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| NAME: |
William
Ludwig Ruf |
| NICKNAME: |
Willie |
| RANK: |
Chief
Warrant Officer Four |
| BRANCH: |
AV/WO |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
28 years |
| DOB: |
16 February
1923 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
16000 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1200 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
55F |
| SCHOOL: |
Troy
State |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Infantry/Chemical/Aviation |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Pilot/IP/SIP |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| AH-1G |
CH-21A
- C |
CH-34A/B/C
& VH-3 |
CH-47A/B |
| OH-6A/B |
OH-13B
- TH |
OH-23A
- D |
UH-1A
- N |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| WWII,
Pacific TO, 6 Campaigns |
| Korea,
2 Campaigns |
| Lebanon,
1 Campaign |
| Vietnam,
3 Campaigns |
| Dominican
Republic |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1955 |
1st
CH-34 unit organization (587th TC), 1st Avn unit deployed
overseas |
| 1957 |
Troop
C, 17th Cavalry, 11th Airborne Division,
deployed to Lebanon as TF 201 |
| 1959 |
Army
Executive Flight Detachment (Presidential
Flight) |
| 1964 |
11th
Air Assault Division |
| 1965 |
Standardization
Department, Aviation School |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Squad
Leader, WWII, Infantry, 1941-1943 |
| Platoon
Sergeant, Infantry, WWII, 1943-1945 |
| Regimental
Sergeant Major, Infantry, WWII &
Korea, 1945-1951 |
| CWO,
Weapons Instructor, Infantry School,
1951-1954 |
| Standardization
Instructor, Aviation School, 1965-1970 |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Silver
Star |
| Bronze
Star |
| Legion
of Merit |
| Purple
Heart |
| Air
Medal for Valor |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Selected
for Presidential Flight Detachment |
| Selected
for Rotary Wing School Briefing Officer,
1965-1969 |
| Order
of Saint Michael (Silver) |
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