David Althoff
David Althoff is an American marine who was awarded three Distinguished Flying Cross, three Silver Stars and nearly 50 Air Medals. He also is a recipient of the Cunningham Award and a developer of SuperGaggle.On February 21, 1968, he flew CH-46 helicopters to resupply the Khe Sanh Combat Base with water and ammo. During that time his aircraft suffered numerous hits from enemy's automatic weapons and mortars. On May 13, 1968, he was in charge of reconnaissance aircraft. During that time he landed both of them safely in a grassland, away from mortar attacks. On July 3, 1968, he flew two Sea Knights back-to-back hovering over in an attempt to resupply the base.
