KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Rick Scrugham followed in his father’s footsteps. They were U.S. Army pilots and both received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Scrugham’s aviation unit, the 158th Assault Helicopter Group was based at Camp Evans, near the DMZ in Vietnam. Rick flew Huey helicopters under the call sign “Phoenix.”
Glenn Williams’s book, A Pilot’s Legacy, tells the story of Rick and his dad, Hal Scrugham, who as a C-47 pilot during WWII.
“I’m pretty much a chip off the old block,” said Scrugham…