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| NAME: |
A. T.
Pumphrey |
| NICKNAME: |
Pump |
| RANK: |
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
AR |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
33 years |
| DOB: |
24 March
1917 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
6900 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1938 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
20 |
| SCHOOL: |
Direct
Commission WWII |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Command
and Staff College |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Master
Army Aviator |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| C-45 |
C-47 |
CH-34C |
U-6 |
| U-8D/F/G |
U-21 |
UH-1B/C/D/H |
UH-21C |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| World
War II, 5 campaigns, 1944-1945 |
| Korea,
1950-1951 |
| Vietnam,
1966-1967 |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1950-1951 |
Aviation
Section, Headquarters, 1st Cav Division,
Korea |
| 1963-1964 |
Commander,
Flight Detachment, USAREUR |
| 1964-1966 |
Commander,
502nd Aviation Battalion, 20th Armor
Division |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Section
Chief |
| Chief,
Army Aviation Section |
| Director,
Fixed Wing Detachment |
| Commander,
227th AA Battalion |
| Commander,
1/9 Air Cav Squadron |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Silver
Star |
| Legion
of Merit [3] |
| Distinguished
Flying Cross [3] |
| Bronze
Star |
| Air
Medal [46] |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Entered
flight school in 1942 as a CPL. Graduated
and was promoted to SSG in 1943 |
| Commanded
the 227th Aviation Battalion and 1/9th
Air Cav Squadron |
| Inducted
into Army Aviation Hall of Fame |
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