Spicer, Henry Russell, Maj Gen

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Major General

Primary Unit
1962-1964, 00066, 25th Air Division

Service Years
1933 - 1964

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Personal Details

Home State

Colorado

Year of Birth
1909

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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 Training Command Instructor (pre-1966)

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	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

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Air Force Longevity Award - 2003

Name of Award
Air Force Longevity Award

Year Awarded
2003

Last Updated:
Oct 4, 2013

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