Recipients of the Chapter Meritorious Service Award

The Arizona Chapter of MOAA has provided the Meritorious Service Award to recognize and reward outstanding acts or services which are above and beyond that normally expected and which distinguish the individual among those performing similar acts or services.

November 2008
Col Patrick Dale USAFR (Ret) – 3rd Award
Mrs. Patricia Dale – 1st Award
Col Gary Fredricks USAF (Ret) – 4th Award
Mrs. Marie Fredricks – 2nd Award
Maj William Johnson USAF (Ret) – 3rd Award (Posthumously)
Col. Ron Perkins USAF (Ret) 2nd Award
Col. Chuck Schluter USA (Ret) – 5th Award
LCDR Terry Tassin USN (Ret) – 5th Award
Mrs. Fran Tassin – 1st Award

November 2007
Col Patrick L. Dale USAFR (Ret) - 2nd Award
Col Gary W. Fredricks USAF (Ret) - 3rd Award
Mrs. Marie Fredricks - 1st Award
Col Ronald J. Perkins USAF (Ret) - 1st Award
COL Charles H. Schluter USA (Ret) - 4th Award
Maj William J. Johnson USAF (Ret) - 2nd Award
LCDR Terry Tassin USN (Ret) - 4th Award
Col Arthur R. Worthington USAFR (Ret) - 2nd Award

November 2006
Mrs. Betty Baumer - 1st Award
LtCol Chester Baumer USAF (Ret) - 3rd Award
Mrs. Velma Birtciel - 3rd Award
LtCol Frank E. Birtciel USAF (Ret) - 4th Award
Col Patrick L. Dale USAFR (Ret) - 1st Award
CDR John W. Gerometta USCG (Ret) - 2nd Award
CAPT Davalee G. Norton USCG (Ret) - 1st Award
Col Charles H. Schluter USA (Ret) - 3rd Award
LT James C. Seidl USCG (Ret) - 4th Award
Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson - 2nd Award
Col Arthur R. Worthington USAFR (Ret) - 1st Award

November 2005
Mrs. Velma Birtciel - 2nd Award
Col Gary W. Fredricks USAF (Ret) - 2nd Award
CDR John W. Gerometta USCG (Ret) - 1st Award
Maj William J. Johnson USAF (Ret) - 1st Award
LCDR Terry Tassin USN (Ret) - 3rd Award
Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson - 1st Award

November 2004
LtCol Frank E. Birtciel USAF (Ret) - 3rd Award
Mrs. Dolly Blecick - 2nd Award
CAPT Daniel Conway USCG (Ret) - 2nd Award
Col Gary W. Fredricks USAF (Ret)
LTC Richard Horn USA (Ret) - 2nd Award
Capt Tom Houser USAF - 2nd Award
MAJ Arthur P. Parker USAR (Ret)
LT James C. Seidl USCG (Ret) - 3rd Award
LCDR Terry Tassin USN (Ret) - 2nd Award

November 2003
LtCol Chester Baumer USAF (Ret) - 2nd Award
LTC Richard Horn USA (Ret)
LT James C. Seidl USCG (Ret) - 2nd Award
LtCol Frank E. Birtciel USAF (Ret) - 2nd Award
Capt Tom Houser USAF
LCDR Terry Tassin USN (Ret)
Mrs. Dolly Blecick
Mrs. Chris Magadan
Col Charles H. Schluter USA (Ret) - 2nd Award
LtCol Ronald Green USAF (Ret) - 2nd Award

November 2002
LtCol Chester Baumer USAF (Ret)
Mrs. Velma Birtciel
Col Jack Bryan USA (Ret)
LtCol Bernie Conway USAF (Ret)
CAPT Daniel Conway USCGR (Ret)
LtCol Raymond Deane USAF (Ret)
LT Norman Derouin USN (Ret)
Major Ronald Drew USAF (Ret)
LtCol Ronald Green USAF (Ret)
2Lt Raymond Hitzel USA (Former)
Major Peter Magadan USA (Ret)

November 2001 – The First Awarding of the Meritorious Service Award
LtCol William E. Adams USAF (Ret)
Mrs. Carol Adams
LtCol Frank E. Birtciel USAF (Ret)
CAPT Irene L. Doto PHS (Ret)
Major William J. Johnson USAF (Ret)
Col Charles H. Schluter USA (Ret)
LT James C. Seidl USCG (Ret)
LTC Robert D. Rutherford USA (Ret)
LTC William K. Toy USA (Ret)