Edgar J. Bethart, age 81, of Plant City, FL, died March 2, 2003, following a long struggle with cancer. He had been an Association member since 1966. He was the first elected President of the Association (1975-1976).
He attended The Citadel, Charleston, SC, entered the Army Air Forces in 1942 as an Aviation Cadet, and was commissioned in June 1943. He flew 41 combat missions with the 8th AF from England with the 492d Bomb Gp. 858th  Bomb Sq. Among his decorations was the Distinguished Flying Cross. In January 1946, he entered the US Army CIC, later moving to the AF CIC, and transferring to OSI in 1948 as a charter member. He graduated from Class 50-B, Basic Investigators Course. His OSI assignments included tours as Det. Cmdr, Det 6, Dist 17, Holloman AFB, NM (48-49); Chief, HIU, Dist 17, Kirtland AFB, NM (49-51); and Det.Cmdr, Walker AFB (Roswell AFB), NM (51-53). He was a case supervisor at HQ OSI/USAFE, Wiesbaden, GE (53); Chief, GI Division, South Germany District, Munich, GE (53-54); Dist/CC, Spain District (54)[opened the district]; Chief, GI Division, Spain District (54-56); and Case Supervisor, HQ OSI, Washington, DC (56-61). His final assignment was as Dist. Cmdr., OSI Dist 27, Puerto Rico. He retired from active duty in February 1965.
He joined the Defense Intelligence Agency, Counterintelligence and Security Division, where he was employed for 7 years, and then moved to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where his duties entailed the review and approval of funding for the Counterintelligence and Investigative Units of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. After 13 years in this position, he retired in 1983 as a GS-15. On retirement, SecDef Caspar Weinberger presented him with the Defense Meritorious Civil Service Award -- the nation's second highest Civilian Service Award.
He was one of the founders, and the first Chairman, of the National Capital Chapter in 1974. He was also a long time active member of the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, and the current Chapter Chairman. He was Chairman of the Nominating Committee for the Association. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Myrtle Beach Golf Group. Survivors include his wife, Doris, a daughter, and two sons. Condolences will reach the family at: 2665 Eagle Greens Drive, Plant City, FL 33567-7018.

Thomas B. Casey, Jr., age 79, of Shapleigh, ME, died on October 6, 2001, of unreported causes. He was not an Association member.
In a published obituary, it was reported he was a bombardier in the 100th Bomb Group in the UK during WW II, shot down in a raid on Munster, GE, in October 1943, and was a POW for 19 months at Stalag Luft III. He left the service after the war, but was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and "served in the Office of Special Investigations until his retirement in 1970.” Association records indicate he was a graduate of the Basic Investigator’s Course in Class 51-K.
He is survived by his wife Marguerite, and three sons.
Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Alan James Dunn, age 65, of Friendswood, Texas, passed away October 20, 2001. He had been an Association member since 1975.
Specific details of his military career are unknown. Reportedly, he served in the United States Air Force and retired after 22 years of service. Association records reflect his OSI service from May 1967 to May 1975 with assignments at District Offices 2, 18, 66 and 69. He was a graduate of Class 67H (November 1967).
Association records reflect, as of November 1975, he was employed with Walgreen Co., Houston, TX, as a loss prevention specialist. Reportedly, he was employed by the US Government as an investigator for 20 years when he retired and became a contract background investigator.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, three daughters, three sons, and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Rebecca Dunn may contacted at the address in the Membership Directory.
Funeral services were on October 26, 2001 in Houston, Texas, followed by interment at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster,Texas.

Joseph F. Gallo, Sr., age 79, of Dallas, TX, died on October 14, 2001, at home of an apparent heart attack. He was not an Association member.
Details of his military career are unknown. Reportedly during World War II, he served in the European Theater with the Military Police Corps. He transferred into OSI/USAFE, when it was organized on September 1, 1949, from the 31st AF CID, Wiesbaden, GE. Following retirement from active duty, he returned as a civilian agent to the Army CID Europe. From there, he moved to the Security Office of AAFES. He retired from this job, after serving many years in Europe, the Far East and CONUS.
Survivors include several children. A son, Joseph Gallo, Jr., can be reached at 1101 Geneva Court,Garland, TX 75040. Tel: (972) 495 5422.
Funeral services were private at the Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, TX.

