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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

71 sorties in P-38 aircraft. 1st Fighter Group, 94th Fighter Squadron, North Africa, December, 1942 to August, 1943. Air Force Office of Atomic Energy, March, 1949 to June, 1950. Nuclear Chemist on team of chemists who discovered Russia’s first atomic detonation in September, 1949. Remained on flying status 24 years. When General Yates and General Kruger advised President Truman of it, his remark was “You guys are nuts.” He finally made the announcement in mid-October, 1949.