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SGT Maynard H Smith

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WWII MOH recipient- gunner threw exploding ammo overboard

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TSgt Forrest Vosler

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WWI MOH recipient- wonded who volunteered to jump off

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SSgt Archibald Mathies

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WWI MOH recipient - engineer who flew damaged plane. He died

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SSgt Henry Erwin

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WWII MOH Recipient - carried phosphorus bomb and threw it out of plane (japan)

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A1C William Pitsenbarger

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Vietnam - pararescue- volunteered who coordinated the rescue of injured soldiers. He died

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A1C John Levitow

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Loadmaster- wunded threw a flare overboard to save plane. Lowest ranking airman to earn MOH

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Code of Conduct Atcl I

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give life to defend our country

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Code of Conduct Atcl II

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“Surrender only when death is emminent

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Code of Conduct Atcl III

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try to escape

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Code of Conduct Atcl 4

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Sr Ranking takes comand

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Code of Conduct Atcl 5

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give Name Rank SSN DOB

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Code of Conduct Atcl 6

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We are responsible for our actions during captivity

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Taps

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Adopted during the Civil War- it means the end of life

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Tattoo

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Adopted from French & British one of longest bugle calls

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Retreat

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Signals the end of duty day

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16
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Ruth Law

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1st enlisted Army aviatrix

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Pvt Frederick Libby

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1st American to down 5 enemy ACFT in WWI

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SSG Samuel Turner

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scored 1st of only two kills from a B-52 (Linebacker II Vfietnam)

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MSgt Harley Fogleman

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1st commanderof Muroc Bombing Range (Edwards AFB)

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Army AF 1st Sergeant Lawrence Lambert

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1st human to eject from P-61 ACFT in newly developed ejection seat

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Grace Peterson

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1st female MSgt in WAAC 1942

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TSgt Timoth Wilkinson

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pararescueman who responded to evacuate down H60 in Mogadishu Somolia

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Integration

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EO 9981 signed by Harry S. Truman in 1948

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NCOA

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1st NCOA opened in Wiesbaden Germany. 1950

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Paul Airey

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1st CMS of the Air Force 1967

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WAPS

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Weighted Airman Promotion System- created 1970

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Equal Rights Amendment

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1972- Air Force opened technical fields to women.

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28
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CCAF

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founded 1972

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Private 1st Class Vernon Burge

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in 1912, become the Army’s first enlisted

pilot.

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Cpl Eugine Bullard

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1st black pilot

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Capt Raynal Bolling

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First Aero Company in ANG

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1st combat Mission by ANG

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Reed Chambers & Eddie Rickenbacker & David Patterson fly combat mission

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Lt Reed Chambers

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1st ANG ACE with 5 kills

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1st ANG with Federal Recognition

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109th Observation Sq (minessota ANG)

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Charles Lindbergh

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1st solo flight across the Atlantic -110th Observation Sq. Missoui ANG

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Lt Col Addison Baker

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MOH recipient- mission over Plesti oil refineries- killed with crew.

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Capt Harry Underwood

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Collaborated with lt Arthusr Oligher on 1st ANG kill in Korean War

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38
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Stair Step

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Mass deployment of 8 ANG fighter squadrons to Europe in Berlin Crisis

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Ready Go

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1st ANG non-stop trans Atlantic deploymne of tactical ACFT

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107th Tactical Reconnaissance Sq

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1st photographic reconn sq in N. Europe- Presidential Citation for Recon missions over French Coast before Normandy Invasion

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41
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Cpt Norma Parsons Erb

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1st female in ANG

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42
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Air Reserve Component concemption

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AF MAJCOMs assumed responsibility for inspecting and training ANG units

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43
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Berlin Crisis

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Kennedy oders 148 000 reservists and guardsmen to AD

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44
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Maj General Winston wilson

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1st head of National Guard Bureau

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45
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Tet Offensive

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Vietnam- 22 000 reservist and guardsmen ordered to AD 1968

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46
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ANG Ohio

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160th Air Refueling Group receives KC-135A 1975

47
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SAC Cat A- Alert

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160th Air Refueling Group 1st tanker Alert unit 1976

48
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Lt Marilyn Koon

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161 ARG 1st female pilot in ANG

49
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F-16 ANG

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169 TFG South Carolina is 1st unit with F-16 Falcons in ANG

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184th FG

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Kansas ANG accepts 1st B-1B bomber for ANG

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Kosovo

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over 3300 personnel activated

52
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AF Reserve HQ

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Robis AFB in Warner Robins GA 17 FEB 97

53
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Militia Act of 1792

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Req all males 18-45 to automatically enlist in hometown militia

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National Defense Act of 1916

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auth the Aviation section of the Signal Corps

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Pearl Harbor

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Approx 1500 Army Air Corps Reserve pilots and 1600 enlisted activated

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Official USAFR Date designation

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April 14 1948

57
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ART program initiated

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July 9 1952

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Berlin Crisis

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5 C-124 Groups and 15 000 reservists were mobilized

