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Terry Donovan-Family
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Donovan, William (Gary Donovan), Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town San Marcos
Last Address 3535 Linda Vista Dr San Marcos, CA
Date of Passing Aug 05, 2018
Location of Interment Miramar National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Other Memories Source: Air Force Form 11: 07 August 1971 DAFSC 1431F Squadron, Battle Staff Operations Officer, 972, 7 ACCS, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand (PACAF)
Source: Extracted from the military flight records for Major William G Donovan:
Number of Missions Flown in SEA (out of Country): Missions were flown during the Period: Aug 71-Apr 72; Total Hours (Out of Country); 644.9; Type of Aircraft Flown: C-130E
Foreign Service Record - 7 Aug 1971 Thailand.
Source: Evaluation records dated 2 Jul 1971-1 Mar 1972
This duty was performed in Southeast Asia, having flown 53 missions totaling over 645 hours of combat time Major Donovan, as a Battle Staff Operations Officer.....
Gary's letters to Terry during this assignment confirm that he boss was Col. Don Johnson (also a golf instructor) and he also worked with Warren Efting and Ken Furth.