In U.S. Public Records Index
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949
Also known as: Needham Judso David
Residences/Residence/Date
3748 N Hills Dr, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2820, USA Between Nov 1 1992 and Mar 1 1995
5108 Jerri Ln, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2446, USA
Phone numbers/Number/Date
(817) 831-1599 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-2615 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-3347 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-8112 Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-5006 Jan 1 2009
(817) 845-2199 Jan 1 2009
In Texas Births, 1926 - 1995
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949 Tyler, Smith, Texas 75710, USA
Father: Billy Bert Needham
Mother: Helen Virginia Simpson
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Purdom
Document type: Marriage
Marriage: Sep 16 1981 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 151785
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 31
Wife: Wendy K Purdom
Birth: Circa 1961
Age: 20
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Needham
Document type: Divorce
Marriage: Aug 1 1981
Divorce: May 27 1982 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 034140
Children: 0
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 32
Wife: Wendy K Needham
Birth: Circa 1962
Age: 20
Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Many thanks to William Nance for the photo of his headstone and the leg work at a huge cemetery.
David Judson Needham, 64, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at a Denton care center. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lucas Funeral Chapel, 517 North Sylvania, Fort Worth. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. David, the son of Billy Bert and Helen Virginia Simpson Needham, was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Tyler. During Vietnam, he served in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers. David was a member of the VFW and was an avid golfer. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Survivors: Brother, Mike Needham; half brother, Vince Needham; half sister, Kimberly Woodward; nephews, Phillip and Monte Needham; nieces, Kasey and Jacy Needham, Kaitlyn Burton.
Published in Star-Telegram on Dec. 15, 2013
Photos provided by Mark Brockway's site, http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Served with:
GEN Fred Keith Mahaffey Battalion Commander, Command and Control
SP4 Thomas H Alston
Jon Jay Coddington
Marvin J Covington
Martin Rudy Duran Jr
Wesley Earl Fowler
William David Gouger Jr
Leo Mons
Ronald S. Muhlbaier
Edgar Sanchez
Willie Allen Stallings, CO, Co E, 2nd Bn, 60th Inf
2/60th Website http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon
Members of the 1968-1969 version of this platoon were for the most part handpicked by then Platoon Sergeant SFC Mark Brockway and then Battalion Commander LTC Fred Keith Mahaffey who envisioned this platoon as a "super infantry platoon". The platoon initiated contact with the enemy and when the enemy responded, they then were engaged by this platoon while Command and Control above (Mahaffey) delivered a devastating airmobile insertion of combat troops, artillery fire, air cavalry UH-1 helicopter gunships and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. The use of this unit was unique and highly effective and it was a elite and highly decorated platoon. The execution of this order of battle was so precise that the result was over 90 percent of the 2d Battalion 60th Infantry engagements were over within 10 to 30 minutes as a result of the speed of the operation and the aggressive attitude of the troops. This platoon did not wear steel pots or flak jackets. They wore soft hats, in most cases camouflage berets, and normally would be carrying 25-30 magazines of 5.56mm ammo per man, frag grenades, smoke grenades, concussion grenades, hand flares, star cluster flares, at least two 40mm grenade launchers, M60 machine gun, Light Anti-Tank Weapon(LAW), CS gas grenades and at least three radios. Sometimes they had room to carry food. For the most part they traveled light and fast. Upon arrival of support troops, the Recon Platoon continued to engage the enemy and apply pressure as the piling on took place, providing precise coordinates for the attack helicopters, helicopter gunships and artillery fire. Doing so, they were able to avoid considerable losses due to "friendly fire".
LTC Mahaffey later became one of the youngest 4 Star Generals in the modern history of the US Army.
I met David at the Memorial Service for my brother. He was effusive in his description of serving with my brother and with the Recon Platoon. Just a real down to earth guy such a honorable guy in all regards. David worked for the US Postal Service and never got himself a email address because of that. David was probably born in the same hospital in Tyler as my brother.
David told me that some of the tactics the 1968-1969 Recon Platoon used would later become SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for a elite unit formed a few years later, Delta Force.
