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| NAME: |
Alexander J.
Rankin |
| NICKNAME: |
Alex |
| RANK: |
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
AV |
| STATUS: |
Retired
(Deceased) |
| SERVICE: |
25 years |
| DOB: |
21 February
1913 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
3915 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
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| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
Class
L-8 (San Marcos TX), Class 27 FT Sill,
Rated LNO Pilot '47 |
| SCHOOL: |
OCS |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Armed
Forces Staff College |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
1-1
Master Army Aviator |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| Rated
in 17 Rotary Wing Aircraft |
Rated
in 26 Fixed Wing Aircraft |
| Rated
in 6 Jet Aircraft |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| World
War II, European Theater - 5 campaigns |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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Deputy
Commander, Aviation Test Bed |
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Deputy
Chief, Air Mob Div, OCRD, DA |
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Chief,
Air Mob Div, OCRD, DA |
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Commander,
Aviation Test Bed |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Commander,
78th Recon Company |
| G-2,
1st Infantry Division |
| War
Plans Division, DCSOPS, DA |
| Secretariat,
Howze Board |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Silver
Star |
| Legion
of Merit |
| Bronze
Star Medal |
| Purple
Heart |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| One
of four Colonels seleted by General Howze
as his Secretariat to the "Howze
Board" |
| Second
Army Aviator to be qualified in U.S. Air
Force Jet Fighters |
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