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Hill AFB

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began operating the F-16 for the reserves 1984

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IRAQ

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6000 of the 9000 reserve volunteers were on duty within two weeks

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Desert Shield & Desert Storm

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Peak of 23 500 AF reservist on duty 1991

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Space Program

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7th Space Operations Squadron at Falcon AFB (Schreiver AFB) Colorado 1993

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Bri Gen Joseph McNeil

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1st black commander in AF Reserve

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CMSgt Denise Adams

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1st Black woman to be AF Reserve Command Chief Master Sgt

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Enduring Freedom

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more than 11 000 reservist and IMA activated

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Armed Forces Reserve Act

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Established Ready Standby and Retired reservist categories

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Air Force Reserve Missions

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Aerial Refueling

68
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2 types of Reserve CE

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Prime BEEF & RED HORSE

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Pre-Cold War Era

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Einstein sends lettet to president Roosevelt

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Manhattan Project

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detonated 1st nuclear device on 16 Jul 1945

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Cold War

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Germany Divided

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Berlin Airlift

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Air Corridor to supply Germany

73
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Soviet Nuclear Test

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1949- escalates Cold War

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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1962- 13 day chess match

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SAC

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Strategic Air Command 1946

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SAC Mission

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gauad and control nuclear bombers and ICBM

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Post-Cold War

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focus moved away from nuclear enterprise by 65%

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SAC & TAC became

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ACC Air Combat command

79
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Vernon Burge

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1st Enlisted Pilot (Army -1912)

80
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SGT William Ocker

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Enlisted Pilot- commanded flight school

81
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Cpl Eugene Bullard

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Black enlisted pilot - 15 decorations from France AKA BLACK SWALLOW OF DEATH

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SGT Fred Graveline

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“Aerial Gunner- shot 2 German Planes

83
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SGT Ulysses Nero

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Bombardier- sank the New Jersey & Virginia ships

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MSgt George Holmes

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Last enlisted pilot to graduate training and serve (1921-1957)

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“Gen H.H. ““Hap”” Arnold”

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“Chief of Air Corps - 1935

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John d. Foley

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Gunner- B-26-AKA “Johnny Zero - shot down Japanese AFCT. Flew 61 missions”

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SSG Paul Airey

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1st USAF CMSGT of The AF

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US Air Force established

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“September 18

89
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Enola Gay

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dropped 1st nuclear bomb - Hiroshima -Aug 6 1945

90
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Bock’s Car

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dropped 2nd nuclear bomb - Nagasaki- Aug 9 1945

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SGT Maynard Smith

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Gunner- 1st ENLISTED Medal of Honor recipient

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Esther Blake

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1st woman to enlist - 1st min of 1st hr. 1948

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Berlin Airlift

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Strategic Cargo & supply missions over the Himalayan Mts into Berlin - 1948

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Tuskegee Airmen

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Segregated all Black combat airmen in Tuskegee Alabama.

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A1C John Levitow

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“Medal of Honor - fell on a flare and heaved it outside aboard AC-47 -Spooky 71

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A1C William Pitsenbarger

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rec Air Force Cross (later upgraded to MoH) for coodinatinf rescue efforts in Vietnam.

97
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SGT Ulysses Nero

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Bombardier- sank the New Jersey & Virginia ships

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Berlin Airlift

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Strategic Cargo & supply missions over the Himalayan Mts into Berlin - 1948

99
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SGT Fred Graveline

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Aerial Gunner- shot 2 German Planes

100
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MSgt George Holmes

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Last enlisted pilot to graduate training and serve (1921-1957)

101
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Vernon Burge

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1st Enlisted Pilot (Army -1912)

102
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Enola Gay

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dropped 1st nuclear bomb - Hiroshima -Aug 6 1945

103
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US Air Force established

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18-Sep-47

104
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Tuskegee Airmen

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Segregated all Black combat airmen in Tuskegee Alabama.

105
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Bock’s Car

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dropped 2nd nuclear bomb - Nagasaki- Aug 9 1945

106
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SGT William Ocker

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Enlisted Pilot- commanded flight school

107
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Esther Blake

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1st woman to enlist - 1st min of 1st hr. 1948

108
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SSG Paul Airey

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1st USAF CMSGT of The AF

109
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A1C John Levitow

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Medal of Honor - fell on a flare and heaved it outside aboard AC-47 Spooky 71

110
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A1C William Pitsenbarger

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rec Air Force Cross (later upgraded to MoH) for coordinating rescue efforts in Vietnam.

111
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John d. Foley

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Gunner- B-26- AKA Johnny Zero. shot down Japanese AFCT. Flew 61 missions

112
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SGT Maynard Smith

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Gunner- 1st ENLISTED Medal of Honor recipient

113
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Cpl Eugene Bullard

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Black enlisted pilot - 15 decorations from France

114
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Gen H.H. Hap Arnold

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Chief of Air Corps - 1935

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