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| NAME: |
David D.
Paulsen |
| NICKNAME: |
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| RANK: |
Lieutenant
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
INF |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
24 years |
| DOB: |
24 November
1937 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
2805 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1093 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
61-10 |
| SCHOOL: |
University
of Nebraska |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Command
and General Staff College |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Pilot,
Co-Pilot, Instructor |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| CH-34C |
CH-47A |
OH-13E/G/H |
OH-23D/G |
| UH-1A/D/H |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| Vietnam,
11 months UH-1 pilot, participated Ia
Drang Open, 1965-1966 |
| Vietnam,
1 year as CH-47 pilot, including Tet
Offensive, 1967-1968 |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1962 |
502nd
Aviation Company, 2nd Armor Division, FT
Hood |
| 1964-1965 |
21st
Aviation Company, 5th BG, FT Rucker |
| 1965-1966 |
C/229th
Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cav
Division |
| 1967-1968 |
243rd
Assault Support Helicopter Company, 1st
Aviation Brigade |
| 1972-1973 |
B/227th
Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cav
Division |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Rotary
Wing Aviator |
| Service
Platoon Leader |
| Operations
Officer |
| Company
Commander |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Air
Medal [24] |
| Bronze
Star [2] |
| Legion
of Merit |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Added
the phrase "he
has to have peanut butter,"
to "Man
cannot live by bread alone". |
| Never
dropped an artillery piece |
| With
wife Barbara, purchased, paid for, and
manage a shrub/plant nursery, "Sunda
Nursery", in Dallas, TX |
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