Spicer, Henry Russell, Maj Gen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major General
Primary Unit
1962-1964, 00066, 25th Air Division
Service Years
1933 - 1964
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Home State
Colorado
Colorado
Year of Birth
1909
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Spicer, Henry Russell, Maj Gen USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Last Address
Tucson, Arizona
Date of Passing
Dec 04, 1968
 
Location of Interment
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section W, Site 2185

 Official Badges 

Air Force Commander Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Air Force Retired NORAD Command Badge




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He had a distinguished career in the USAAC, USAAF, and USAF. He was tough, clever, defiant, and an inspirational leader while a POW. He died at the Lackland AFB, TX Hospital of cancer and pneumonia.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
USAFbio
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
www.merkki.com/speeches.htm#aj
(Scroll down to: "George Lesko (USA): Colonel H. R. Spicer's Defiant Speech")
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/93250
https://www.ancestry.com

   

  1943-1944, 66th Fighter Wing
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Lieutenant Colonel
From Month/Year
October / 1943
To Month/Year
March / 1944
Unit
66th Fighter Wing Unit Page
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Sawston Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
State/Country
United Kingdom
   
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 66th Fighter Wing Details

66th Fighter Wing
Type
Fighter
 
Parent Unit
Air Force Fighter Wings
Strength
Wing
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 5, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
He was executive officer of the 66th Fighter Wing.

   
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