Beaird, Henry Grady, Jr., Capt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Enlisted)
Primary Unit
1950-1952, AAF MOS 770, Texas Air National Guard
Service Years
1943 - 1952
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Home State
Alabama
Alabama
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Headland, Alabama
Last Address
Dallas, Texas
Date of Passing
Feb 02, 2009
 
Location of Interment
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery (VA) - Dallas, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section Col B, Row CT1, Site B161

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  2009, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He played on the freshman football team while a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later Auburn University, before his wartime service. After the war, he finished his degree at the University of Alabama. He is probably the only Alabama graduate to have played football at Auburn.
After college, he went on to become a very well-known and respected test pilot. He is honored in the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx
thetartanterror.blogspot.com/2005/09/henry-g-hank-beaird-1924.html
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

   

  1944-1945, AAF MOS 770, 3rd Air Commando Group
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Unit
3rd Air Commando Group Unit Page
Rank
Captain
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot
Base, Station or City
FL, Philippines, Okinawa
State/Country
Not Specified
   
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 3rd Air Commando Group Details

3rd Air Commando Group
Type
Special Operations
 
Parent Unit
Air Commando Units
Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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3rd Air Commando Group

Clarke, Vincent, Lt Col, (1940-1965) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel

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