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| NAME: |
John W.
Oswalt |
| NICKNAME: |
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| RANK: |
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
AV |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
23 years |
| DOB: |
20 April
1919 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
| |
| HOURS
FLOWN: |
7400 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1018 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
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| SCHOOL: |
ROTC,
University of Purdue |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Command
and General Staff College |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Pilot/IP |
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| |
| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
| |
| Caribou |
H-13Y/B/D/E/F/H |
L-4
IP |
L-5
IP |
| L-23Y/B/D |
Mohawk |
UH-1B/D/F/H |
YL-26;
U-8F |
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| |
| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
| |
| European
Theater - Tunisia Camp |
| Naples
Campaign |
| Cassino
- 5 Battle Stars |
| Anzio
/ Rome |
| North
Appenines / Po Valley |
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| |
| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
| |
| 1943-1945 |
Aviation,
1st Armored Division |
| 1945 |
Aviation,
15th Army Group |
| 1945-1947 |
U.S.
Forces Austria |
| 1953-1954 |
8th
Army, Korea |
| 1954-1956 |
Army
Field Forces Far East |
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| |
| POSITIONS
HELD |
| |
| R&D
OCAFF |
| DCD,
FT Rucker |
| Commander |
| Director,
DAFW, FT Rucker |
|
| |
| DECORATIONS |
| |
| Silver
Star |
| Bronze
Star |
| Air
Medal [12] |
| Army
Commendation Medal [4] |
| Purple
Heart [2] |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
| |
| Instrument
Examiner |
| 9th
Master Aviator in Army |
| 1981
U.S. Helicopter Team - 1st U.S. win,
Poland |
| ROTC
Hall of Fame; "Gathering of
Eagles" |
| Aviation
Hall of Fame |
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