Gerald Kasperbauer,Air Force Colonel, 69, Washington Post
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Gerald Kasperbauer Air Force Colonel
Gerald Kasperbauer, 69, a retired Air Force colonel and combat pilot who
settled in the Washington area after retiring from the military in 1986,
died March 23 [2010] of brain cancer at his home in Gainesville.
During the Vietnam War, Col. Kasperbauer flew more than 100 combat missions
in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, including a mission to Hanoi in
1973 to pick up 28 U.S. prisoners of war. During the late 1970s and early
'80s, he trained flying instructors and served in attach� assignments at
U.S. embassies in Ottawa and Copenhagen.
His military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the
Meritorious Service Medal, two Air Medals and the Air Force Commendation
Medal.
After retiring from active duty, he was a mattress and cabinet salesman for
Washington area companies.
Gerald Henry Kasperbauer was a native of Manning, Iowa, and a graduate of
the University of Nebraska. He received a master's degree in personnel
management from what is now Webster University near St. Louis. He began his
military career in 1958.
He was a Eucharistic minister of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in
Gainesville.
His marriage to the former Janet Nugent ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, the former Norma Garcia-Fonseca, of
Gainesville; two children from his first marriage, Charles Nugent of
Stafford and Kelly Kasperbauer of Virginia Beach; four stepchildren, Nancy
Christensen of Southern Pines, N.C., Evelyn Morris of Grayslake, Ill.,
Dennis Cox of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Venice Cox of Manassas;
three sisters; five brothers; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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Emma Brown