James C. ‘Jim’ Harris, age 85, of San Clemente, CA, died on October 10, 2001, of cancer. He was one of the original group of retired OSI special agents in 1965 who, along with the late Bob Beckner and others, conceived and organized what was to become the Association of Former OSI Special Agents, Inc. His membership number was 4-RG.
He joined the Army Air Corps in January 1943, completed pilot flight training, and was eventually assigned to the 428th Bomb Sq, 310th Bomb Group, flying missions from Corsica and Italy in B-25 aircraft. Upon return to the United States, he was assigned to Muroc Army Air Field, CA, for training in the P-80A. In January 1947, he was assigned to the US Army CIC, attended the CIC School at Ft Holabird, MD, and was subsequently assigned to the CIC Office at Harrisburg, PA. In 1948, he transferred to AF CIC at Bolling AFB, DC, and thence to OSI on August 1, 1948. He was a graduate of Class 49-C, Basic Investigator’s Course.
His subsequent OSI assignments were Bolling AFB and Andrews AFB, MD (1948 to 1950); OSI District 18, Cheli AFS, CA (1951 to 1952); Korea-POW Exchange Program (1953); OSI/USAFE, Rhein/Main AB, Munich and Nurnberg, GE (1953 to 1957); and OSI District 18 (1958 to 1964). He retired from active duty in December 1964.
Prior to WWII, he worked for United Air Lines as a passenger agent in Denver, Chicago and New York City. In January 1965, he went to work as an investigator in the Intelligence Unit, Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, Evelle J. Younger, himself an honorary member of our association. In 1969, following Younger’s election as California State Attorney General, He became the Chief, Security Unit, State Attorney General’s Office; retiring from the California Dept of Justice in 1980.
Survivors include his wife, Dottie, son and daughter. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at 2490 S. Ola Vista #23, San Clemente, CA., 92672.
Burial with full military honors was at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego, CA, on November 1, 2001. 

Peggy Horton, of Nanejemoy, MD, passed away on November 15, 2001, after a long struggle against pneumonia. She had been an Association member since 1998. At the time of her retirement from civil service, she had been an employee of the Department of Defense for 50 years.
Graduating in 1945 from a high school in Hanover, IL, while World War II was still underway, she took and passed a clerical examination for a federal job. She commenced working for the US Army at The Pentagon in 1945, and remained a federal employee until her retirement in 1998, except for a two year break for the birth of her two children, Peggy Ann and Michael. In 1959, she returned to federal service and commenced her long employment with AFOSI at OSI District 4, in Suitland, MD, moving to Andrews AFB, MD, in 1975. Here she continued her employment with OSI District 4 and later AFOSI Detachment 302. She retired in June 1998.
Funeral services were held on November 16, 2001.
Condolences will reach the family at: Mrs. Peggy Ann Hoover, 9705 Ironsides Road, Nanejemoy, MD 20662.

Robert E. McNatt, of Duncanville, TX, reportedly died sometime during 2000. He joined the Association in 1972, but had not been an active member for many years.
Details of his military career are not known. He graduated from the Basic Investigators Course in
Class 63-F on 20 December 1963. His only known OSI assignment was in District 50 at the Tuy Hoa Detachment in 1967-68.
There are no known survivors — his wife reportedly died in late Summer 2001.

