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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Graduated High School 1947 La Fontaine, Indiana
Air Force 1947-1950 Crew Chief on B-17 483705 -- Rank Buck Sergeant --
First Rescue Squadron Howard AFB Panama -- Carried Higgins Yellow Boat under B-17 -- Crew Chiefs flew as Flight Engineer when their airplane flew
Went to Purdue University on GI Bill 1950 -1952
Hired by United Airlines as DC-3 Co-pilot in 1952
Retired from United Airlines in 1987 after 35 years of wonderful moments flying DC-3s, DC-4s, Convair 340s, DC-6s, DC-7s, DC-8s, Boeing 727s and my favorite, the gentle giant, the Boeing 747!
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