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Charles Joseph Loring Jr. (October 2, 1918 – November 22, 1952) was a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, and later in the United States Air Force in the Korean War. Loring rose to the rank of major and posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on November 22, 1952, above Kunwha, Korea ...
Charles J. Loring, Jr. † Air Force: Major: Sniper Ridge, Kumhwa, North Korea: November 22, 1952: 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing Sacrificed his life by diving his damaged airplane into enemy gun emplacements —
Loring AFB was named in 1954 for Major Charles J. Loring, Jr., USAF, a Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War. During the morning of 22 November 1952, he led a flight of F-80 Shooting Stars on patrol over Kunwha. After beginning a dive bombing run and getting hit, he entered into a controlled dive and destroyed a Chinese gun emplacement ...
The Loring Military Heritage Center, near Limestone, Maine and named for pilot Charles J. Loring, Jr., was founded in 2005 by prior service military personnel and civilians who lived in the area. The museum was founded to preserve the rich history of the base, and the memories of the people who served there.
Major Charles J. Loring Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while flying an F-80 with the 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 22 November 1952. Variants
Major Horace S. Carswell Jr., USAAF: World War II bomber pilot. Major George Andrew Davis Jr., USAF: Ace in both World War II and the Korean War. Four DFCs. Major Charles J. Loring Jr., USAF: World War II POW and Korean War F-80 Shooting Star pilot. Major Thomas McGuire, USAAF: second highest-scoring American ace in World War II with 38 kills ...
In said meeting, Prince Charles pretty overtly takes Major’s temperature on whether the Queen (his own mother!) is still fit for duty and not-so-subtly makes the case for himself to be King ...
Block 28 Republic P-47Ds of the 22d Fighter Squadron at Kingsnorth Airfield, England, 1944. Serials 44-20211 and 44-19864 identifiable. Aircraft 864 was lost to ground fire on Christmas Eve of that year with LT Charles J. Loring, Jr. at the controls, and he became a POW. During the Korean War, Loring was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.