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| NAME: |
Joseph
F. Rutkowski |
| NICKNAME: |
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| RANK: |
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
Infantry / Aviation |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
37 years |
| DOB: |
3 December 1928 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
4150 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1125 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
56-11 |
| SCHOOL: |
St.
Benedicts, Atchison KS / Troy State, Troy, AL |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
National
War College |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Pilot |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| CH-47 |
H-13 |
H-23 |
L-19 |
| L-20 |
T-42 |
TH-55 |
UH-1 |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| Vietnam
1967 (12 mos) |
| Vietnam
1970-1971 (12mos) |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1957 |
3d
Aviation Company, 3d Infantry Division, FT Benning, GA |
| 1963 |
24th
Aviation Company, 24th Infantry Division, Augsburg,
FRG |
| 1963-1965 |
B
Co, 228th CH-47 Co, 11th Air Assault Division, FT
Benning, GA |
| 1967 |
178th
CH-47 Co, Chu Lai, Vietnam |
| 1970-1971 |
14th
Combat Aviation Battalion, Chu Lai, Vietnam |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Commander,
C Company, 1-19th Infantry |
| Commander,
HQ's Company, 24th Infantry Division |
| Commander,
B Company, 228th Aslt Sptt Helicopter Bn, 11th Air
Aslt Division |
| Commander,
178th CH-47 Company |
| Commander,
14th Combat Aviation Battalion |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Silver
Star |
| Bronze
Star w/ V device [3] |
| Distinguished
Flying Cross [3] |
| Air
Medal [28] |
| Purple
Heart |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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