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Major General John Francis Curry (April 22, 1886 [1] – March 4, 1973) was the first national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary. He was also a major general in the United States Army Air Corps .
In 1966 the 1352 Photographic Group based at Lookout Mountain Air Force Station took on a new role, documenting the expanding Vietnam War. On 8 February 1966, Det. 5, 1352 Photographic Group at Tan Son Nhut Air Base , South Vietnam became the 600th Photo Squadron charged with the increased responsibility of all USAF photographic services in ...
World War II era roundel used by the Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created by Administrative Order 9 in December 1941, with Maj. Gen. John F. Curry as the first CAP national commander.
USAF: 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron: Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Xiangkhouang Province: Weapons system operator on F-4D #66‑7613 hit by enemy fire and crashed in a river [70] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] May 3: Conaway, Lawrence Y: Lieutenant Colonel: USAF: 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron: Operation Barrel Roll: Laos ...
Homecoming is a 1943 photograph of an American soldier returning from active service in World War II. The image was captured by Earle Bunker and it won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for Photography . The image also won a national Associated Press news photo contest and it was featured in Life , Time and Newsweek .
The teenage brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot in his home by a Florida sheriff's deputy in May has been killed in a shooting in the Atlanta area, police said. “The Fortson ...
John Clarence "Bucky" Egan (September 8, 1915 – April 16, 1961) was an American pilot who served with the 100th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and later with the United States Air Force in the Korean War.
Pale marble pavers crisscross the Terrazzo, the plaza at the heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado that cadets traverse daily, on the way to class, the library and meals. Chief Justice ...