McChord, William Caldwell, Col

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Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1063-Fighter-Bomber Unit Commander

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1926-1937, United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)

Service Years
1907 - 1937

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Home State

Kentucky

Kentucky

Year of Birth
1881

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Home Town Lebanon, Kentucky
Date of Passing Aug 18, 1937
Location of Interment Ryder Cemetery - Lebanon, Kentucky

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He was killed in a crash near Maldens, VA during a flight from Bolling Field, DC to Randolph Field, TX, apparently while searching for a spot to land his malfunctioning aircraft.
McChord AFB, WA, now part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, was named for him.

1903-1907, United States Military Academy, West Point

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College United States Military Academy, West Point
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Last Updated:Oct 9, 2011

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Andrews, Frank, Lt Gen, (1906-1943)

Arnold, Henry Harley, Gen5, (1907-1946)

Carberry, Joseph Eugene, Lt Col, (1914-1924)

Curry, John Francis, Maj Gen, (1904-1945)

Dargue, Herbert Arthur, Maj Gen, (1911-1941)

Emmons, Delos Carleton, Lt Gen, (1909-1948)

Geiger, Harold E., Maj, (1908-1927)

Hazlehurst, Leighton Wilson, 1st Lt, (1904-1912)

Hensley, William Nicholas, Col, (1901-1929)

Hickam, Horace Meek, Lt Col, (1904-1934)

Humphreys, Frederick Erastus, Maj, (1902-1939)

Milling, Thomas DeWitt, Brig Gen, (1909-1946)

Morrow, Joseph Caldwell, Col, (1909-1922)

Park, Joseph Dodge, Capt, (1904-1913)

Robins, Augustine Warner, Brig Gen, (1904-1940)

Rockwell, Lewis Cassidy, 2nd Lt, (1907-1912)

Selfridge, Thomas Etholen, 1st Lt, (1899-1908)

Seydel, Fred C., Lt Col, (1910-1934)

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Richart, Duncan, BG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1946)

Ridley, Clarence, MG USA(Ret), (1905 - 1947)

Robins, Augustine Warner, BG, (1903 - 1940)

Robins, Thomas, MG USA(Ret), (1904 - 1945)

Robinson, Donald, BG USA(Ret), (1898 - 1943)

Rodgers, Robert, BG USA(Ret), (1908 - 1946)

Rose, John B., BG USA(Ret), (1907 - 1945)

Schley, Julian, MG USA(Ret), (1903 - 1945)

Schulz, John, BG USA(Ret), (1908 - 1946)

Scott, Charles, MG USA(Ret), (Not Specified)

Scowden, Frank, MG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1946)

Selfridge, Thomas Etholen, 1LT, (1899 - 1908)

Selleck, Clyde, BG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1947)

Shedd, William, MG USA(Ret), (1907 - 1946)

Shekerjian, Haig, BG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1946)

Simpson, Bethel, BG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1946)

Simpson, William Hood, GEN USA(Ret), (1909 - 1946)

Somers, Richard, BG USA(Ret), (1907 - 1942)

Stearns, Cuthbert, BG USA(Ret), (1909 - 1946)

Stilwell, Joseph Warren (Vinegar Joe), GEN, (1904 - 1946)

Stockton, Edward, Jr., BG USA(Ret), (1908 - 1946)

Strong, George, MG USA(Ret), (1904 - 1945)

Sturdevant, Clarence, MG USA(Ret), (1908 - 1946)

Sultan, Daniel Isom, LTG, (1907 - 1947)

Sumner, Edwin Vose, III, LTC, (1908 - 1919)

Surles, Alexander, MG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1947)

Swift, Innis, MG USA(Ret), (1904 - 1946)

Talbot, Ralph, Jr., BG USA(Ret), (1905 - 1946)

Taylor, Charles Joel, COL, (1905 - 1943)

Terry, Thomas, MG USA(Ret), (1908 - 1946)

Thompson, Charles, MG USA(Ret), (1904 - 1945)

Titus, Calvin (MOH), LTC, (1897 - 1939)

Tyler, Max, BG USA(Ret), (1903 - 1945)

Uhl, Frederick, MG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1946)

Van Duesen, George, MG USA(Ret), (1909 - 1946)

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, GEN, (1906 - 1947)

Wallace, Fred, MG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1946)

Watson, Edwin "Pa", MG, (1908 - 1945)

Watson, Edwin Martin, MG, (1908 - 1945)

Weaver, James R. N., BG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1948)

Weaver, Walter Reed, MG, (1908 - 1943)

Wheeler, Raymond A, LTG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1949)

White, Charles, MG USA(Ret), (1907 - 1946)

Wilby, Francis, MG USA(Ret), (1905 - 1946)

Williford, Forrest, BG USA(Ret), (1906 - 1944)

Wilson, Durward, MG USA(Ret), (1910 - 1946)

Wyche, Ira, MG USA(Ret), (1911 - 1948)

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