THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

Information about Lieutenant Commander Roger Hugh Mullins, USNA Class of 1945, from the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Virtual Memorial Wall is at this website link:

https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/ROGER_H._MULLINS,_LCDR,_USN

The USNA Class of 1945 was a war-time, 3 year class that graduated in June, 1944.

Remembered on what would've been LDCR Mullins' 102d birthday - 24 May 2022

Dear LCDR Roger Mullins, Thank you for your service as an Unrestricted Line Officer. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Christmas Day, Merry Christmas. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Rest in peace LCDR. Mullins, you are not forgotten.

On Wednesday, February 17, 1960, a Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) from Naval Advisory Group, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) was on a flight from Saigon to Hue when it crashed into Hon Chay Mountain, a 2,752 foot (839m) mountain peak near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. All three crew members were killed. They included LCDR George W. Alexander, LCDR Roger H. Mullins, and ATC William M. Newton. [Taken from aviation-safety.net and other web sources]