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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Leader
Honored by:
NAME: KENNETH H. DAHLBERG
CHILDREN: Nancy Louise Dianne Kay Kenneth Jeffrey
7 Grandchildren - 1 Great Grandchild (All Perfect!)
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Elizabeth Jayne Segerstrom
EDUCATION: Harding High School, St. Paul, MN - Graduated 1935
U.S. Air Force Officer Pilot - 1942
EMPLOYMENT:1935-36 Lowry Hotel, St. Paul, MN
1937-41 Pick Hotel Corporation
1941 Drafted in Army
1942 Graduate Pilot Officers Training School Luke Field, Fighter Pilot
1942-43 Flying Instructor - Yuma Air Base and Luke Field,
Instructed Chinese Officers in aerial gunnery in P-40s
1944- 45 European Theater of Operations, Flew P-51, P-47
(Ace) shot down three times, escaped and evaded third time POW.
1946-51 Squadron Commander, 109th Fighter Squadron,
Minnesota Air National Guard
1945- 48 Telex, Inc., St. Paul, MN - Assistant to the Preside 1948-94 Founder of Dahlberg, Inc.
1995- Present Chairman, Carefree Capital, Inc.
SOME DIRECTORSHIPS:
Current
Carefree Capital, Inc.
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
The Allant Group
Air Force Academy Foundation
American Fighter Aces Association
Past
Chairman of the Board of Dahlberg, Inc. Board of Regents - Augustana College Better Hearing Institute, Director
Director - National City Bank, Minneapolis, MN, 1967-1999 Trustee - Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 1971-1987 Board of Visitors - United State Air Force Academy
1969-1973 - Presidential Appointment Twin Cities Chapter Chairman — Young
President's Organization
National V.P. -Young President's Organization
Minnesota Executive's Organization
Republican National Finance Committee
Chairman - American Fighter Aces Foundation
Fairview Foundation
Harmonics, Inc.
Board of Directors - Breck School
Board of Directors - Republic Airlines
Board of Directors - Bauch & Lomb
MEMBERSHIPS:
Central Lutheran Church
Scottsdale Bible Church
Chief Executive Organization
Minnesota Executives Organization — Past President
Air Force Association
American Fighter Aces Association
Minneapolis Club
Wayzata Country Club
Burning Tree Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
Desert Forest Country Club, Carefree, Arizona
Desert Mountain Country Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
Estancia Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
Shrine
American Legion
Arizona President's Organization
World President's Organization
Republican Party
CITATIONS:
Dean — College of World Affairs, University for Young President's
Young President's Organization
Outstanding Service Citation (Minneapolis Junior Achievement)
Distinguished Faculty Citation - University for Presidents
Young President's Organization
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross with Cluster
Bronze Star
Air Medal - fifteen
Purple Heart
Presidential Citation
Retired Major - U.S.A.F.
Harding High School Hall of Fame
Scandinavian - American Hall of Fame
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
American Air Combat Airman Hall of Fame
Twin Cities Outstanding Director Award (Lifetime)
USA Legion of Valor, DSC
Honorary Doctor of Humanities – Hamline University
Minnesota Business Hall of Fame
HOBBIES:
Golf, Aviation, Hunting, Fishing, Reading, Politics
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