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| NAME: |
George W.
Putnam, Jr. |
| NICKNAME: |
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| RANK: |
Major
General |
| BRANCH: |
US Army |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
44 years |
| DOB: |
05 May 1920 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
4000 |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
1600 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
SOFT
#1 |
| SCHOOL: |
OU,
OCS '42 |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
USA
War College '60 |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Master
Army Aviator |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| L-19 |
L-20 |
OH-5 |
OH-6 |
| OH-13 |
U-8 |
U-21 |
UH-1 |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| World
War II EAME [3 campaigns] |
| Vietnam
[8 campaigns] |
| Laos
[1 campaign] |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1965 |
Chief,
Aviation Section, Career Management
Division |
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Aviation
Officer, I Corps |
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Department
and Activities Director, Aviatio, Army
Staff |
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Assistant
Commandant, Aviation School, FT Rucker |
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DIVARTY
Cdr, Chief of Staff, ADC & Div Cdr,
1st CAV DIV, RVN |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Battery
Commander |
| Battalion
Commander |
| DIVARTY
Commander |
| Brigade
Commander |
| Division
Commander |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Distinguished
Service Medal [2] |
| Legion
of Merit [4] |
| Distinguished
Flying Cross [2] |
| Bronze
Star [2] |
| Air
Medal [36] |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| President
of AAAA and AAAA Scholarship Fund |
| President
of Helicopter Club of America; President
of Army Aviation Museum |
| USA
delegate to International Rotorcraft
Commission |
| Judge
and Chief Judge in World Helicopter
Championships |
| U.S.
Army Aviation Hall of Fame |
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