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    Wall of Honor Level:
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    Honored by:
    Mr. James D. Brown

    Son of William B. Wheatley. Born July 11, 1936, San Diego, CA.
    Trained in the first experimental all jet pilot training class in 1958 in the T-37 and the T-33. Flew the T-29, James Connelly AFB.
    Was a Forward Air Controller and Flight Instructor at Bien Hoa, Viet Nam. Flew the C-124, from Charleston AFB after Viet Nam.
    Joined Eastern Air Lines in 1967. Flew the B-727 and the DC-9. Special Assistant to Chairman National Transportation Safety Board 1981.
    Died June 1, 1988.

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