Awards
Forthcoming
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949
Also known as: Needham Judso David
Residences/Residence/Date
3748 N Hills Dr, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2820, USA Between Nov 1 1992 and Mar 1 1995
5108 Jerri Ln, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2446, USA
Phone numbers/Number/Date
(817) 831-1599 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-2615 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-3347 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-8112 Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-5006 Jan 1 2009
(817) 845-2199 Jan 1 2009
In Texas Births, 1926 - 1995
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949 Tyler, Smith, Texas 75710, USA
Father: Billy Bert Needham
Mother: Helen Virginia Simpson
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Purdom
Document type: Marriage
Marriage: Sep 16 1981 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 151785
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 31
Wife: Wendy K Purdom
Birth: Circa 1961
Age: 20
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Needham
Document type: Divorce
Marriage: Aug 1 1981
Divorce: May 27 1982 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 034140
Children: 0
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 32
Wife: Wendy K Needham
Birth: Circa 1962
Age: 20
Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Many thanks to William Nance for the photo of his headstone and the leg work at a huge cemetery.
David Judson Needham, 64, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at a Denton care center. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lucas Funeral Chapel, 517 North Sylvania, Fort Worth. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. David, the son of Billy Bert and Helen Virginia Simpson Needham, was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Tyler. During Vietnam, he served in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers. David was a member of the VFW and was an avid golfer. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Survivors: Brother, Mike Needham; half brother, Vince Needham; half sister, Kimberly Woodward; nephews, Phillip and Monte Needham; nieces, Kasey and Jacy Needham, Kaitlyn Burton.
Published in Star-Telegram on Dec. 15, 2013
Photos provided by Mark Brockway's site, http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Served with:
GEN Fred Keith Mahaffey Battalion Commander, Command and Control
SP4 Thomas H Alston
Jon Jay Coddington
Marvin J Covington
Martin Rudy Duran Jr
Wesley Earl Fowler
William David Gouger Jr
Leo Mons
Ronald S. Muhlbaier
Edgar Sanchez
Willie Allen Stallings, CO, Co E, 2nd Bn, 60th Inf
2/60th Website http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon
Members of the 1968-1969 version of this platoon were for the most part handpicked by then Platoon Sergeant SFC Mark Brockway and then Battalion Commander LTC Fred Keith Mahaffey who envisioned this platoon as a "super infantry platoon". The platoon initiated contact with the enemy and when the enemy responded, they then were engaged by this platoon while Command and Control above (Mahaffey) delivered a devastating airmobile insertion of combat troops, artillery fire, air cavalry UH-1 helicopter gunships and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. The use of this unit was unique and highly effective and it was a elite and highly decorated platoon. The execution of this order of battle was so precise that the result was over 90 percent of the 2d Battalion 60th Infantry engagements were over within 10 to 30 minutes as a result of the speed of the operation and the aggressive attitude of the troops. This platoon did not wear steel pots or flak jackets. They wore soft hats, in most cases camouflage berets, and normally would be carrying 25-30 magazines of 5.56mm ammo per man, frag grenades, smoke grenades, concussion grenades, hand flares, star cluster flares, at least two 40mm grenade launchers, M60 machine gun, Light Anti-Tank Weapon(LAW), CS gas grenades and at least three radios. Sometimes they had room to carry food. For the most part they traveled light and fast. Upon arrival of support troops, the Recon Platoon continued to engage the enemy and apply pressure as the piling on took place, providing precise coordinates for the attack helicopters, helicopter gunships and artillery fire. Doing so, they were able to avoid considerable losses due to "friendly fire".
LTC Mahaffey later became one of the youngest 4 Star Generals in the modern history of the US Army.
I met David at the Memorial Service for my brother. He was effusive in his description of serving with my brother and with the Recon Platoon. Just a real down to earth guy such a honorable guy in all regards. David worked for the US Postal Service and never got himself a email address because of that. David was probably born in the same hospital in Tyler as my brother.
David told me that some of the tactics the 1968-1969 Recon Platoon used would later become SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for a elite unit formed a few years later, Delta Force.
