Francis J. Bayer |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Persian Gulf War, 1991
Army
155th Aviation Company; 92nd Aviation Company; 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division; 35th Infantry Division
Blackhorse Base, Central Highlands and Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Fort Knox, Kentucky; New York; North Carolina; Delaware; Nevada
Chief Warrant Officer 3
PA
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His grandfather and father were Marines, but Francis Bayer had other ideas about serving
his countryhe wanted to fly. He enlisted in the Army in 1967 because it was the one
branch that guaranteed he would get into flight school. In Vietnam, Bayer flew
helicopters involved in troop insertions and reconnaissance, learning to improvise under
fire or in a tight spot. He is proud that in postwar tests of air-to-air combat situations,
tactics that he helped develop allowed his helicopter to outmaneuver Navy jets. He
continued flying after his service days, working rescue and medevac jobs.
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