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| NAME: |
Joe L. Smith |
| NICKNAME: |
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| RANK: |
Lieutenant
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
SC |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
20 years |
| DOB: |
20 December
1929 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
2549 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
114 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
56-12 |
| SCHOOL: |
OCS |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
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| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Pilot |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| CV-2 |
H-19 |
H-23 |
L-19 |
| L-20 |
OV-1 |
T-42 |
UH-1 |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| Vietnam
Counter Offensive 1965 - 1966 |
| Vietnam
Counter Offensive 1966 - 1967 |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1964-1965 |
AVN
Test Bed, Ft Huachuca |
| 1965-1966 |
Company
Commander (Aslt) - RVN |
| 1966-1967 |
AVN
EL GEN SPT CO - RVN |
| 1969-1971 |
Special
Asst. for AVN EL - Ft Monmouth, NJ |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Detachment
Commander |
| Company
Commander |
| Branch
Chief |
| Assistant
Division Chief |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Bronze
Star |
| Meritorious
Service Medal |
| Air
Medal |
| Korean
Service Medal |
| Vietnam
Service Medal |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Organized
one of the first Aviation Electronic
General Support Companies in Vietnam |
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