(His name on the classmates list should be "Albert "Chip" Albertelly" because he went by his nickname in high school. His year of death should be entered for 2003, not unknown.)
Albert "Chip" Albertelly and I were friends and we were classmates in the class of 1965. Chip enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps after high school at the height of the Vietnam War and he served three tours in country with the VMA-311 (Marine Attack Squadron 311 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing) Tomcats. VMA-311 had earlier deployed to the air base at Chu Lai in April 1965 and the operations tempo was intense. The squadron flew 240 sorties flown from May 5-8, 1968, and by September the Tomcats had logged 25,000 combat sorties and were the undisputed pacesetter in what was believed to be a record number of combat sorties for any fixed wing squadron in a single conflict of war. The squadron relocated to Da Nang air base in the summer of 1970. For VMA-311 the war ended on Jan. 29, 1973, with a total of 54,625 combat sorties flown and 105,000 tons of ordnance dropped in support of troops throughout Southeast Asia.
Chip and I lost contact after high school so I don't have any more information on what he did in life after his service in the Marine Corps.
Chip was born on February 11, 1948 and he passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2003, in Pompano Beach, Florida. He is survived by his son Anthony.
A memoriam page to Chip is located at:
http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/mem_chip_albertelly
Chip and and his brother were in boy scouts with a bunch of us. He was crazy in a good way. Albert taught me how to suck and egg out of a shell. I never did it (too disgusting, Chip!) but he taught me anyway.
For all the weeks without a weekend and all the nights with the possibility of no next day, Chip, we salute your bravery, service and life among us. It was good to know you. HOO-RAH! Pete Ciolfi, COL, Army, retired.
Don Boyd
(His name on the classmates list should be "Albert "Chip" Albertelly" because he went by his nickname in high school. His year of death should be entered for 2003, not unknown.)
Albert "Chip" Albertelly and I were friends and we were classmates in the class of 1965. Chip enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps after high school at the height of the Vietnam War and he served three tours in country with the VMA-311 (Marine Attack Squadron 311 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing) Tomcats. VMA-311 had earlier deployed to the air base at Chu Lai in April 1965 and the operations tempo was intense. The squadron flew 240 sorties flown from May 5-8, 1968, and by September the Tomcats had logged 25,000 combat sorties and were the undisputed pacesetter in what was believed to be a record number of combat sorties for any fixed wing squadron in a single conflict of war. The squadron relocated to Da Nang air base in the summer of 1970. For VMA-311 the war ended on Jan. 29, 1973, with a total of 54,625 combat sorties flown and 105,000 tons of ordnance dropped in support of troops throughout Southeast Asia.
Chip and I lost contact after high school so I don't have any more information on what he did in life after his service in the Marine Corps.
Chip was born on February 11, 1948 and he passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2003, in Pompano Beach, Florida. He is survived by his son Anthony.
A memoriam page to Chip is located at:
http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/mem_chip_albertelly
Vincent D Mancusi Jr.
THANKS, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY---- WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU R.I.P. VINCEGlenn Terry
Chip and and his brother were in boy scouts with a bunch of us. He was crazy in a good way. Albert taught me how to suck and egg out of a shell. I never did it (too disgusting, Chip!) but he taught me anyway.
Quentin "Pete" Ciolfi
For all the weeks without a weekend and all the nights with the possibility of no next day, Chip, we salute your bravery, service and life among us. It was good to know you. HOO-RAH! Pete Ciolfi, COL, Army, retired.