Awards
Forthcoming
In U.S. Public Records Index
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949
Also known as: Needham Judso David
Residences/Residence/Date
3748 N Hills Dr, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2820, USA Between Nov 1 1992 and Mar 1 1995
5108 Jerri Ln, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2446, USA
Phone numbers/Number/Date
(817) 831-1599 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-2615 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-3347 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-8112 Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-5006 Jan 1 2009
(817) 845-2199 Jan 1 2009
In Texas Births, 1926 - 1995
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949 Tyler, Smith, Texas 75710, USA
Father: Billy Bert Needham
Mother: Helen Virginia Simpson
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Purdom
Document type: Marriage
Marriage: Sep 16 1981 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 151785
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 31
Wife: Wendy K Purdom
Birth: Circa 1961
Age: 20
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Needham
Document type: Divorce
Marriage: Aug 1 1981
Divorce: May 27 1982 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 034140
Children: 0
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 32
Wife: Wendy K Needham
Birth: Circa 1962
Age: 20
Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Many thanks to William Nance for the photo of his headstone and the leg work at a huge cemetery.
David Judson Needham, 64, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at a Denton care center. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lucas Funeral Chapel, 517 North Sylvania, Fort Worth. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. David, the son of Billy Bert and Helen Virginia Simpson Needham, was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Tyler. During Vietnam, he served in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers. David was a member of the VFW and was an avid golfer. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Survivors: Brother, Mike Needham; half brother, Vince Needham; half sister, Kimberly Woodward; nephews, Phillip and Monte Needham; nieces, Kasey and Jacy Needham, Kaitlyn Burton.
Published in Star-Telegram on Dec. 15, 2013
Photos provided by Mark Brockway's site, http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Served with:
GEN Fred Keith Mahaffey Battalion Commander, Command and Control
SP4 Thomas H Alston
Jon Jay Coddington
Marvin J Covington
Martin Rudy Duran Jr
Wesley Earl Fowler
William David Gouger Jr
Leo Mons
Ronald S. Muhlbaier
Edgar Sanchez
Willie Allen Stallings, CO, Co E, 2nd Bn, 60th Inf
2/60th Website http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon
Members of the 1968-1969 version of this platoon were for the most part handpicked by then Platoon Sergeant SFC Mark Brockway and then Battalion Commander LTC Fred Keith Mahaffey who envisioned this platoon as a "super infantry platoon". The platoon initiated contact with the enemy and when the enemy responded, they then were engaged by this platoon while Command and Control above (Mahaffey) delivered a devastating airmobile insertion of combat troops, artillery fire, air cavalry UH-1 helicopter gunships and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. The use of this unit was unique and highly effective and it was a elite and highly decorated platoon. The execution of this order of battle was so precise that the result was over 90 percent of the 2d Battalion 60th Infantry engagements were over within 10 to 30 minutes as a result of the speed of the operation and the aggressive attitude of the troops. This platoon did not wear steel pots or flak jackets. They wore soft hats, in most cases camouflage berets, and normally would be carrying 25-30 magazines of 5.56mm ammo per man, frag grenades, smoke grenades, concussion grenades, hand flares, star cluster flares, at least two 40mm grenade launchers, M60 machine gun, Light Anti-Tank Weapon(LAW), CS gas grenades and at least three radios. Sometimes they had room to carry food. For the most part they traveled light and fast. Upon arrival of support troops, the Recon Platoon continued to engage the enemy and apply pressure as the piling on took place, providing precise coordinates for the attack helicopters, helicopter gunships and artillery fire. Doing so, they were able to avoid considerable losses due to "friendly fire".
LTC Mahaffey later became one of the youngest 4 Star Generals in the modern history of the US Army.
I met David at the Memorial Service for my brother. He was effusive in his description of serving with my brother and with the Recon Platoon. Just a real down to earth guy such a honorable guy in all regards. David worked for the US Postal Service and never got himself a email address because of that. David was probably born in the same hospital in Tyler as my brother.
David told me that some of the tactics the 1968-1969 Recon Platoon used would later become SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for a elite unit formed a few years later, Delta Force.
