Clyde Barry Wetherington
d 2016
Biography as of May 09, 2024
Barry Wetherington (he did not like being called “Clyde”) grew up with his four siblings on the beaches of Florida. A fair haired lad looking for excitement, Barry found the transition to a disciplined cadet life challenging and requiring a lot of sleep and recreational opportunities. His desire to become a pilot was realized but not in fighter aircraft as he had hoped – multi engine prop transports were his destiny worldwide including Vietnam. After 7 years he left the Air Force and became a very successful and well regarded lawyer throughout the Midwest. He and his ex wife raised four boys and befriended a handful of grandchildren as well. In his later years Barry suffered from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and lived in a care facility in Michigan until his death in 2016.
1963 to 1966 Transport pilot “Dogpatch Airlines” Richards Gebaur AFB, MO
1966/67 C-118s Phu Cat RVN
1968 to 1970 C-118s Howard AFB Panama
1970 Resigned
1973 Graduated from Columbia Law School
1973-1993 Practicing attorney mostly in Michigan
Awarded 7 Air Medals and 1 Air Force Commendation Medal