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From Terry Morris, Mad Dog 39 1968/69  Well, the 240th AHC Awards Pillow has been found! Mad Dog 39, Terry Morris, said somehow it ended up in his whole baggage when he returned to the States after his tour of duty with the 240th! All right, who put it in his baggage?? Mad Dog 39 says when 240th Aviators received awards during his era, the medals would be pinned to the pillow and a formation would be called. The First Sergeant would follow the Company Commander with the pillow, then Greyhound 6 would remove an individual's medal from the pillow and the pin it on the aviator being recognized. Glad to see this important piece of 240th AHC memorabilia is in good hands!  This mint condition Greyhound patch belongs to Mad Dog 39, Terry Morris. Mad Dog 39er flew for his first month in the 240th AHC with the Greyhounds of White Flight, 1968. You won't find this patch for sale on Ebay!  Once a Mad Dog always a Mad Dog! Terry Morris, Mad Dog 39, has his Mad Dog plaque, which was presented to him by his fellow Mad Dogs while flying with the Gun Platoon during his first tour in Vietnam, displayed proudly on the wall in his home. The plaque reads: CW2 Terry R. Morris Mad Dog 39 900 Combat Flying Hours In Viet Nam May 68-May 69 We are proud to call you a Mad Dog  Although he only flew one month with our fabulous Greyhounds in White Flight, at the time WO1 Terry Morris, was as equally proud of being a Greyhound as he was a Mad Dog. Mad Dog 39er proudly displays his Greyhound plaque on the wall of his home, too! The plaque reads: 2Lt Terry R. Morris May 68- May 69 Maddog 39 From the officers and men of the Greyhounds in recognition of outstanding performance of duty while logging 900 hours of combat in the Republic of Vietnam.  This is a version of the rectangular blue Mad Dog patch that was sent to us by Mad Dog 39, Terry Morris. The next two images are thumbnails. To view the full size Log Books, please click on the pictures.  When Major (Retired) Terry Morris, AKA, Mad Dog 39, contacted us, the websites sure hit a treasure trove of 240th memorabilia to be displayed on the websites. Here is the left side of his log book that he kept while flying with the 240th in Vietnam. The headings on the page read from left to right: DATE, FLIGHT FROM, FLIGHT TO, EQUIPMENT FLOWN (WITH FOUR SECTIONS UNDER THAT HEADING WHICH READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL, CERTIFICATE NUMBER, ENGINE AND H.P. (HORSE POWER). THE LAST TWO HEADINGS AFTER THAT READ CLASSIFICATION AND DURATION OF FLIGHT.  This is the right hand page of the 240th log book belonging to Mad Dog 39, Terry Morris and the headings are as follows: The main heading is BREAKDOWN OF TRIP TIME INTO CLASSIFICATION WITH SIX SUB TITLES; LEFT TO RIGHT, INSTRUMENT, INSTRUCTION, DAY, NIGHT, DUAL, SOLO AND THEN A REMARKS SECTION. |
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