David Zickafoose
Captain Chute was the first commanding officer of RVAH 12, a Vigilante aircraft squadron built by North American Aviation. He did a great job of establishing the squadron and probably saved my young life. As an Ensign I asked to be transferred to the Vietnam River Patrol in 1964 and then Commander Chute decided I was more valuable to the Navy in his squadron, having just completed several months of intelligence training, as he was preparing the squadron for sea. Always looked on his advice as some of the most important I ever received. Captain David R Zickafoose USNavy Retired.