MOONEY PHILIP A

LTC Philip A. Mooney was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/11/2013 at the age of 69.5 from Alzheimer's disease
Huntington Beach, CA
Flight Class 67-7QC
Date of Birth 12/21/1943
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 1 CAV in 67-68, 1 TC BN in 72
This information was provided by John L. Keller

More detail on this person: LT Colonel Philip Anthony Mooney Jr, US Army, of Huntington Beach, CA passed away on June 11, 2013 at the age of 69. Philip is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lupe, six children, and his Sheltie named Cassie. Philip was born in Chicago, IL and enlisted in the US Army at the age of 18. While serving in the Army, Philip received his Bachelors degree from University of Albuquerque and his Masters degree from the Florida Institute of Technology. Philip served 22 years in the Army as a fixed wing pilot and helicopter pilot achieving the level of Master Army Aviator. He served in Germany and two tours in Vietnam, retiring in 1984 as a Lieutenant Colonel. After retiring from the Army, Philip worked for 18 years on the Apache Helicopter Program at Boeing (formerly Hughes and McDonnell Douglas) in Mesa, Arizona, retiring in 2003. Services will be held on June 19, 2013 in Huntington Beach, CA and he will be laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a contribution to Alzheimer's research.

Published in The Arizona Republic on June 16, 2013

Burial information: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA

This information was last updated 11/20/2012

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025