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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2010
Page
7
Veteran recalls losing Wolfman 44 after Egan’s parachute failed to deploy near the coast. Fuller spent decades seeking the Marine aerial observer, using online forums and Marines TWS to chase leads. Despite multiple potential IDs, the exact identity remained uncertain until online sleuths offered new prospects from the Da Nang area.
On New Year’s Day 2010 a TogetherWe Served administrator spoke with former Army Specialist Mark Stovall who recounted pulling Capt. Frank Egan from a downed aircraft on December 19, 1972. He recalled Wolfman 44 may have been present and suggested air force records may hold the name. Marines TWS continued the search, with James Butler confirming a 1st Lt. Patterson in December 1972 was recommended for the Purple Heart, narrowing seven possible candidates aged for Vietnam service.
Marines TWS posts confirm former 1st Lt. Jonathan F. Patterson of Spring Texas known as Wolfman 44 was located and reunited with Capt. Warren Fuller after decades. Loyde Meillwain Baytown native and 1985 Hull-Daisetta graduate has served in multiple services and now works as senior military consultant for TogetherWeServed.
Two Fort Worth SWAT members released from hospital after being shot during a raid on a suspected drug house. Officers entered the garage and were struck. one in the hand and one in the leg. Three men were arrested facing charges including attempted capital murder and felon in possession of firearms. Police seized semiautomatic pistols, assault rifles, crack, powder cocaine, marijuana, and 8500 dollars. One suspect was wounded by another in the house and listed in good condition.
Monica Joy Martinez, missing since April 1, 1992, was identified from remains found November 2008 at Twin Buttes Reservoir. DNA matched after deer hunters located the remains. Police say the disappearance was a homicide. details of death were not released. Family did not attend briefing. District attorney investigator Diane Wilson said closure is achieved.
A coroner ruled the 9-year-old boy who was found hanged in the bathroom of Stewart's Creek Elementary School in The Colony, north of Dallas, on January 21 as death by his own action. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office posted the ruling on its web site Friday.
A Texas Army veteran Robin De Haven, 28, driving for a glass company, saw a low-flying plane crash into an Austin IRS building. He rushed to the scene, used a 17-foot ladder to reach five people trapped by broken glass as thick smoke filled the air, and helped rescue them before firefighters arrived.
Investigators say an early Friday morning fire at a Houston apartment complex left four people dead, including two preschool children. Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Alexander reports firefighters found two victims on the ground floor and later located two more.
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