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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Sponsor
Honored by:
Graduated Single Engine pilot School (Moore Field, TX)early 1945. Flew P-51 Mustang when WW II ended. Separated from active u.S. Army Air Corps to Reserve status.
Recalled to United States Air Force active duty 1950. Flew 77 combat missions (B-26) in Korean War (1951-52) awarded (1) Distinguished Flying Cross(DFC)&(3) Air Medals(AM).
Flew 368 combat missions (AC47 Gunship)in viet Nam War(1967-69) awarded (3) DFC & (16) AM. Served in Staff and Command positions during USAF service. Retired LCOL, USAF 1970.
Owner, 1978 Mooney 201 aircraft. Affiliations; Air Force Association, USAF Historical Foundation, virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, Charter member, Experimental Aircraft Association, American Air Museum in Britain, Mooney
aircraft pilots association, American Legion, Military
Order of the World Wars,The Retired Officers Association. Photo enclosed.
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