Cleland, Thomas E., CMSgt

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
29690-Communications-Electronics Programs Management Superintendent

Last AFSC Group
Communications Systems

Primary Unit
1964-1968, 29690, Strategic Air Command (SAC)

Service Years
1948 - 1968

Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Voice Edition

Voices Profile

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Georgia

Year of Birth
1930

This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Harry McCown (Mac) to remember Cleland, Thomas E., CMSgt USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info

Last Address 12564 Dunraven Trail Jacksonville, Fl., 32223
Date of Passing Aug 03, 2020

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Employed as a Senior Planning Consultant by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida from Jan 1969 through Dec 1993.

Tributes from Members


	Obituary for CMSgt Thomas E. Cleland posted by 700 Short, Diane (TWS Admin) 845

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Retirement from USAF...	Detachment 2, 485th ...	Service Photo

1948-1951, 29151, Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (AAC)

From Month/Year December / 1948	To Month/Year May / 1951
Unit Headquarters Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant	AFSC/MOS 29151-Cryptographic Operator
Base, Station or City Elmendorf AFB	State/Country Alaska

Patch	Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (AAC) Details

	Type HQ/ Command Element
	Parent Unit Alaskan Air Command (AAC)	Strength Command
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Best Friends John C. Boyce Herbert L. Brown Elliott M. Berg Claude E. Chisum Johnnie C. Blackwell David Jackson Willie Wall	Best Moment Working as a Cryptographer, relaying highly classified information between General MacArthur's HQ in Tokyo, Japan an Washington D.C., in support of Korean Conflict

Worst Moment Working 12 hour shifts, seven days each week, and being involved with no social opportunities at age 18-20

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14 Members Also There at Same Time

Alaska Air Command Director of Intelligence (AAC DI)

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Staff Sergeant

Alaskan Air Command (AAC)

Wahl, Eugene Adolph, Col, (1940-1974)	A23	AAF MOS 1051	[Other Service Rank]
Strom, Wesley E., TSgt, (1950-1974)	902	90250	Sergeant
Strom, Wesley E., TSgt, (1950-1974)	A17	AAF MOS 861	Corporal
Lynch, Robert, AB, (1948-1952)	391	39130	Airman Basic
Balchen, Bernt, Col, (1941-1956)	01		Lieutenant Colonel
Marino, Joseph, SSgt, (1949-1952)	00		Staff Sergeant
Meyers, James, (1948-1949)	00		Private
Blake, Esther Shinn, SSgt, (1944-1954)			[Other Service Rank]
Kepner, William Ellsworth, Lt Gen, (1909-1953)			Lieutenant General
Armstrong, Frank Alton, Lt Gen, (1928-1962)			Brigadier General
Baker, David Hodge, Maj Gen, (1932-1957)			Brigadier General
Wata, Joe, CMSgt, (1948-1970)			Sergeant
Breese, Daniel, A2C, (1951-1954)			Airman 2nd Class
Lucero, Verne, Sgt, (1947-1950)			Corporal