LTC Paulsen, David D.

NAME: David D. Paulsen

NICKNAME:  

RANK: Lieutenant Colonel

BRANCH: INF

STATUS: Retired

SERVICE: 24 years

DOB: 24 November 1937

 

SERVICE INFORMATION

 HOURS FLOWN: 2805

COMBAT HOURS: 1093

FLT/NCO CLASS: 61-10

SCHOOL: University of Nebraska

MILITARY SCHOOL: Command and General Staff College

AVN DESIGNATION: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Instructor

 

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

CH-34C CH-47A OH-13E/G/H OH-23D/G

UH-1A/D/H      

 

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

 Vietnam, 11 months UH-1 pilot, participated Ia Drang Open, 1965-1966

Vietnam, 1 year as CH-47 pilot, including Tet Offensive, 1967-1968

 

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

 1962 502nd Aviation Company, 2nd Armor Division, FT Hood

1964-1965 21st Aviation Company, 5th BG, FT Rucker

1965-1966 C/229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cav Division

1967-1968 243rd Assault Support Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade

1972-1973 B/227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cav Division

 

POSITIONS HELD

 Rotary Wing Aviator

Service Platoon Leader

Operations Officer

Company Commander

 

DECORATIONS

 Air Medal [24]

Bronze Star [2]

Legion of Merit

 

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

 Added the phrase “he has to have peanut butter,” to “Man cannot live by bread alone”.

Never dropped an artillery piece

With wife Barbara, purchased, paid for, and manage a shrub/plant nursery, “Sunda Nursery”, in Dallas, TX