Reginald W. Adams

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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Walter Scott Adams

AWARDS:
Air Medal, Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal.

RIBBONS:
Air Medal, Commendation Medal, AF Presidential Unit Citation, Outstanding Unit, National Defense, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Readiness, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Longevity, Marksmanship Ribbon, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1950 -?– Joined AF. From Lackland AFB was assigned to Scott Field for Radio Mechanics' School, awaiting orders to pilot training.
1951 -?– Basic Training at Bartow AFB, FL.
1952 -?– Advanced Training Bryan AFB, TX. Graduated October 25, 1952 in Class 52-G, one of the top 13 in class to be assigned to the F-86 Sabre. Spent 6 weeks in Gunnery school at Nellis AFB, NV. Told by his instructor he was a ?“natural born formation pilot?”.
January 1953-February 1954: Suwon, Korea, Member of 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and 51st Tactical Fighter Wing. One confirmed kill and one unconfirmed kill.
March 1954 -?– Assigned Laredo AFB, TX. As 1st Lt. served as Flight Commander in charge of 15 instructors and 60 pilot trainees; the youngest Air Force officer to serve in that capacity at that time.
1957 -?– Assigned to Barksdale AFB, LA (with TDY to McConnell AFB, KS for training in B-47).
1958 -?– Transferred to newly formed 913th Air Refueling Squadron at Barksdale to fly the KC-135. Training was 3 months at Castle AFB, CA; then later back to Castle to become a Command Pilot.
1964 - Schilling AFB, KS ?– Pilot KC-135.
1965 - Walker AFB, NM ?– Pilot KC-135.
1966 - Plattsburgh AFB, NY ?– Pilot KC-135.
1968 -?– Kadena AB, Okinawa ?– Scheduling Officer.
1970-1971 (8 months) - Vietnam ?– Pilot C-123
1971-1974 - Barksdale AFB, LA 71st AREF Squadron for short time. Then became Deputy Commander of Security, 2nd Air Force until retirement 12/1/1974.