Gypsy Morgan Barbour [bamtriple7@comcast.net] provided this picture of Fitz. The two were in pilot class 54-H at Reese AFB, as was Gene Whaling, and Lou DeWitt, graduatinjg in April 1954. They were Gypsies from Aug. 54 to Sept. 55. They were tentmates at K-16 and K-14 as well as rooming together later at Ashiya. Sadly, Fitz made the extreme sacrifice on October 4th 1963 in Viet Nam, while flying a C-123, on a night flare drop mission over the Mekong Delta.

Morgan wants us to never forget his buddy and our comrade.

MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU,


MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK


MAY THE SUN SHINE UPON YOUR FACE


THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS


AND, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,


MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND


Photo courtesy of Morgan Barbour