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| NAME: |
L.W. Bender |
| NICKNAME: |
Bud |
| RANK: |
Chief
Warrant Officer Four |
| BRANCH: |
Army |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
36 years |
| DOB: |
23 March
1923 |
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| |
| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
| |
| HOURS
FLOWN: |
12000 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1500 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
9-43 |
| SCHOOL: |
Naval
Aviation Cadet |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Naval
Flight Program |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Naval
Aviator |
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| |
| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
| |
| C-47
(Army) |
H-19
(USMC/Army) |
H-34
(Army) |
P-2V
(Army) |
| T-42
(Army) |
UH-1
(Army) |
AD
(USMC) |
F4U
(USMC) |
|
| |
| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
| |
| Korea
1952-1953 |
| Vietnam
1964-1965 |
| Vietnam
1967-1968 |
| Vietnam
1970 |
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| |
| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
| |
| 1943-1945 |
Instructor
Pilot, Corpus Christi, TX |
| 1945-1946 |
Carrier
Group, El Toro, TX |
| 1952 |
Aircraft
Carrier, Korea |
| 1955-1956 |
Helicopter
School |
| 1971-1978 |
U.S.
Army Safety Center |
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| |
| POSITIONS
HELD |
| |
| Operations
Officer |
| Safety
Officer |
| Flight
Instructor |
| Check
Pilot |
|
| |
| DECORATIONS |
| |
| Legion
of Merit |
| Distinguished
Flying Cross |
| Air
Medal |
| Joint-Service
Commendation Medal |
| Army
Commendation Medal |
|
| |
| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
| |
| July
1956 - Transferred from USMC to USA with
no break in service, going from Major
(USMC) to CW2 (USA), when Army was in
need of experienced helicopter pilots. |
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