Awards
Forthcoming
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949
Also known as: Needham Judso David
Residences/Residence/Date
3748 N Hills Dr, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2820, USA Between Nov 1 1992 and Mar 1 1995
5108 Jerri Ln, Fort Worth Texas 76117-2446, USA
Phone numbers/Number/Date
(817) 831-1599 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-2615 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-3347 Between June 1 1995 and Jan 1 2009
(817) 831-8112 Jan 1 2009
(817) 838-5006 Jan 1 2009
(817) 845-2199 Jan 1 2009
In Texas Births, 1926 - 1995
David Judson Needham
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 17 1949 Tyler, Smith, Texas 75710, USA
Father: Billy Bert Needham
Mother: Helen Virginia Simpson
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Purdom
Document type: Marriage
Marriage: Sep 16 1981 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 151785
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 31
Wife: Wendy K Purdom
Birth: Circa 1961
Age: 20
In Texas Marriages and Divorces
David J Needham & Wendy K Needham
Document type: Divorce
Marriage: Aug 1 1981
Divorce: May 27 1982 Tarrant, Texas, USA
File #: 034140
Children: 0
Husband: David J Needham
Birth: Circa 1950
Age: 32
Wife: Wendy K Needham
Birth: Circa 1962
Age: 20
Recon Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Many thanks to William Nance for the photo of his headstone and the leg work at a huge cemetery.
David Judson Needham, 64, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at a Denton care center. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lucas Funeral Chapel, 517 North Sylvania, Fort Worth. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. David, the son of Billy Bert and Helen Virginia Simpson Needham, was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Tyler. During Vietnam, he served in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers. David was a member of the VFW and was an avid golfer. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Survivors: Brother, Mike Needham; half brother, Vince Needham; half sister, Kimberly Woodward; nephews, Phillip and Monte Needham; nieces, Kasey and Jacy Needham, Kaitlyn Burton.
Published in Star-Telegram on Dec. 15, 2013
Photos provided by Mark Brockway's site, http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Served with:
GEN Fred Keith Mahaffey Battalion Commander, Command and Control
SP4 Thomas H Alston
Jon Jay Coddington
Marvin J Covington
Martin Rudy Duran Jr
Wesley Earl Fowler
William David Gouger Jr
Leo Mons
Ronald S. Muhlbaier
Edgar Sanchez
Willie Allen Stallings, CO, Co E, 2nd Bn, 60th Inf
2/60th Website http://recon2-60.4t.com/
Recon Platoon
Members of the 1968-1969 version of this platoon were for the most part handpicked by then Platoon Sergeant SFC Mark Brockway and then Battalion Commander LTC Fred Keith Mahaffey who envisioned this platoon as a "super infantry platoon". The platoon initiated contact with the enemy and when the enemy responded, they then were engaged by this platoon while Command and Control above (Mahaffey) delivered a devastating airmobile insertion of combat troops, artillery fire, air cavalry UH-1 helicopter gunships and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. The use of this unit was unique and highly effective and it was a elite and highly decorated platoon. The execution of this order of battle was so precise that the result was over 90 percent of the 2d Battalion 60th Infantry engagements were over within 10 to 30 minutes as a result of the speed of the operation and the aggressive attitude of the troops. This platoon did not wear steel pots or flak jackets. They wore soft hats, in most cases camouflage berets, and normally would be carrying 25-30 magazines of 5.56mm ammo per man, frag grenades, smoke grenades, concussion grenades, hand flares, star cluster flares, at least two 40mm grenade launchers, M60 machine gun, Light Anti-Tank Weapon(LAW), CS gas grenades and at least three radios. Sometimes they had room to carry food. For the most part they traveled light and fast. Upon arrival of support troops, the Recon Platoon continued to engage the enemy and apply pressure as the piling on took place, providing precise coordinates for the attack helicopters, helicopter gunships and artillery fire. Doing so, they were able to avoid considerable losses due to "friendly fire".
LTC Mahaffey later became one of the youngest 4 Star Generals in the modern history of the US Army.
I met David at the Memorial Service for my brother. He was effusive in his description of serving with my brother and with the Recon Platoon. Just a real down to earth guy such a honorable guy in all regards. David worked for the US Postal Service and never got himself a email address because of that. David was probably born in the same hospital in Tyler as my brother.
David told me that some of the tactics the 1968-1969 Recon Platoon used would later become SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for a elite unit formed a few years later, Delta Force.
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