon he began an aviation safety consulting firm that he continued until his death. Ross investigated aircraft accidents and testified in court as an expert witness all those years. Ross's work took him throughout the U.S. and the world. Ross married the former Dawn Chambers and the marriage produced two wonderful children, Katherine Elizabeth Ross and Vaughn Ross Jr.....
Vaughn R. Ross, Sr. (Bobby), Captain, US Army, passed away on March 5th, 2018 in Baton Rouge, LA. Ross was born in Kansas City, MO on February 2, 1944 to Art and Elizabeth Ross, the second of two boys. He moved to Houston as a 3 year old baby then on to Corpus Christi, Texas. Bobby started school in Louisiana and remained there for the rest of his life. He attended Southdowns Elementary, Glasgow Junior High and was a member of the first graduating class of Robert E. Lee High School in 1962. Ross later earned a degree from LSU and in 2015 was inducted into the LSU Corp of Cadets Hall of Honor, which he was very proud of.
Ross was inducted into the US Army in 1966 and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at FT. Benning, Georgia's Infantry School. He later attended flight training in Texas and Alabama and earned his wings in 1968 as an Army Aviator and later as a helicopter Instructor Pilot. Ross served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company and was shot down twice and wounded once. He was awarded eight medals for valor during his tour of duty in Vietnam including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Medal with 26- Oak Leaf Clusters.
After separating from the Army in 1971, he worked for his brother for several years before cofounding Commercial Helicopters Inc, based in Lafayette, LA, which provided transportation service to the offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico. The company grew to a fleet of 34 helicopters and seven coastal bases during Ross's tenure with the company as Vice President and Director of Operations.
The recently married Ross left CHI in 1984 to take an appointment as an undersecretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development-a position he held until 1988-whereupon he began an aviation safety consulting firm that he continued until his death. Ross investigated aircraft accidents and testified in court as an expert witness all those years. Ross's work took him throughout the U.S. and the world. Ross married the former Dawn Chambers and the marriage produced two wonderful children, Katherine Elizabeth Ross and Vaughn Ross Jr.....
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Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:12 pm to prplhze2000
quote:I recommend the book Chickenhawk if you're into that kind of thing.
Ross served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company and was shot down twice and wounded once
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:12 pm to prplhze2000
My dad's obit is in there today as well
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:19 pm to prplhze2000
quote:
Ross was inducted into the US Army in 1966 and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at FT. Benning, Georgia's Infantry School. He later attended flight training in Texas and Alabama and earned his wings in 1968 as an Army Aviator and later as a helicopter Instructor Pilot. Ross served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company and was shot down twice and wounded once. He was awarded eight medals for valor during his tour of duty in Vietnam including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Medal with 26- Oak Leaf Clusters.
What a mother fricking boss
RIP Soldier
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:19 pm to prplhze2000
It looks like his face is pressed against a wall in that obit picture
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:42 pm to onelochevy
quote:
My dad's obit is in there today as well
Very sorry to hear that...prayers tonight for you and your family.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:58 pm to onelochevy
Very sorry for your loss
Will keep your family in my prayers
Will keep your family in my prayers
Posted on 3/11/18 at 2:00 pm to prplhze2000
RIP 
Posted on 3/11/18 at 2:48 pm to prplhze2000
I knew him, good dude.
chevy, sorry for your loss.
chevy, sorry for your loss.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 2:51 pm to soccerfüt
ATTEN-TION.....PRE-SENT ARMS.....(holds salute)....OR-DER ARMS....
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