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  • Col Frank Otto Klein USAF (Ret.)
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:

    Awarded DFC in 1947 for help in locating lost crew (Kee-Bird) in Northern Greenland.
    Awarded Legion of Merit for Rediscovery of Magnetic North Pole and local poles in 1947.
    Awarded two Air Medals combat service in Southwest Pacific during WWII.
    Received two Presidential Citations (46th Recon Squadron & 72nd Recon Squadron) for artic missions (1946-1949).
    Awarded West Germany Service Cross First Class for services to German Air Force (1978).

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