Michael A. Miller, age 57, of Haltom City, TX, died on February 10, 2003 of pancreatic cancer. He was a former member of the Association from 1996-98.
Details of his military career prior to entering OSI in 1976 are unknown. He was a graduate of Class 78E, Basic Investigators Course. His OSI assignments were: HQ AFOSI (1976-78), Administrative; Det 1110, Dyess AFB, TX (1978-1980); Det 1108, Carswell AFB, TX (1980-1982); DO 70, Lindsey AS, Germany (1982-1984); DO 10, Randolph AFB, TX (1986-1988); and DO 42, Clark AB, RP (1988-1990), when he retired from active duty.
In civil life, he was employed by USAA as a Special Investigor from 1990-1998.
Survivors include his wife, Diane, and 3 sons.

John W. ‘Jack’ Platt, age 80, of Anchorage, AK, died September 22, 2001, at Providence Alaska Medical Center, after a 13-year battle with cancer. He had been an association member from 1967 to 1998.
Full details of his military career are unknown. He entered the U.S. Navy in January 1940 and was serving as an aviation chief machinist's mate during the assault and occupation of Okinawa from April to June 1945. Later in 1945, he joined the USAAF, where his assignments are unknown, and transitioned to the USAF. Association records indicate he reported his OSI assignments as follows: OSI District 1 (March 1951 – September 1951; AAC/OSI District 1, Elmendorf AFB, AK (September 1951 – September 1953); OSI District 1 (September 1953 – May 1957); and AAC/OSI District 1 [OSI District 81], Elmendorf AFB, AK (May 1957 – September 1961), at which time he retired from the USAF. He reported having graduated from the Basic Investigator’s Course in either June or July 1951.
In civil life, he was an insurance agent for 14 years, and then became a real estate broker and land developer. He continued his business interests until his death.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis, two daughters and five grandchildren. The last known address for Mrs. Platt was 2621 E. 84 Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507.
A memorial service was held in Anchorage, followed by burial with full military honors at Fort Richardson National Cemetery.

Edward L. Stauber, age 53, of Anchorage, AK, died on December 8, 2001, at Willow, AK, in an automobile accident. His 25 year-old son, Mason Stauber, died in the same accident. He was not an Association member.
At the time of his death, he was a retired Alaska State Trooper, recruited by member Robert F. Nesvick, Jr. [also an Alaska State Trooper] for the AFOSI Reserve Program in 1981. He was assigned to the AFOSI unit at Elmendorf AFB, AK. In recent years, he performed his active duty at a number of locations around the US backfilling AFOSI Detachment Commander positions.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Stauber; mother and father; brother; daughter and son-in-law.
Funeral services were on December 14, 2001, in Anchorage, AK.  Among those attending were the AFOSI Region 6 Commander from Hawaii.

George W. Tweedy, age 85, of Spokane, WA, died on November 14, 2001, of unreported causes. He had been an Association member from 1983 to 1996.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1935 and served in The Philippines as an aerial photographer prior to WW II. In 1941, he was in Canada and Alaska providing aerial photography for the construction of the AlCan Highway. During WW II, he served in the 409th Bomb Group, 8th AF, as a photo officer. Following WW II, he transferred to the Army CIC and served in Alaska and along the U.S. East Coast. On 1 August 1948, he transferred to OSI from the 700th AF CIC. After 4 years of OSI service [locations unknown], he returned to a career of Photo Officer serving in England, and Washington State. He retired form the USAF in 1961.
In civil life, he was employed as a Drivers License Examiner with the Washington State Patrol, and as a Special Investigator for the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, retiring again in 1976.
He is survived by a daughter and two granddaughters.
Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery.

James E. Yates, age 73, of Heath, TX, died in early November 2001, of unreported causes. He was not an Association member.
A published obituary reflects he enlisted in the Navy at age 17 [1945] and served in the Pacific. He was commissioned in the USAF in 1952 and served on active duty as a Special Agent in the OSI with unspecified assignments throughout the world. He is believed to have been a graduate of Class 52-H, Basic Investigators Course.  After retirement, probably circa 1972, he founded and was president of the Southwestern Polygraph Laboratories.
No further details are available.