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Novosel was born in Etna, Pennsylvania, the son of Croatian immigrants, and he grew up during the Great Depression.He joined the Army Air Corps at age 19, ten months before Pearl Harbor, and by 1945 he was a captain flying B-29 Superfortress bombers in the war against Japan.
Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It is named in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. [2] [3] It was previously named for a Civil War officer, Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker. [4]
Michael J. Novosel: Army: Chief Warrant Officer: Kien Tuong province October 2, 1969: For the rescue of 29 American and South Vietnamese soldiers from a heavily fortified enemy training area without any cover or gunship support. Milton L. Olive, III † Army: Private First Class: Phu Cuong October 22, 1965: For smothering a grenade blast with ...
Fort Rucker (1942), in Dale County, Alabama, named for Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker, was redesignated Fort Novosel on 10 April 2023 in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel [22]
War journalist Joseph L. Galloway spoke at the ceremonial event, after which veteran Huey pilot retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel, a Medal of Honor recipient took the left seat. The inaugural flight carried Vietnam veterans representing the United States Army , the United States Marine Corps , the United States Navy , and ...
FORT NOVOSEL, Ala (WDHN) — The community is rallying together to support the heartbroken family of an Army veteran and pilot instructor killed in a helicopter crash on Fort Novosel this week.
Michael Froede, a member of a secret Army unit, exhibited behavior that seemed erratic to his supervisors and peers. But trained in the arts of deception, he hid the extent of his mental health ...
Michael J. Novosel (1922–2006), US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, known as Dean of the Dustoff Pilots for his two tours in the Vietnam War during which he flew 2,534 missions and airlifted nearly 5,600 medical evacuees