VALABEK MICHAEL P

CWO Michael P. Valabek was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/21/2020 at the age of 73.6
Goodyear, AZ
Flight Class 67-11
Date of Birth 10/29/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 114 AHC in 67-68
Call signs in Vietnam RED KNIGHT, WHITE KNIGHT
This information was provided by Sammie Williams - obit

More detail on this person: Michael is survived by his wife of 53 years, Margaret Rae Valabek; his children, Andreya Lyn and Michael Joseph Valabek; sister, Linda Roller and his 4 grandchildren, Elias, Alia, Ava, and Greyson. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church outreach program, VHPA scholarship or Gold Star Family Fund, or Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michaels Maryland. Condolences can be left at Michael Paul Valabek | Thompson Funeral Chapel. Listing indicates Mike was a member of 114th AHC however, for at least his last six months in RVN in 1968, Mike was assigned to fly with Green Delta, a four aircraft flight unit in Can Tho (the unit was comprised of four UH-1Hs_one for the Senior Advisor of IV Corps; the Deputy Senior Advisor; the Chief of Staff; and the SA for CORDS with pilots provided by the four aviation companies in the Delta) where he flew an aircraft designated as Green Delta 714, the aircraft assigned to the Senior Advisor of CORDS for IV Corps. His pilot (and roommate) was Gary Wentz. The undersigned was also a roommate of both. His call sign was Green Delta 714. Frank Potts

Burial information: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona , Phoenix, AZ

This information was last updated 05/24/2021

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025