Skinner, Don, CMSgt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
30390-Heavy Ground Radar Maintenance Technician
Last AFSC Group
Radar Maintenance
Primary Unit
1973-1974, 30390, 779th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Service Years
1949 - 1974
Voice Edition
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Chief Master Sergeant

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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1930
 
The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is Karen Maloy-Family.

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by CMSgt Don Skinner - Deceased
 
Contact Info
Home Town
Kilgore, Texas
Last Address
AIKEN, SC
Date of Passing
Nov 07, 2018
 

 Official Badges 

Meritorious Unit Commendation 1944-1961 Air Force Retired Missileman (Basic)


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Chapter 43Military Order of the Purple HeartThe National Purple Heart Hall of HonorAir Force Memorial (AFM)
TWS Hall of Fame
  1980, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 43 (Aiken, South Carolina) - Chap. Page
  1998, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
  2011, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
  2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
  2022, TWS Hall of Fame



 Remembrance Profiles -  2030 Airmen Remembered

 Tributes from Members  
Quiet historians posted by 431 [Name Withheld], A3C  7719 
An honor posted by 203 [Name Withheld], Sgt 2
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 1954-1962, B-61/TM-61A/MGM-1 Matador Missile
From Year
1954
To Year
1962
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 B-61/TM-61A/MGM-1 Matador Missile Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (MGM-1C)
General characteristics

* Length: 39 ft 7 in (12.1 m)
* Diameter: 4 ft 6 in (1.2 m)
* Wingspan: 28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)
* Launch mass: 12,000 lb (5,400 kg)

Engine

* Booster: Aerojet General solid fuel rocket
o Thrust: 52,000 lbf (240,000 kN)
* Cruise: 1× Allison J33-A-37 turbojet
o Thrust: 4,300lbf (20 kN)

Performance

* Cruise speed: Mach 0.9 (646 mph, 1,040 km/h)
* Operating altitude: 43,000 ft (11,000 m)

Warhead

* Warhead: 20 kiloton W5 fission warhead

   
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Last Updated: Feb 1, 2009
   
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  17 Also There at This Aircraft:
 
  • Alberti, Anthony, SSgt, (1949-1954)
  • Ballard, Edward, SSgt, (1955-1964)
  • Bayne, Donald, TSgt, (1954-1974)
  • Cannon, Jake, A1C, (1958-1964)
  • Dalton, Robert, CMSgt, (1954-1979)
  • Gornto, William, TSgt, (1953-1974)
  • Karnes, Bryan, MSgt, (1955-1976)
  • Mayo, Bob, SMSgt, (1954-1981)
  • Peck, Robert, MSgt, (1960-1981)
  • Siders, Jerry, CMSgt, (1955-1985)
  • Tissier, Daniel, TSgt, (1952-1972)
  • Webb, Layton, MSgt, (1957-1978)
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